Summary

Westfield Health offer affordable Health Insurance Plans. Among other things, they cover the costs of dental treatment, consultations and physio & other therapy treatments.

Background

Westfield Health is a successful not-for-profit health insurer, with over 85 years experience and more than 300,000 policyholders in the UK.

Responsible business objectives 

Measuring emissions; Raising the awareness of staff about climate change and empowering them to take action.

How they do it

• Reduce fleet emissions: New cars to be lower CO2g/km than previous;
• Monitoring development of alternative fuels: Recording mileage and fuel use;
• Developing on-line claims: To reduce raw materials and operating costs.

 What impact it has

• Reduced costs and consumption of raw materials;

• Reduced electricity consumption by raising staff awareness of switch off policy and carrying out spot checks for compliance;

• Reduced printing and copying by electronic filing.

Business Benefits

Good environmental credentials make companies attractive to new customers and partners. Also, in terms of finances, the company saved £1,600 on gas in 2006/07, by investing in a new heating control system which ensured all air con not required could be switched off.