Legal & General Netherlands has sponsored associations, organisations and initiatives with their roots in the Hilversum region, where the business is based as a demonstration of our community involvement. In 2008, the brokers in the Gooi- en Eemland region were asked to make sponsorship suggestions. Ultimately, the Crailo animal shelter was selected to receive sponsorship and the shelter received a cheque for €500 via an intermediary who matched this contribution to double the overall amount. This money enabled the animal shelter to refurbish its outdoor kennels before winter set in. Several Legal & General employees pitched in, spending an afternoon at the shelter doing odd jobs.
Our staff have regularly joined forces to voluntarily support a good cause by making a monthly contribution from their salary. Cliniclowns is the current recipient. For more information about this organisation, which supports sick and disabled children in hospitals, click here
At the end of 2006, Legal & General Nederland joined forces with Oxfam Novib in the Oxfam Novib Donation Plan. Whenever a consumer takes out a ‘Temporary’ or ‘Lifestyle’ life insurance policy, he or she can opt to have Legal & General transfer the policy fee to the Lok Mitra education project in India. Both the consumer and intermediary are also offered the opportunity to voluntarily make a contribution to the project.