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Swiss Re extends incentives for energy efficiency
Swiss Re has extended its financial support for employees globally who reduce their personal carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint.Its COyou2 programme has been extended for a period of seven years, ending in 2020 in line with the reinsurer’s current climate strategy.The programme aims to raise awareness among Swiss Re employees about ...
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Southco Manufacturing launches portal
Southco Manufacturing has launched an online benefits portal, which comprises the employer’s voluntary benefits package and a new environmental benefit.The online portal, My Southco Benefits, which is provided by BHSF, includes access to the engineering firm’s employee assistance programme, virtual doctor service, discounts scheme and the new environmental benefit, Green ...
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Debbie Lovewell: Outside activities can be an all-round benefit
But some leading organisations are now taking this a step further and using their benefits packages to encourage employees to adopt environmentally friendly behaviours in their lives away from the workplace.While some might view this as a return to the paternalism of yesteryear, such initiatives have a number of advantages ...
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M&S to extend clothes recycling campaign
Marks and Spencer (M&S) is to extend its clothes recycling campaign, Shwopping, into UK workplaces by launching a service for employers across the UK.From 2013, organisations can offer Shwop Drops in their offices to enable employees to recycle clothes.Marks and Spencer will deliver the boxes and provide communications materials, such ...
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Nedbank staff reduce carbon footprints
Nedbank Private Wealth has given each of its employees a pedometer to encourage them to reduce their carbon emissions by walking more as part of its sustainability forum’s latest campaign.Staff had two months to venture out in their local surroundings and use their pedometer to its full potential. They then ...