Green Power Partnership
Partner Profile
| Esurance | |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| Organization Type | Insurance |
| Percentage Green Power | 72.4% |
| Purchasing Third-Party Certified Green Power Product? | No |
| Organization-wide Purchase | Yes |
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| Partner Profile Esurance is a direct-to-consumerpaperless car insurance company that encourages environmental stewardship in all facets of its business, beginning with daily operations and moving outward to customers and the public at large. Operationally, Esurance has cut down on waste through its "Are You Thinking Green?" internal initiative. Various recycling initiatives such as the use of recycled office products, were implemented in all of Esurance's offices, and reusable drinkware was distributed to all 1,600+ associates. Esurance also purchases green power for its 14officesby investing in North Dakota wind farms, and offsets 100% of its carbonemissions from its hybrid corporate claims vehicle fleet. . In addition to its operational initiatives, Esurance has received two silver Halo awards being the first car insurer to nationally advertise and promote environmental messages such as carpooling and carbon footprint reduction. Gary Tolman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "For more than a decade we've worked to reduce our environmental impact by offsetting electricity use in our offices, using hybrid claims vehicles, planting over 90,000 trees, implementing office recycling programs, and much more. Our involvement with the EPA's Green Power Partnership helps us achieve our goals of reducing our carbon footprint." | |