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John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Study Launched to Research Payment GHG Emissions

The Mint Directors’ Working Group (MDWG) spoke at the Coin Conference about new research commissioned into the environmental impact of cash compared with digital payments.

Data Analytics Sustainability

John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

The Challenge of Greenwashing

Danmarks Nationalbank has issued a paper ‘Corporate CO2 communication is Not Associated with Fewer Emissions’. In the paper, annual reports of 141 large European companies were analysed to compare their communications about CO2 equivalent emissions with past, present and future developments in emissions.

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John Winchcombe

29 Aug. 2022

4 min read

Owner of G4S Publishes First ESG Report

Allied Universal is a security and facility services company. It has just published its 2021 Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report, its first ever. This lays out its strategy, targets and progress across all ESG areas.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

31 July 2022

4 min read

ESG: In Need of a Clean Up

The Economist magazine issued a special report on Environment, Society and Governance (ESG) in its 23 July 2022 edition. It describes ESG as having had a ‘negligible impact on carbon emissions’.

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John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

4 min read

Bank of England Making Progress on its Environmental Targets

The Bank of England has issued its climate related financial disclosure document for 2022, which builds on the significant progress made in 2021.

Central Banks Sustainability

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

2 min read

Working Together to Save the Planet

The Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum™ takes place in Edinburgh 14-16 November. While COP 27 is an alternative option given that it is taking place in Egypt at the same time, the Sustainability Forum will be more useful for those working at the sharp end of the cash and payments industry.

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John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

3 min read

Sustainability Update

The financial industry is paying increasing attention to published Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data, driven by regulatory requirements and investor demand.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

5 min read

Sustainability

Deutsche Bank is to require from July any of its vendors with a contract over €500,000 a year to undertake a vendor sustainability rating assessment with EcoVadis, or another eligible rating agency.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

4 May 2022

6 min read

Banco de México Serious About Sustainability

At the High Security Printing Latin America™ conference in March, Linda Rodríguez Casarrubias, Manager of Process Re-engineering and Development, presented the work being done by the Banco de México on sustainability.

Country Profile Sustainability

John Winchcombe

1 May 2022

7 min read

Carbon Offsetting – What, Where, How?

Carbon offsetting is a much talked about option but poorly understood. It may feel like ‘cheating’ or not delivering genuine benefits to reduce carbon emissions. This article looks at the why and how of carbon offsetting to answer these questions.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

27 April 2022

11 min read

Creating a Roadmap to Net Zero

Denmark, France, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, and the UK have enacted legislation requiring that their countries have net zero carbon emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement. Net zero is achieved when the amount of carbon dioxide we add to the environment is no more than the amount taken away.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

30 March 2022

4 min read

Is a Fully Circular Approach to Banknotes Possible?

At the Banknote & Currency Conference last month, Swiss substrate manufacturer Landqart revealed useful new research it has been carrying out on how to dispose of banknotes at the end of their life in an environmentally sound way.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

4 Dec. 2021

2 min read

Bringing Together an Industry on Sustainability

NatWest is committed to shaping and accelerating the UK’s cash cycle transition to a lower carbon economy. As part of this commitment in September 2020 NatWest brought together 36 organisations to discuss sustainability and the environmental impact of cash.

Sustainability

Latest News

Study Launched to Research Payment GHG Emissions

The Challenge of Greenwashing

Owner of G4S Publishes First ESG Report

ESG: In Need of a Clean Up

Bank of England Making Progress on its Environmental Targets

Working Together to Save the Planet

Sustainability Update

Sustainability

Banco de México Serious About Sustainability

Carbon Offsetting – What, Where, How?

Creating a Roadmap to Net Zero

Is a Fully Circular Approach to Banknotes Possible?

Bringing Together an Industry on Sustainability

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