Reforestation is often touted as one of the most effective tools to combat the climate crisis.
But do tree planting projects really work?
Like reforestation, the answer is complicated.
Learn more ⬇️🔗
#Trees
🌳🌲
Many young climate activists are unfairly labeled as angry anarchists. But Amy Meek has grown into a pragmatic and optimistic campaigner as co-founder of
@KidsVPlastic
. She’s not angry, just incredibly determined to make a difference ⬇️
#WhatCanGoRight
After 15 years at Zurich, James Moffatt turned up to the office in a skirt, blouse and heels.
He thought it could end his career.
Read James’ courageous, inspirational and colorful story
➡️🔗
#Pride
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
In The Lion King we all learned a wonderful new phrase:
#HakunaMatata
🦁🦁🦁
“No worries.”
But sadly, it also embodies many attitudes to
#ClimateChange
.
How do we get people to ditch this “problem-free philosophy” and take climate change seriously? ⬇️
“Life is about happiness. How happy are you?”
A simple pearl of wisdom from beloved Silicon Valley legend
@stevewoz
.
#Woz
delighted our live audience in the latest
#ZurichTalks
on
#innovation
.
Here are more inspiring words that he’s shared ➡️🔗
Did you know that
@ZurichNA
assisted in the making of
@TheGarden
over 50 years ago?
It’s true, and wow, look at the magic that followed, from Ali-Frazier in 1971 to Harry Styles this summer.
For our 150 Anniversary, we take a look back ➡️🔗
#Zurich150
Tarzan meet Jane! The extraordinary Jane Goodall has led an extraordinary life. The inspirational primatologist and environmentalist is friends with rock stars as well as chimpanzees. Learn more about this amazing role model ⬇️
Reforestation is an increasingly popular way to tackle climate change as trees capture carbon. But tree planting is not always that simple. In fact, poorly planned trees planting efforts could even increase CO2 emissions. Learn more ⬇️
Tree planting is often considered the best way to combat climate change. Yet poorly planned
#reforestation
projects can actually create long-term negative impacts. Learn how the method of reforestation is just as important as the number of trees planted 🌳
What prevents men from talking about their feelings or admitting they need help?
Two simple words are having a detrimental impact: “man up.”
Perceptions of masculinity are being distorted. It’s time to say that boys should cry 💪
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Clothes lovers may rejoice as
#MilanFashionWeek
begins, but the fashion industry creates about 10% of global CO2 emissions. Here are 5 ways to be stylish & sustainable 👉
Soil is a miraculous substance. It holds the key to life on Earth and is vital in the fight against climate change. And yet, we treat it like dirt. Dig into the fascinating world of soil and learn why we must protect it ⬇️
#SoilBiodiversity
#WorldSoilDay
“We must rebuild parts of the planet we destroyed.”🌳 See Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado deliver his call to action at the
#BloombergGreen
Summit and discover why even small acts can add up to something big👉
#ZurichForestProject
#climatechange
Are you stumped for sustainable gift ideas this Valentine's Day? Here are some suggestions ⬇️ For us it's 'plant a tree' this year 🌳 We're gifting 5K trees to our Zurich Forest Project in Brazil.
Weverton Rodrigues da Silva loves trees. He has served as both father and mother to over 234,000 seedlings to help restore one of the world’s greatest forests: the Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Learn more about his extraordinary role⬇️
#ZurichForest
Did you know? Collectors go around the Fazenda Bulcão reserve, find species bearing fruit, and collect fruits and seeds from them. In February, almost 33,000 seeds from six species were collected.
#ZurichForest
@InstitutoTerra_
Freyja Farnsworth’s gender assigned at birth was male. But the more she tried to conform, the more unhappy she became. On Transgender Day of Visibility, learn how Freyja found the courage and confidence to leave her life as a man behind 👉
#IAmEnough
#TDoV
Gen Z are expected to account for 27% of the workforce by 2025. This could compound the changes to work as we know it. So how can employers attract and retain the next generation of talent? Find out what motivates this new generation ⬇️
Taking the decision to come out at work is not easy.
But remaining closeted creates unhappiness.
So how can we make offices more inclusive environments?
#Pride
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Even small
#climateactions
can grow into something bigger. Tree by tree, we’re helping replant Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. See how in our latest video, which premiered at the
#BloombergGreen
Summit When we work together, we achieve more.
#ZurichForestProject
How can countries, corporations and concerned citizens work together to save our climate future? Come along the
#BloombergGreen
summit today where we will join
@BloombergLive
to discuss change making conversation. 👉
Would you sacrifice your wardrobe to help the planet?
The fashion industry produces about 10% of global CO2 emissions.
To make fashion sustainable may require giving up on affordable, mass-produced clothing⬇️🔗
Tell us what you think 💭
#FastFashion
.
@JaneGoodallInst
was one of the star guests on “Future Planet,” part of our
#ZTalksByZurich
series, and she had a moving conversation with Group CEO Mario Greco. What can we do now to combat climate change? Here’s what Mario told her 👉
@CNBCCatalyst
We are living through a period of extraordinary uncertainty and navigating that is a challenge for us all. In our latest
#ZurichTalks
, we will be looking at how global events are having a direct impact on our
#EmotionalWellbeing
and
#mentalhealth
👉
🥇 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS 🥇
We’ve chosen the 12 lucky startups that will have the opportunity to work with us in the next phase of the Zurich Innovation Championship! Stay tuned and find out more 👉
#ZIC2022
#ZurichInnovates
Zurich becomes first insurer to sign up to UN business pledge to limit global temperature rise amid an increasing climate crisis 🎉Read the full news release:
#ClimateChange
#parisagreement
@globalcompact
“We continued to execute our strategy and successfully drove our results to deliver the targets.”-
@Zurich
Group CEO Mario Greco on the 2022
#FinancialResults
Key
#ZResults
⬆️ Operating profit USD 6.5 billion
⬆️ 2.1 million new retail customers
⬆️ Estimated SST ratio 265%
$ZURN
Meet our founders
On October 22, 1872, 10 men met in the city of
#Z
ürich to found a corporate entity named Versicherungs-Verein which was to become
@Zurich
Insurance. Our younger founders embraced the entrepreneurial mindset and weren’t afraid to imagine the future.
