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29th May 2009
RIAS and Flybe celebrate environmental excellence
Regularly commuting between offices in Belfast and Bournemouth is all in a day's work for RIAS Managing Director Janet Connor. However, choosing one preferred airline 
to fly with between the UK offices, in line with the over 50s insurance provider's environmental policy, was anything but a routine decision.
"As an organisation we are strongly and resolutely committed to being environmentally friendly", explained Janet as she boarded a flight from Belfast City Airport. "Our company-wide commitment to raising and maintaining our environmental credentials extends to air travel. We ensure that we execute best green practice across all areas of our business. We selected Flybe as our preferred carrier because of its eco-labelling on aircraft, its low emission flights, and our complementary environmental and sustainability programmes. It really is a mutually beneficial relationship."
As well as Janet's own travel needs, a number of RIAS colleagues make the regular essential trips back and forth between the organisation's offices for business purposes.
Flybe Regional Sales Manager Ken Harrower, commented: "With the launch of the eco-label back in 2007, we took up the challenge to make Flybe as environmentally sensitive as possible, and to help bring pressure across the industry to reduce emissions by improving standards."
"Our eco-label initiative is designed to help consumers identify which type of aircraft or which type of route is the most sensitive choice to the environment. We believe that through the provision of information to consumers they will exercise choice, for example, deciding which journeys are necessary and making choices which have the least impact on their neighbourhood and the environment."
"As well as being a leading airline for business users, Flybe is aware that both business and leisure passengers are, more than ever, taking environmental issues into consideration. Flybe has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with RIAS and we appreciate their shared concern for environmental issues."
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About RIAS
- RIAS was established in 1992 and is a specialist provider of insurance products for the over 50s age group
- RIAS negotiates with a panel of insurers to secure competitive, value for money products
- RIAS has over 970,000 customers and employs over 1,200 people across two locations - Bournemouth and Belfast
- In July 2007 RIAS’ home insurance contents and buildings policies received four 'Best Buy' awards from Which? magazine
- In December 2007 RIAS won the 'Personal Lines Broker of the year' award at the Insurance Times awards
For further information:
Lucy Pope, Consumer Communications Manager RIAS Plc 01202 254445 lpope@rias.co.uk
www.rias.co.uk