Convego® Beyond: Eco-innovative solutions across the payments landscape
The impact of our species on the planet cannot be understated. Technological advances have exponentially increased the scale of agricultural, industrial, and commercial growth over the years, with a corresponding increase in humans' demands on the planet’s resources.
Likewise, the impact consumer demand for more sustainable products and services has had on the economy can not be understated. Consumers are increasingly choosing to educate themselves on how to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. They decide to buy from—and work with—brands with solid, demonstrable initiatives to make a difference for our planet, and the financial services market is no exception. In today’s educated markets, banks must ensure that their entire payments ecosystem is as sustainable and eco-innovative as possible—and that involves working with the right partner.
The challenges facing banks in adopting a sustainable approach to payments
- Banks need to avoid “greenwashing” by taking sustainable, verifiable action.
- Customers expect sustainability as a standard. How do banks ensure their customers see their sustainability approach as exciting and innovative?
Convego® Beyond in 3 minutes
Today's environmental crisis
Your "one-stop" sustainability partner
The challenges we face are complex and require action from many parts of the payments ecosystem. We work together to make our solutions eco-conscious and eco-innovative, aiming for an ever-more-sustainable future. We can transform every part of your payments program, from strategy to end-of-life.
Pledge 2030:
Learn how our clients have embraced a sustainable approach in their payment offerings, providing their customers with real, tangible demonstrations of their commitment to making every payment more sustainable:
G+D has committed to replacing virgin plastic with more sustainable materials, for all the payment card bodies we produce by 2030. G+D is the first in the payment industry to make such a commitment, and we anticipate that the industry will follow suit.
Sustainability at every stage of the payment journey
End-to-end eco-innovation
No matter what part of your payment journey you are looking to make more sustainable, we have solutions to help:
Choosing the right, sustainable material for your payment cards—such as our range of recycled and industrially compostable cards—is a tangible demonstration of your eco-commitment.
The traditional issuance and payments experience can be transformed and enhanced with digital support. Whether helping customers make more intelligent, eco-conscious purchasing decisions or receiving their PIN digitally, digital can help make payments “greener.
Once the payment card reaches the end of its useful life, rather than discarding the cards to become waste, implementing a recycling program allows your customers to make more sustainable choices at every stage of the payment journey, transforming used cards into recycled materials that benefit the community.
Sustainable physical payments
Convego® Parley Ocean
Convego® Parley Ocean was born from an agreement with the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans. This lifestyle payment card puts the power for change in the hands of the consumer. Beyond being a payment card, Convego® Parley Ocean is a daily reminder of our commitment to save marine life and coastal communities.
Convego® Natural
Convego® Natural is a significant eco-innovation that unlocks the potential of bioplastics. It offers an excellent alternative for financial institutions to move away from PVC or other plastics. In addition to the ecological benefits, it creates an emotional connection between card users and your eco-conscious offering.
Convego® Recycled
Convego® Recycled sets a new and higher sustainability standard in the payment card industry. Its body is made of 100 percent recycled PVC. This makes recycling more manageable and helps card issuers reach their carbon-neutral corporate objectives.
Sustainable by design
Imagine the possibilities
Choosing payment cards made from more sustainable materials doesn’t mean sacrificing design or aesthetic appeal. Here at G+D, we are constantly innovating, ensuring that we offer our clients the most compelling materials, designs and personalization methods—all while remaining sustainable. One example is our Convego® Parley Ocean Wave card, a translucent plastic card body with a gentle wave that recalls the power and beauty of our oceans, every time your customer pays.
The power of partnership
Building a sustainable payments ecosystem—together
Changing every part of a bank’s payment offering can be daunting and resource intensive. That’s why working with the right partners is critical. We’ve built a growing ecosystem of eco-innovative partners to support banks on their sustainability journey:
Eco-innovative digital enablement
The whole package
ESG-friendly
Demonstrate your commitment to your ESG goals with packaging designed with eco-innovation and accessibility in mind. Using minimal ink and sustainable materials to provide an eco-conscious welcome experience for your customers.
Download our new sustainability whitepaper
Convego® Beyond
Download our whitepaper to learn how banks can embed sustainability and eco-thinking throughout their payments ecosystem – with the right partners.
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Which card for your environmentally conscious customers?
It falls to all of us to make responsible changes to the ways we work and live to move towards a more sustainable world. For card production, this starts with materials and there is no one-size fits all solution.
Sustainability in action
Learn how our clients have embraced a sustainable approach in their payment offerings, providing their customers with real, tangible demonstrations of their commitment to making every payment more sustainable:
Banks that harness the ESG potential fortify their bond with existing customers and appeal to those who prioritize ethical and sustainable choices. These stories of collaboration underscore how visionary financial institutions leverage payment solutions to make a tangible difference for their brand and the planet.
It’s not enough to just say that your products and services are “green”—today’s informed consumer is already skeptical. What does resonate is a solid, provable action that can demonstrate genuine results.
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