#ZurichWorldwide
🌍 It began when our Brazilian colleague Anna Lino wrote The Zuricher Song about our response to
#Covid19
. It united our people who created a virtual band and a new version of the song. It’s been a huge hit across Zurich 👏 Enjoy!
#StrongerThanEver
🦜🌳 More than 250 native species of animals have returned to an area that was used as a cattle farm for decades - and now is a reforestation project
@InstitutoTerra_
is undertaking together with Zurich. 👉 (in Portuguese)
#WorldWildlifeDay
#ZurichForest
📅Planning a trip to
#Z
ürich🇨🇭 on October 22?
🎂It's our 150th birthday and we'll offer you a full day free ride on Zurich's public transport network
@ZVV
🚋🚎🚌⛴️
Get your ticket with the code: „Zurich150“ ➡️🎫
#Zurich150
"We’re standing solidly" Zurich CEO Mario Greco talks to
@CNBC
about an "unprecedented" 6 months, our digital future and the commitment to our customers!
#Zresults
#FinancialResults
$ZURN
839 attendees, 129 submitted projects, 23‘560 hours of coding - what a weekend at
@hackzurich
!Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all the teams, volunteers and participants 🎉
#zurichinnovates
#sustainability
📡
#Zresults
for first half of 2018:
📍 Strong performance: BOP up 12%
📍 Life performed very strongly
📍 P&C improved underwriting performance
📍 Z-ECM very strong at 134%
📍 Well positioned to achieve 2017-2019 targets
$ZURN
Beautiful Azalea Adele Garcia was born on March 14 at 1:54am. So proud and impressed with my wife
@TheAngelaAkins
and the way she handled the pregnancy and delivery! Love you both so much😍😍
Today is the day that
@Amandas_Shoes
turn Zurich Blue. We’re delighted to welcome Amanda Blanc as CEO Europe, Middle East & Africa and Bank Distribution globally at Zurich Insurance.
#newjoiner
#IamZurich
The
@zfoundation
will give a scholarship to 12 inspirational young leaders to attend the
@OneYoungWorld
Summit 2021 as part of the Zurich’s delegation. Are you interested? Have a look at the criteria and apply before 17 July 2020:
#OneYoungWorld
We’re taking our Pride celebrations in support of LGBT+ people, diversity and rights to a new level this year 🏳️🌈 Until June 21 our Aquaretum fountain in central Zurich will be lit in rainbow colors every night!
#RainbowPride
#ZurichAquaretum
@stadtzuerich
Today, Zurich reports best first-half results in a decade and the Group is set to exceed all 2017-2019 targets - the strategy is proving successful.
#Zresults
#FinancialResults
Read more on:
$ZURN
“We’re presenting extremely strong results – the best since 2008 in terms of profitability.”
Get the lowdown on our first-half
#Zresults
with CEO Mario Greco.
Read more ➡️ 🔗
#FinancialResults
$ZURN
You are the man
@JustinRose99
! First World
#1
and now 2018
#FedExCupChampion
- what an achievement! Let yourself be celebrated by your family, friends and fans. Congratulations from your
#ZurichTeam
🎆⛳🎯🏆
The wait is over! We’ve now chosen the 12 lucky winners of the 3rd edition of the Zurich Innovation Championship. For the next months, we will work together with these startups in the accelerator phase of the championship 👉
#ZIC2022
#ZurichInnovates
Congratulations to Kathleen Savio, our Group Chief Transformation Officer for being awarded 2021 Insurance Woman of the Year by
@APIW_1
. Read more about this great recognition here 👉
“My dream is to have Zurich leading a new way, to be the company that customers choose. That has never happened in our industry,” said Zurich CEO Mario Greco in an interview aired on
@BloombergTV
with
@flacqua
. Watch the full interview here:
“If you don’t say anything about mental wellbeing, you’re saying it’s not important.” -
@ZFoundation
chair Gary Shaughnessy speaking at
#WEF23
in
#Davos
about addressing youth mental health
Half year
#Zresults
2019
📍 BOP up 16% to USD 2.8 billion
📍 BOPAT ROE of 15.0%
📍 P&C: BOP up 46%
📍 Life: BOP up 2%
📍 Farmers: BOP up 7%
📍 P&C Combined ratio of 95.1% at the lowest level in the past decade
Details in our full release:
$ZURN
Zurich launches cooperation with non-profit
@InstitutoTerra_
to plant 1 million trees in an effort to restore native forest and build biodiversity in Brazil 🌳 Today, 55'000 employees are invited to become shareholders in the
#ZurichForest
:
#ClimateChange
“It's always cheaper to pay for the dam than pay for the flood.” Listen to
@zurich
Chief Risk Officer, Peter Giger, speaking at the launch of the
@WEF
Global Risk Report here: . Resilience isn’t a cost; it’s an investment.
We as a global insurer, at Zurich, are transforming our business and culture. We rolled out Workplace by Facebook to create a versatile, mobile and employee-led platform for internal communication and collaboration.
Read more here: