Assurant Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40 Percent by 2030
14 Dezember 2022 - 02:30PM
Business Wire
Announces CDP score of “B” further
demonstrating commitment to climate transparency and actions
Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ), a leading global business services
company that supports, protects and connects major consumer
purchases, today announced its goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The target, which aligns with the
Paris Agreement and the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi),
was set as part of the company’s environmental, social and
governance (ESG) guiding principle to ensure its facilities around
the world adhere to sustainability practices.
“Our new climate goal furthers Assurant’s commitment to
integrate climate impact into our business operations,” said Keith
Demmings, president and CEO, Assurant. “With global operations
across 21 countries, serving the mobile, auto and home markets, we
seek to create a positive impact for all our stakeholders by
setting ambitious goals to reduce our impact on the environment.
Our ongoing real estate consolidation strategy will help support
this objective, as well as the implementation of energy-saving
measures at our facilities and, eventually, renewable energy
generation.”
Assurant’s target is to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by
40 percent by 2030 from a 2021 base year. The Company also
continues to enhance its emissions reporting. In 2021, Assurant
began Scope 3 reporting, including categories such as the
investment portfolio, purchased goods and services, and use of sold
products, a category that pertains exclusively to its mobile
business, which repairs and refurbishes devices.
Assurant also announced today that it has sustained a “B” CDP
score for the fifth consecutive year through its disclosure of the
company’s environmental impact and commitment. CDP is a global
non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure
platform. In its most recent CDP disclosure, Assurant reaffirmed
its climate-related actions and noted that, in 2021, the company
recorded a 10 percent year-over-year decline in Scope 2, largely
driven by a reduction in U.S. energy consumption. The company also
noted the establishment of the Assurant Responsible Investing
Commitment that states how the company seeks to incorporate ESG
factors and screenings into investment decisions as well as
important examples of how sustainability is being integrated into
the products and services offered, particularly in the mobile, auto
and home businesses.
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About Assurant Assurant, Inc. (NYSE: AIZ) is a leading
global business services company that supports, protects and
connects major consumer purchases. A Fortune 500 company with a
presence in 21 countries, Assurant supports the advancement of the
connected world by partnering with the world’s leading brands to
develop innovative solutions and to deliver an enhanced customer
experience through mobile device solutions, extended service
contracts, vehicle protection services, renters insurance,
lender-placed insurance products and other specialty products.
Learn more at assurant.com or on Twitter @Assurant.
Cautionary Statement Some of the statements in this news
release, including statements regarding the company’s climate goal,
may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based
upon the company’s historical performance and on current plans,
estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this forward-looking
information should not be regarded as a representation by the
company or any other person that the company’s future plans,
estimates or expectations will be achieved. Actual results may
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. The company undertakes no obligation to update or
review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or other developments. For information
on factors that could affect the company’s actual results, please
refer to the factors identified in the reports that the company
files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the risk factors identified in the company’s most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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Media: Stacie Sherer Vice President, Corporate
Communications stacie.sherer@assurant.com 917.420.0980
Investor Relations: Suzanne Shepherd Senior Vice
President, Investor Relations and Sustainability Phone:
201.788.4324 suzanne.shepherd@assurant.com
Sean Moshier Vice President, Investor Relations Phone:
914.204.2253 sean.moshier@assurant.com
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