ICMIF member Simplyhealth, a provider of health plans across the UK, has achieved Carbon Neutral + status from March 2021 for 12 months with Carbon Footprint Ltd.

The status was achieved by cutting carbon emissions and then offsetting the remaining emissions whilst supporting three international energy efficiency projects aimed at helping communities in other parts of the world. These include a project in Sudan, which replaces stone fires with fuel efficient stoves, reduced deforestation and forest degradation in Brazil, and a borehole rehabilitation project in Uganda. In addition, Simplyhealth plans to plant some 500 trees in the UK in 2021.