Foresters approach to sustainability
How we are creating a better future together.
How we are creating a better future together.
Sustainability is about fulfilling people’s economic, social well-being and environmental needs now, without compromising future generations. This goes hand-in-hand with our purpose of enriching the well-being of families and communities. We’re here to protect what is important to you, while creating a better future, together.
At Foresters, you, your family and your community are at the heart of our sustainability efforts, and it’s been that way for nearly 150 years. Moving forward into the future, we’re continually looking at how we can measure our success and help you do more good for the people and places that matter most.
“At Foresters, we are committed to sustainability to help create a better future. Our goal is to ensure we enrich the well-being of your families and communities. Our employees truly value giving back to their communities. I’m proud of the work we’ve done in the past to support sustainability and thrilled to look ahead to how Foresters sustainability strategy will contribute to cleaner, safer and healthier communities.”
Louis Gagnon,
Global President and CEO of Foresters Financial“We're helping you, our customers, and your families achieve your financial goals while enriching the well-being of the people and communities you care about across the UK. Our commitment is to create a better future together by helping you live well with benefits like Foresters Go or giving back through grants and charity partnerships.”
Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, UK CEO of Foresters FinancialFrom our products to our culture, our sustainability efforts are a part of everything we do at Foresters. We care about how our products and what we do in our own business add to a more sustainable future. At Foresters, concepts of sustainability, environmental consciousness and social responsibility are not just a trend. These concepts define us.
That’s why we support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – a call to action for governments, businesses and societies to address today’s most pressing sustainable development issues. While each of these goals matters, we focus on three in particular. The first is goal three, good health and well-being; the second is goal 11, sustainable cities and communities; and the third is goal 13, climate action.
A look at how we are creating a better future together.
Find out more about each area.
Through our solar panels, our green roof, renewable electricity, energy efficiency and our hybrid and electric cars for our advisers, we're taking great strides in improving our daily operations.
When it comes to investments, we include environment, social and governance (ESG) factors in our overall decision-making to better understand risk-adjusted returns. We recognise climate change as a significant human, business and financial risk.
We partner with investment managers who share our approach and incorporate ESG into their investment processes. Through these partnerships, we’re working to evolve our investments in line with industry best practices in the ESG field. Find out more about Schroders' approach to sustainable investing.
Foresters is not your ordinary financial services company. In addition to investment and protection products, you get access to unique benefits that help support the well-being of you and your loved ones every day.
As a member, you also get a wide range of unique and complimentary benefits2 to help you live your best life and give back to your community. It’s just one of the many ways we share our financial success with our members.
We’re committed to encouraging a work environment where our employees can belong, learn and thrive, enabling them to do their best work.
Promoting employee health and well-being is another way we can address the UN goal of good health and well-being. Foresters employees are supported through access to a variety of information enabling their personal and professional development, including mental health, mindfulness and exercise. We provide information to employees on a monthly basis. Employees also have access to financial advisers and provide tools to help employees plan for their financial security now and in the future.
Through our Employee Engagement, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) and other surveys, we continuously gather employee feedback on how we’re doing and what we can do better.
Our Inclusion, Diversity and Equity objectives are rooted in our five guiding principles: equity, belonging, empathy, a focus on areas we can change and accountability through actionable goals and transparent processes.
We established an Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (IDE) Council comprised of executives and employees and hired an AVP of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity to increase our commitment to upholding a more inclusive workplace.
Lastly, we’re proud to announce that we have launched three Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) which include Pride at Foresters, Foresters Multicultural and Foresters Women’s ERGs. These groups are growing daily and have representation from both North America and the United Kingdom.
Our people are passionate about making a difference. Foresters sustainability committee includes employees from across the business who are dedicated to helping communities and the environment. Employees are encouraged to support their communities with one paid day per year through our Day of Caring Programme.
Our Financial Advisers are there to support all our members and customers. Whatever your situation, our Financial Advisers are on hand to take you through your options and help determine what type of savings or protection plan is best for you.
What's more, we have many advisers who are Foresters members and use the community grants to give back to their local neighbourhoods.
We want to help you do more of the good you want to do. Members decide on what they want to do, which is a great way to bring sustainability efforts to your communities and the families that are a part of them. These programmes are one of the leading ways we are working towards the UN goal of sustainable cities and communities.
Whether it’s through sustainability partnerships, community garden projects or giving back to charities and people in need with our grants, you get more opportunities to make a difference in your family’s lives and in your community through Foresters.
The actions we take at Foresters with our members, employees, advisers and communities are helping to support an equitable world where people live in dignity. By linking our approach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals of good health and well-being, sustainable cities and communities and climate action, we’re contributing to the global effort to protect the overall well-being of current and future generations.
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1As of 31 December 2022.
2 Description of member benefits that you may receive assumes you are a Foresters member. Members must be 18 years of age or older and must have an active Foresters Plan and maintain it in good standing. Foresters member benefits are non-contractual, subject to benefit specific Eligibility requirements. Definitions and limitations and may be changed or cancelled without notice.