Pension Insurance Corporation plc
Why the PIC penguins?
Emperor penguins have been central to PIC’s brand from the start. That’s because they’re memorable and intrinsically appealing, as well as striking to look at. Emperor penguins embody qualities that the PIC team works hard to emulate every day. They are:
Loyalty
They form lifelong partnerships, working together to protect and nurture their young and cooperating for the wellbeing of the group. Like them, our team invests time in building long-term relationships, showing ourselves to be dependable and dedicated.Adaptability
Penguins have evolved to live successfully in water and on land, in many different climates. We too are adaptable, staying agile in a changing environment and evolving our business with innovative solutions to meet client needs.Resilience
There are few animals on earth as tough as Emperor penguins, who withstand long Antarctic winters and endure months without food. PIC stays strong even in the harshest economic conditions and in the face of the most volatile markets.
Lion Foundation
Our Values
INTEGRITY – Do the Right Thing COMMUNITY – Stronger Together INNOVATION – Change for the Better ACHIEVEMENT – Strive for Success A grant was made by the Lion Foundation in 2023 for the Trust's education ranger to deliver our education programme to West Coast schools.
Brian Mason Scientific & Technical Trust
The Sargood Bequest
Westland Dairy Company
Wellington Zoo
Lottery Environment and Heritage
Waka Kotahi NZTA
"Our value"
"A great journey is easy, safe and connected. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is focused on providing one integrated land transport system that helps people get the most out of life and supports business. "We look after the national transport system with our partners, today and for the future. We’re innovating to make sure the system is efficient and sustainable, unlocking opportunity and keeping New Zealand moving. "We’re working to deliver our customer promise – great journeys to keep New Zealand moving." Waka Kotahi NZTA recognised the risk posed to drivers on the Coast Road (state highway 6) at night, where penguins on the road could cause drivers to swerve off the road. Their focus on safety fitted with the Trust's aim to protect penguins and keep them off the road and the Trust was hugely grateful for the agency's support managing the safety of the fence construction project. Waka kotahi NZTA continue to support the penguin protection fence through an annual amount allocated to fence maintenance and extension, and used for this purpose by Westport based road contractor, WestReef, also very supportive of this project.
Department of Conservation
West Coast Community Trust
ANZ Staff Foundation
The Tawaki Project
- examine their foraging strategies across the different marine environments they inhabit
- study the spatial distribution of their diving activities to determine whether there are specific hot spots at sea
- investigate which marine and terrestrial aspects affect the species’ population dynamics
Enviroschools