Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited (TT Club) is acutely aware of the requirements of all enterprises to take responsibility for achieving a sustainable future for the natural environment and to go further by adhering to the wider environmental, social and governance (ESG) aims.
By applying the principles of this United Nations initiative, TT Club has underlined its commitment in a way that is relevant to its global risk management and insurance operations.
The Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) is a global framework for the insurance industry to address ESG risks and opportunities launched in 2012 by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEPFI). It is a global, collaborative initiative that strengthens the industry’s contribution as risk managers, insurers and investors to building resilient, inclusive and sustainable communities and economies on a healthy planet.
Tackle sustainability head-on
Commenting on the news that TT Club has been accepted as a PSI signatory, Charles Fenton, CEO said: “As a mutual insurer our overarching purpose is to make the international transport and logistics industry safer, more secure and as a result, more sustainable. We see the challenges our members face to tackle sustainability head-on and work hard to support them wherever we can. The Principles for Sustainable Insurance align with the Club’s approach in servicing its members and we look forward to working with other like-minded organisations towards this common goal.”
The insurance industry is particularly well-placed to affect the advance of sustainability policies as it performs a triple role, as risk managers, risk carriers and investors. Insurers therefore can be particularly influential in fostering sustainable economic and social development.
The PSI is the largest collaboration between the insurance industry and the United Nations with over 220 members from all around the world. Ban Ki-Moon, ex-Secretary General of the UN supports the PSI initiative, saying: “The Principles of Sustainable Insurance provide a global roadmap to develop and expand innovative risk management and insurance solutions.
“With a world premium volume of more than US$24 trillion, insurers that embed sustainability in their business operations can catalyse the kinds of financial and investment flows and long-term perspectives needed for sustainable development.”