Prevention
Sustainable insurance primarily means focusing on prevention, because it is more sustainable to prevent damage than to repair it. Prevention is therefore an important element of our sustainability strategy. Each fire that is prevented represents a large amount of carbon that has not been emitted. Fires often generate an enormous amount of smoke. This smoke contains many substances that are harmful to the environment.
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Prevention has always formed the core of our strategy and continues to be important, including in using new technologies in the energy transition such as:
- (high-rise) timber construction: use of fire-resistant façade materials from 20m;
- solar panels: use of SCIOS scope 12 (certification after installation);
- prevention guidelines and quality standards for installing charging stations (electricity storage);
- (prevention) knowledge about risks of new technologies, such as hydrogen and bio-fermentation.
Prevention services for businesses
Sustainability is important to many businesses. A growing number of businesses are investing in solar panels in order to generate electricity sustainably and keep their electricity bills affordable. A positive trend, in which a focus on insurability and making properties more sustainable safely is also important. This is because all these sustainable - primarily electric - applications, such as solar panels, involve new risks. These include fires caused by unsafe or outdated electrical systems, leaking roofs caused by roofing material that does not meet the correct safety standards or storm damage. We support these businesses by offering prevention services so that they can become more sustainable safely. Together with businesses, partners and experts, we are developing solutions and services that help to create a safe and sustainable working environment, such as electric wiring inspections, construction advice and green roofs. For more information please visit the Interpolis website.