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'Travel can do a tremendous amount of good': Prince Harry urges tourism industry to halve CO2 by 2030

Transport

'Travel can do a tremendous amount of good': Prince Harry urges tourism industry to halve CO2 by 2030

Duke of Sussex warns climate change and nature degradation are causing 'massive financial and human losses', as he urges travel and tourism to ensure sustainable growth

clock 01 April 2025 • 5 min read
Ellen Jackowski: 'Transformative change often starts with smaller, achievable victories'

Management

Ellen Jackowski: 'Transformative change often starts with smaller, achievable victories'

Mastercard's chief sustainability officer discusses being inspired by 'agile, purpose-driven start ups' and her optimism about solutions coming from communities on the front lines of climate change

clock 25 February 2025 • 7 min read
Greenpeace: Asset managers are 'ignoring' climate impact of bitcoin

Investment

Greenpeace: Asset managers are 'ignoring' climate impact of bitcoin

BlackRock and JP Morgan Chase among investors found to be 'leading Bitcoin supporters' by environmental campaign group

clock 13 July 2023 • 2 min read
Circular credit cards: Mastercard, HSBC, and TerraCycle launch card recycling scheme

Recycling

Circular credit cards: Mastercard, HSBC, and TerraCycle launch card recycling scheme

The initiative will be piloted across select HSBC banks where customers can securely recycle old cards in-branch

clock 22 June 2023 • 2 min read
Accelerating 'climate literacy': Doconomy snaps up behavioural science-based fintech firm

Technology

Accelerating 'climate literacy': Doconomy snaps up behavioural science-based fintech firm

Swedish fintech firm expands suite of climate finance tools with purchase of Dreams Technology

clock 23 February 2023 • 2 min read
Report: SMEs face $50tr net zero funding gap

Management

Report: SMEs face $50tr net zero funding gap

Major new study explores decarbonisation barriers faced by SMEs and how banks and corporates can help them join the net zero transition

clock 19 January 2023 • 3 min read
Tree planting 101: What corporations should know about tree planting

Biodiversity

Tree planting 101: What corporations should know about tree planting

Leading experts offer their top tips on how to deliver an effective and credible corporate tree-planting programme

clock 29 October 2021 • 11 min read

Marketing

'Every Action Counts': Corporates launch green behaviour change campaign in bid to reach one billion consumers

New coalition includes the likes of Mastercard, BBVA, and FNZ and has already won backing from the UN

clock 28 June 2021 • 3 min read

Policy

'The time has come': Leading corporates call for acceleration of 'purpose-first economy'

Bosses from L’Oréal, Danone, Mastercard and Phillips pledge to help build an economic system where planet and society can 'thrive for generations to come’ in open letter

clock 11 August 2020 • 3 min read

Waste

Mastercard takes aim at non-recyclable credit cards with sustainable materials database

Initiative aims to encourage banks to adopt credit and debit cards made from recycled, chlorine-free, biodegradable and ocean plastics

clock 23 July 2020 • 2 min read