Life and pension firm Phoenix Group based in Basingstoke has been working with UK charity Living Streets to improve staff wellbeing, in addition to participating in a community street walking audit identifying improvements to the local walkways.
Living Streets wants to create a walking nation, free from congested roads and pollution, encouraging individuals of any generation to enjoy the benefits of walking more. Phoenix staff volunteers joined Living Streets personnel on an hour-long walk on the streets around the office, recording recommendations on how walking could be made more accessible to all, and noting how the environment could be improved.
Living Streets is tasked with producing a report and will share with local authorities with a view to some recommendations hopefully being introduced in the coming months and years.
From a staff benefit perspective, lunchtime walks such as this provide a great opportunity for staff to boost their wellbeing, increase their daily step count, and experience the greater outdoors.
Lucy Symonds, Corporate Responsibility Manager, Phoenix Group commented: “The Group actively promotes the benefits of walking to staff. It has been great working with Living Streets and hopefully together we will be able to encourage further members of our local community to build extra steps into their day.”
Joe Irvin, Chief Executive, Living Streets commented: “Our partnership with Phoenix Group supports our aim to create a walking nation, and they are setting a great example to other businesses by promoting the many benefits that walking can bring.”
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Enquiries
Shellie Wells
Head of Corporate Communications
Phoenix Group
020 3735 0922 / 07872 414 137
shellie.wells@thephoenixgroup.com
Lucy Symonds
Corporate Responsibility Manager
Phoenix Group
0203 567 9154 / 07725 735 922
lucy.symonds@thephoenixgroup.com
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Phoenix Group
Phoenix Group is a European life consolidator, specialising in the acquisition and management of closed life insurance and pension funds – known as heritage books. Phoenix is the largest consolidator of heritage life insurance books in Europe but also runs an open book underpinned by a strategic partnership with Standard Life Aberdeen. The Group is a member of the FTSE 250 index, and has over 10.4 million policyholders and £240 billion of assets under management – including the recently acquired Standard Life Assurance business. With operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, the Group has five operating life companies which hold policyholder assets, and a distribution business, SunLife Limited. www.thephoenixgroup.com
Living Streets
Living Streets wants to create a walking nation, free from congested roads and pollution, reducing the risk of preventable illness and social isolation and making walking the natural choice. They believe a walking nation means progress for everyone. Their ambition is to get people of all generations to enjoy the benefits, and ensure all streets are fit for walking. Living Streets (The Pedestrians' Association) is a Registered Charity No. 1108448 (England and Wales) and SC039808 (Scotland). Company Limited by Guarantee (England and Wales), Company Registration No. 5368409. 4th Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth Street, London E1 7SA. https://www.livingstreets.org.uk