Bank of Åland chooses Gemalto's bio-sourced payment cards to support Baltic Sea environmental campaign
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amsterdam, June 16, 2016 - Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader
in digital security, is supplying its bio-sourced Optelio EMV payment cards to
support The Baltic Sea Project, a major environmental initiative by pioneering
Scandinavian bank, Bank of Åland. Bank of Åland is making the bio-sourced
Optelio cards, which are manufactured from corn-based PLA(1) material, their
primary choice. The cards are EMV certified and feature a highly creative card
artwork(2) with a front design that focuses exclusively on The Baltic Sea
Project. Card account details and corporate logos have been moved to the back of
the card. Gemalto is responsible for production and personalization of the
cards, operating under a multi-year partnership agreement.
The environmentally sensitive cards will be further supported by the bank's new
and unique 'Aland-index'. This provides a carbon footprint calculation for every
transaction which is digitally reported to the customer monthly, along with an
invitation to offset these CO(2) emissions. They will be issued to customers
making new account applications, and when existing cards expire.
"Gemalto was the world's first supplier of a bio-sourced payment card and has a
proven track record for the successful deployment of this ground-breaking
product," said Peter Wiklöf, CEO at Bank of Åland. "They are clearly committed
to the values of The Baltic Sea Project, and our new partnership opens the door
to further joint green initiatives."
"The Baltic Sea Project is a vital initiative, raising awareness of the threat
posed to the environment at the very heart of the Bank of Åland community," said
Philippe Cambriel, President for Europe, Mediterranean and CIS at Gemalto. "Our
broader Green Banking portfolio also offers extensive potential to build on the
carbon footprint reduction delivered by the bio-sourced Optelio cards."
(1 )Made from poly lactic acid (PLA), a plastic substitute, Gemalto's bio-
sourced card is non-petroleum based, biodegradable and is also non-toxic if
incinerated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid
(2) RBK Communication AB is the agency responsible for the innovative card
design where the front of the card is entirely devoted to the Baltic Sea
Project, ensuring that the card holder can feel proud in supporting this cause.
About Bank of Åland
The Bank of Åland is a bank with strong customer relationships and personal
service. The Bank has extensive financial investment expertise and at the same
time can offer good financing services. The commercial bank was founded in 1919
and has been listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (Helsinki Stock Exchange) since
1942. The Bank of Åland's Head Office is in Mariehamn. The Bank has five offices
in the Åland Islands, five offices elsewhere in Finland and three offices in
Sweden. A total of three subsidiaries, whose operations are connected in various
ways to banking, belong to the Bank of Åland Group.
Peter Wiklöf, CEO
Tel. 00358 204 291 225
peter.wiklof(at)alandsbanken.fi
www.alandsbanken.com
About The Baltic Sea Project
Since 1997 the Bank of Åland has enabled their customers to contribute to a more
sustainable world through their savings. By placing your savings in the bank's
environmental account, the bank donates the equivalent of 0.2 percent of the
deposits of its own funds. Since its inception, more than ?1 300 000 has been
donated to promote environmental activities and projects.
With the ambition to work with a stronger focus on the Baltic, the Bank of Åland
launched the platform the Baltic Sea Project in 2015, and through this project,
the bank invites all stakeholders to engage and contribute to the recovery of
the Baltic Sea.
The aim of the project is to serve as a catalyst, facilitating for great ideas
and projects to be realized and for people to live a more informed life in
regard of the state of the Baltic Sea.
In just a few months after the launch the Baltic Project received nearly 100
applications presenting innovative ideas in a set of four different categories
who were then shortlisted by an expert jury.
For 2016, the Baltic Project aims to expand its donations and outreach yet, the
fundamental idea of the project remains the same - lasting change comes through
both funding and understanding. With the Baltic Sea Project, the Bank of Åland
is working to provide both.
www.balticseaproject.org
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the global leader in digital security,
with 2015 annual revenues of ?3.1 billion and customers in over 180 countries.
We bring trust to an increasingly connected world.
Our technologies and services enable businesses and governments to authenticate
identities and protect data so they stay safe and enable services in personal
devices, connected objects, the cloud and in between.
Gemalto's solutions are at the heart of modern life, from payment to enterprise
security and the internet of things. We authenticate people, transactions and
objects, encrypt data and create value for software - enabling our clients to
deliver secure digital services for billions of individuals and things.
Our 14,000+ employees operate out of 118 offices, 45 personalization and data
centers, and 27 research and software development centers located in 49
countries.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com or follow (at)gemalto on Twitter.
Gemalto media contacts:
Philippe Benitez Peggy Edoire Vivian Liang
North America Europe & CIS Greater China
+1 512 257 3869 +33 4 42 36 45 40 +86 1059373046
philippe.benitez(at)gemalto.com peggy.edoire(at)gemalto.com vivian.liang(at)gemalto.com
Ernesto Haikewitsch Kristel Teyras Shintaro Suzuki
Latin America Middle East & Africa Asia Pacific
+55 11 5105 9220 +33 1 55 01 57 89 +65 6317 8266
ernesto.haikewitsch(at)gemalto.com kristel.teyras(at)gemalto.com shintaro.suzuki(at)gemalto.com
Baltic Sea Card:
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Press release (PDF):
http://hugin.info/159293/R/2020820/750685.pdf
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