Mastercard will match cardholder donations within the campaign from now until the end of 2022
California, US Dec 20, 2022
Mastercard has launched an initiative with climate action app Caremiles to plant 50,000 trees by the end of December 2022. As part of the campaign, cardholders will have their donations for tree planting matched by Mastercard, while also making them eligible for a range of rebates and rewards. This also means that for every tree that a Mastercard cardholder helps to plant, two trees will be planted. All Mastercard cardholders in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Burma, Brunei, Laos and Cambodia can participate in this campaign.
Mastercard cardholders can visit www.caremiles.app/ppc to participate. It costs just US$2 to plant a tree and contributors to the campaign will receive a certificate showing how many trees their donation has helped to plant. In addition, cardholders whose donations help to plant five or more trees will receive a US$5 rebate, while cardholders who help to plant 50 or more trees will receive a US$100 rebate[1].
Caremiles is a leader in consumer-oriented carbon tracking and reduction through an app that calculates the impact of users’ vehicles using Environment Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Users can see how many trees they’ve saved by driving their electric or hybrid vehicle, or how many trees they may consider planting to compensate for their usage of gas in their cars. Instead of complex terms, users can track their emissions and impact simply as number of trees.
This partnership is part of Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition (PPC), a platform that unites corporate sustainability efforts and engages businesses and consumers to take collective actions to drive positive change for the planet. PPC uses a reforestation model that’s not only focused on planting trees, but on re-growing forests in geographies with the greatest need and most potential for a positive climate, community and biodiversity impact.
The Coalition is working to plant 100 million trees globally by 2025 and is currently driving contributions to 18 global reforestation projects including in Cambodia, the Philippines, Brazil, and Kenya. Launched by Mastercard in January 2020, PPC brings together companies, communities and consumers in climate action and now includes more than 100 partners globally, including sustainably minded merchants, fintech firms and global banks.
Donations towards this campaign will support planting trees in one of the Mastercard-led Priceless Planet Collation projects worldwide, with preference given to the Southeast Asia region.
To contribute to this campaign:
1. Visit the campaign page: https://www.caremiles.app/ppc/
2. Enter your name and email address
3. Choose the number of trees you’d like to plant. It takes just US$2 to plant a tree.
4. Key in your payment details. Please check out with a Mastercard card to enjoy the rewards and promotions in this campaign. And remember, Mastercard will match your contribution, doubling your positive impact at no additional cost.
[1] Rebates are limited, and terms and conditions** apply. Visit https://www.caremiles.app/ppc/ for more details
Contact information: hello@caremiles.app
About Caremiles, www.caremiles.appCaremiles is a climate tech company that helps people save time, money and the environment. Focused on mobility, Caremiles app has a built-in carbon calculator that helps the users measure and mitigate their personal climate impact without fear, guilt or complex science. Simple explanation of climate impact in terms of trees makes it easy for consumers and empowers them to adopt greener behaviors. Using this unique combination of technology, behavioral science, and solid reforestation programs, businesses are able to enhance their sustainability led proposition with ease and confidence.
About Mastercard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.
Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.