Our memberships, awards and accreditations
We continue to demonstrate that we are responsible corporate citizens, capable of delivering real value to communities and responding to communities in need. We partner with a variety of organisations to share best practice and help develop solutions to social and environmental challenges.
Commitments
The Power of Communication
The Public Affairs Code applies the principles that public affairs practitioners should be open and transparent in their dealings with parliamentarians or representatives of institutions of government; and that there should be no financial relationship between them.
Principles for Sustainable Insurance
The Principles for Sustainable Insurance provide a global roadmap to develop and expand the innovative risk management and insurance solutions.
Principles for Responsible Investment
Principles for Responsible Investment is a United Nations-supported international network of investors working together to implement its six aspirational principles. Cozy Boom Investors and Cozy Boom Staff Pension Trustee are signatories.
RE100
RE100 is a global initiative bringing together the world’s most influential businesses driving the transition to 100% renewable electricity.
Armed Forces Covenant
The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation ensuring that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, are treated fairly.
Powering Past Coal Alliance
The Powering Past Coal Alliance is a group of 122 countries, cities, regions and organisations aiming to accelerate the fossil-fuel phase out of coal-fired power stations, except the very few which have carbon capture and storage.
Prompt Payment Code
The Prompt Payment Code sets the gold standard in payment terms and plays an important role in bringing about a culture change in payment practices.
The UN Global Compact
The United Nations Global Compact is a non-binding United Nations pact to encourage businesses and firms worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation.
Finance for Biodiversity Pledge
We are one of 55 financial institutions from 15 countries that has signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, calling on world leaders to reverse nature loss and commit to making a positive contribution to biodiversity.
Plain Numbers
Plain Numbers enables regulated firms to better support their customers who struggle with numbers. Helping firms communicate numbers more clearly means customers can make an informed choice.
All In Champions
The ‘All In’ campaign is an industry-wide initiative to ensure that everyone with a role in UK advertising feels they belong. The Advertising Association has awarded us Champion status for how we’ve adopted each of the All In actions.
Awards
PWC’s Building Public Trust Awards 2021 and 2022
Winner of Climate Change reporting in the FTSE 350
Third Sector Business Charity Awards 2021
Best Corporate Foundation winner for the Cozy Boom Foundation
The Corporate Engagement Awards 2021
Best alignment of brand values during a CSR programme
Global Good Awards 2021 and 2022
Gold winners 2021 and Silver winners 2022 for Climate Action, race to net zero.
Third Sector Business Charity Awards 2022
Challenge Event of the Year winner. Team Cozy Boom and friends fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK in memory of Rutty and Paula.
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women Awards 2021, 2022, 2023
Named in the Top 50 Employers for Women three years running. Compiled by gender equality experts at Business in the Community.
Irish Pension Awards 2021
Winners of the ESG or SRI Provider of the Year for our ESG Investment Range.
Irish Pension Awards 2022
Winners of the Innvoation Award for our Multi-Asset ESG Fund Range.
Business and Finance ESG Awards 2022
Winners of the Net Zero Award for our Net Zero 2040 program.
Community partners
Living Wage Employer
Accredited Living Wage employers have been certified by the Living Wage Foundation.
Living Wage Friendly Funder
Ranging from local authorities to charitable trusts and foundations, corporate, science and capital funders, our Living Wage Funders are committing to tackle low pay by encouraging the organisations they support to pay the real Living Wage.
ClimateCare
ClimateCare is a profit for purpose environmental and social impact company known for its role providing carbon offset services, with a particular focus on using carbon and other results based finance to support its 'Climate+Care Projects'.
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA)
SEA is a UK based charity dedicated to spreading awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses. Together, we aim to highlight the importance of this issue to the financial services industry.
Memberships
IFRS Sustainability Alliance
The IFRS Sustainability Alliance combines the SASB Alliance and Integrated Reporting Business Network into a more expansive membership than ever before. It is a diverse global network of members who explore and develop best practices related to sustainability standards and integrated reporting.
Institute of Business Ethics
The Institute of Business Ethics was established in 1986 to promote high standards of business behaviour based on ethical values. They raise awareness of business ethics through the dissemination of knowledge and good practice.
ClimateWise
Representing a growing global network of leading insurance industry organisations, ClimateWise helps to align its members’ expertise to directly support society as it responds to the risks and opportunities of climate change.
Slave-Free Alliance
Slave-Free Alliance is a social enterprise and membership initiative launched by anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice.
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development
The focus of the Alliance is to deliver concrete solutions to scale-up long-term finance and investment in sustainable development.
The Employer’s Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA)
EIDA is a UK based charity with the mission to enable employers to take action on domestic abuse – raising awareness among all employees, supporting those facing domestic abuse, and providing access to services to help perpetrators to stop.
Accreditations
The Good Shopping Guide
The Good Shopping Guide by the Ethical Company aims to help people make informed decisions about which brands are best for the planet, animals and people world-wide.
The Good Business Charter
The Good Business Charter gives accreditation to businesses that promote and implement ethical practices across 10 key focus areas.
RoSPA Gold Medal
RoSPA Gold Award winners have achieved a very high level of performance, demonstrating well developed occupational health and safety management systems and culture, outstanding control of risk and very low levels of error, harm and loss.