In externally recognised in a number of ways: We are rated as a Platinum company in the 2007/08 •	 Business in the Community (BITC) Environment Index We were approached by Nippon Life, Japan, to discuss •	 our implementation of the International Environmental Management Systems Standard, ISO 14001 Ranked 1st (out of 26) in the Global Life and •	 Health Insurance Sector Study by Triodos Bank for environmental management 2008 saw the first year of external reporting on the ABI’s •	 ClimateWise Principles.