SiriusPoint
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance
- Ethics
Governance Achievements
- Established a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
- Implemented a ‘speak up culture’ with 24/7 ethics hotline.
- Developed a global compliance and ethics program with periodic risk assessments and regular compliance training.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Covid-19 pandemic.
- Higher than average natural catastrophes (40% higher than the 21st-century average).
Mitigation Strategies
- Globally diversified insurance portfolio to dampen the effect of losses from specific risks or geographic regions.
- Retrocession programs to mitigate result volatility.
- Stringent pricing and underwriting, continued efficiency improvements and sound balancing of risks between insurance and investment operations.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Natural catastrophes (wind, flooding, earthquakes)
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Solvency II
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:423.9 tCO2e (2021, scopes 1 & 2 market-based)
Scope 1 Emissions:149.9 tCO2e (2021)
Scope 2 Emissions:274 tCO2e (2021, location-based)
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Governance
- Social Responsibility
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced carbon footprint by 52% from 2020 baseline through cloud migration and office relocation.
- Relocated New York office to LEED Gold certified building.
- Relocated Stockholm office to a building targeting BREEAM Excellent certification.
- Added electric vehicles to Belgian office fleet and installed charging stations.
Social Achievements
- Maintained a gender-diverse workforce (50% women, 50% men).
- Implemented various employee wellbeing programs (healthcare, life insurance, paid parental leave, etc.).
- Engaged in community initiatives (donations to Red Cross, fundraising for WindReach, volunteering).
Governance Achievements
- Established a Sustainability Council to define sustainability approach and goals.
- Integrated climate risk into Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.
- Reduced exposure to property catastrophe reinsurance.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Exposure to various natural perils (hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, etc.).
- Transition risks associated with shifting to a low-carbon economy.
- Litigation risk related to climate change.
- Data limitations in measuring and disclosing climate-related metrics.
Mitigation Strategies
- Materially reduced exposure to property risk globally (from 28% to 17% of gross written premium).
- Developed underwriting guidelines to mitigate climate change impacts.
- Implemented outwards reinsurance and capital management strategies.
- Leveraging annual policies for flexibility in pricing and risk adjustment.
- Investing in tools for automated emissions tracking.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Vendor Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
- Earthquakes
- Floods
- Wildfires
- Droughts
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes
- Market shifts
- Litigation risk
Opportunities
- Providing reinsurance capacity to renewable energy sector.
- Supporting dislocated markets.
- Providing innovative climate risk transfer solutions.
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good Health and Wellbeing
- Gender Equality
- Climate Action
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
SiriusPoint aligns its business with these SDGs through various initiatives.