An environmentally responsible credit card provides an immediate opportunity to reduce your carbon footprint and fight global climate change.
The Sustainable Action Network (SAN)
today announced an affiliation with the new socially responsible
financial firm, Sustain:Green.
Sustain:Green
has introduced a no annual fee biodegradable credit card designed to
empower card holders to make a meaningful contribution in the fight
against climate change through their everyday purchases. As the
Sustain:Green MasterCard®
is used, cardholders automatically reduce their carbon footprint,
while providing funding for Mato
No Pieto,
a rainforest preservation coalition.
Sustain:Green
founder Arthur Newman combines a background in finance with an
understanding of the science behind global climate change. Says
Newman, “Catastrophic changes to the climate will result in
dramatic environmental disruption. It’s real. It seems
overwhelming, but collectively we can drive positive change.”
How
it works
For
any approved cardholder applying through Sustainable Action Network,
Sustain:Green will eliminate 10,000 lbs. of CO2
as
an immediate reward upon a cardholder’s first purchase – half on
behalf of the cardholder and half on behalf of Sustainable Action
Network. This is roughly equivalent to taking a car off of the road
for a year, plus Sustain:Green will make a donation to The
Sustainable Action Network. With continued use, Sustain:Green will
eliminate 2 pounds of CO2 for every $1 in Net Merchandise Purchases,
and provide added quarterly carbon reduction bonuses based upon
usage. By simply using the card to buy groceries, a person could
completely eliminate their carbon footprint. Upon receipt of the
Sustain:Green MasterCard, members will have access to a personal
carbon reduction web page to calculate and learn about their carbon
footprint; set goals, track progress, and challenge others to reduce
their carbon footprint. The website is dedicated to providing
accepted scientific information to keep you informed and up-to-day on
global climate change. The Sustain:Green MasterCard was created with
the help of the non-profit American
Carbon Registry,
one of the leading global carbon offset registries, and issued by
Commerce Bank.
How
to apply
Individuals
can apply or learn more at www.sustaingreen.com/SAN
or by using any Sustain:Green link provided on SAN or SAN affiliated
web and social media sites. Only applications through these links
will be eligible for donation to and additional carbon reduction on
behalf of SAN.
Partnerships
About the Sustainable Action
Network
The
Sustainable Action Network (SAN) is a leading global non-profit
organization (a Don Lichterman non-profit organization)
dedicated
to raising building a global community dedicated towards created a
better a fairer world. SAN builds awareness of corruption, injustice
and the need for action across a full range of issues impacting
people and animal welfare around the world, such as conservation,
climate change, campaign law, lobbying, government action and rescue
work. SAN’s vision is safer world, free from political,
environmental, and social oppression, where all the inhabitants of
Earth can live in harmony. Learn more by visiting
sustainableactionnetwork.org.About Sustain:Green
Sustain:Green is a provider of unique credit and prepaid cards that offer social and environmental benefits with every swipe. The founders of Sustain:Green combined their backgrounds in finance, green technology and carbon markets with their passion for sustainable living, to create a financial services product with social value. Every time the biodegradable cards are used, a concrete contribution to the fight against climate change is made through carbon offsets and reforestation projects. Sustain:Green partners with leading environmental organizations and financial institutions, such as the American Carbon Registry, who share in their vision of a healthier planet. Learn more by visiting sustaingreen.com or facebook.com/SustainGreen.
Contact Information:
Sustainable Action Network
Contact:
Don Lichterman
Phone:
(856) 685-7154
Email:
don.lichterman@sustainableactionnetwork.org
Sustain:Green
Contact:
Frank J. Mendelson
Phone:
(856) 316-7522
Email:
frank@priworks.com
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