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The EFFIE Awards are held every second year to recognise best practice in advertising effectiveness over the preceding two year period. We are proud to announce that Irish Life has been shortlisted in 2 categories – Financial Services & Insurance for our Responsible Pensions campaign that launched in 2022 and Sustained Effectiveness, for our overall Irish Life advertising across the last 3 years. The EFFIE Awards will be held on 20th October. #effieawards2023
ILIM is delighted to announce that Niall O’Leary has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). This is a new role for ILIM that recognises the importance the sustainability agenda plays for our business. Niall is a highly experienced investment professional and will drive our sustainability strategy, work with the business to deliver on our commitments, and continue to create opportunities that ensure ILIM remains a leader in the market. #ILIM #sustainability
Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM) has been awarded Green Stars in all of its funds that participated in GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) and is the largest participant in Ireland in GRESB managing an extensive portfolio of diversified funds. A green star places it in the top 20% of over 2000 participants globally in GRESB. In addition, ILIM has achieved 5 stars in Pension, Development and Residential funds and 4 stars in property Modules fund. ILIM came first in Europe in management out of over 1000 funds demonstrating its leadership and commitment to climate change. #ILIM #ESG #GRESB
In our Health of the Nation report, we revealed that our national Health Score has declined for four consecutive years😒 (The higher your Health Score, the healthier you are considered to be) Commenting on the report Stacey Machesney, Head of Health and Wellbeing said: "Rather than treating these chronic diseases as they come, we need to be looking at how to prevent them and that starts with taking care of your overall health - every day. Irish Life supports – such as our MyLife health and wellbeing rewards app, which is available free to everyone – put services directly in the hands of those who need it and gives them the opportunity to address their health concerns in an easy and accessible way" For more insights from our expert contributors, download the full report 💾
We are absolutely honoured and delighted to have won the Workplace Award at the recent Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards for our Life Matters programme. We are so proud of Life Matters – our extensive suite of policies and programmes supporting our people at Irish Life. Thank you to our partners who helped us develop our approach and everyone involved in designing these policies and supports. It was inspiring to hear and learn about all the projects and initiatives driving value and change across our industries. Congratulations to all the finalists. It was a great night!
Planning for those golden years of retirement is essential. When it comes to retirement options in Ireland one path worth exploring is an Approved Retirement Fund, or ARF for short, which give you more flexibility to determine how much you withdraw and when. Here's a link to our blog with everything you need to know about ARFs in Ireland
Irish Life have been shortlisted in the 'Workplace' category of the Chambers Ireland Sustainable Business Impact Awards for Life Matters - a series of policies and programmes that provide practical advice, support and access to resources for employees navigating their working lives. Life Matters was based on extensive research with other corporate entities, national support and advocacy organisations, national statistics, as well as an in-depth analysis of employee demographic needs and current leave take up. Partnering with expert organisations to inform their approach, Irish Life provided training and awareness sessions for line managers and employees to support the rollout of paid leave and specific supports.
The Summer of Running series rolls on, with the Irish Life Frank Duffy 10 Mile which took place in the Phoenix Park 19th August. Congratulations to all who took part!
