The internationally recognised environmental management standard DIN EN 14001 is the basis for the unified environmental management at the individual ERGO locations. An independent environmental expert regularly checks the compliance with the standards. If all requirements are met, the certification is renewed. This is a constant process which leads to continuous improvements.
Using environmental management, ERGO systematically and consistently reports, analyses and minimises the environmental effects of its business operations, the energy and resource consumption and the waste volumes at the individual business locations. Business trips and the relating emissions are reviewed across business locations. This data helps ERGO to control consumption in the most environmentally friendly way possible.
The Victoria insurance company, which is now called ERGO, was one of the first insurers in Europe to operate an externally verified environmental management system and has published an annual environmental statement since 1998. In 2010, the environmental management system could be extended to further companies and certified successfully. ITERGO, the internal IT service provider of ERGO, has also been certified since 2011. Now, the certification applies to almost all large ERGO locations in Germany.
- Düsseldorf, head office, Victoriaplatz 1-2
- Berlin, Charlottenstraße 15 and Stresemannstraße 111
- Leipzig, Goerdeler Ring 9
- Mannheim, Am Victoria-Turm 2
- Cologne, Aachener Straße 300 and Scheidweiler Straße 4
In other countries, too, ERGO companies focused on consistent environmental management at an early stage. In 2003, the head office of D.A.S. in Bristol was the first British insurance company to be certified according to ISO 14001. Since November 2005, all locations in Great Britain and Ireland have applied these standards.