Bank Pekao has begun issuing a debit multi-currency MasterCard on eco-friendly plastic for customers in the small and medium-sized business and corporate segments, the bank said.
The card is made from 99% recycled PVC from post-industrial waste. As a result, its production reduces total energy consumption by 54%, while its carbon footprint is reduced by 75%. By reusing plastic, it also reduces the use of non-recycled materials by 98%, it stated.
“Many of our customers are strongly oriented toward corporate social responsibility activities. We want to provide them with products and services that fit in with their organizations, that is, in line with the idea of sustainability. Created with the environment in mind, both near and far. This card is not only our nod to our customers, it is also a small brick added to Bank Pekao’s activities, which, together with other activities we carry out, make up the implementation of the complex ESG plan,” said Vice President Jerzy Kwiecinski.
The launch of the card produced from eco-friendly plastic is part of the bank’s ESG Strategy for 2021-2024, which includes continuing to introduce eco-friendly improvements at its locations, focusing on monitoring the consumption of raw materials and materials, as well as less waste activities, it said.
Source: Bank Pekao and ISBnews
