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Our mission at Cogo is to empower hundreds of millions of individuals and businesses to measure, understand and reduce their impact on the environment. We’re attending Money20/20 Amsterdam to spread this message and inspire the banking industry to take climate action. Discover how we plan to tell our story through our sustainable stand design.

The banking and finance sectors globally face broad spectrum key regulatory changes around climate. Hong Kong and Greater China are no exception with an impending tightening in regulations surrounding ESG fraud and greenwashing.

We’re collaborating with NayaOne to allow banks to test our carbon management solutions in a sandbox environment quickly and efficiently. Helping to drive innovation for banks.

In the second Q&A interview in our partnering for change series, we talk to Hugh Walcott: technology consultant, entrepreneur and co-founder of climate-tech startup SilverLining.eco. We dive into his personal sustainability journey, the increasingly important role digital technologies have in achieving sustainability, and how SilverLining's partnership with Cogo sets a new precedent for reducing the world’s digital carbon footprint.

We've joined forces with Eliq to integrate energy data into the online banking experience and support banks and their customers as they navigate the challenges faced by climate change and the cost of living crisis.

Is there a way to travel the world sustainably? Could the long road be better for the environment? Can businesses support their employees to travel more sustainably? Our latest blog attempts to answer these questions, and our Cogoers share their own sustainable travel experiences.

This week, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme focusing on #EmbracingEquity.

We’ve launched a new ‘climate actions’ feature in the NatWest carbon tracker. Read our blog to discover how this new feature deepens customer engagement, develops carbon literacy and helps customers take more meaningful climate action.

We’re proud to announce that we have successfully recertified as a B Corporation and improved our B Impact Score! Keep reading to find out how.

Ben Gleisner wins Most Impactful Entrepreneur at the Pacific Basin Economic Council - Environment Social & Governance Awards 2022-2023

We don’t need a crystal ball to predict that economies globally will likely get worse before they get better; or that energy prices and interest rates will continue to rise. But what does it all mean for the climate; consumers and banks? Emma Kisby, Cogo’s CEO UK/EU; and Julie Lindenberg, Cogo’s CEO APAC, sat down recently to discuss the themes they believe will play out over the months ahead and what it will take for us all to achieve lasting change.

At Cogo, we believe that climate action is a team sport. In our partnering for change series, we sit down with some of our valued partners to talk about the importance of forging purposeful connections to help drive change, their sustainability journeys, and why collective action is key to changing the world.

Following COP27, we gathered leading sustainability experts to discuss how banks can play a more urgent role in the climate transition. Keep reading to discover some of the key insights from the conversation between Gary Kendall, Head of Climate Strategy Implementation at Natwest, Paul Watchman, Special Legal Adviser for UNEP, Jonathan Ward, Senior Carbon Impact Manager at Cogo and Madhvi Mavadiya, Head of Content at Finextra.

As global leaders gathered in Egypt for COP27 over the past two weeks, it became clear that the only way out of the climate crisis is together. This week, as the conference is aptly followed by International Leadership Week, we’re sharing how business leaders can think beyond their teams and organisations to the communities and collaborators that will make positive climate action and goals possible.

Cogo partners with NewDay to empower Bip credit card customers to manage their carbon footprints. Keep reading to learn more about the partnership.

Last month, the Cogo team travelled to Las Vegas to attend Money20/20, the biggest conversation in fintech. The event is all about the future of the industry, so we went to make sure climate change was at the forefront of fintech innovation.

Carbon footprint technology integrated into banking apps could drastically reduce America’s emissions - but will require ‘behavior change’ from some of the country’s biggest players.

Do marketers have a responsibility to take climate action? Read our Head of Marketing's thoughts and discover his top tips for reducing your marketing function's carbon footprint.

With recent demand around sustainability and the increasingly important role businesses have to play in the transition to a low-carbon economy, there is a significant opportunity for banks to lead the change and help businesses lower their carbon footprint.

Cogo’s research reveals that the higher someone’s carbon literacy, the greater the likelihood of them taking climate action. Read our latest report to uncover these original insights and discover how banks can improve their customer’s carbon literacy.

At Cogo, we believe that rested people are happy people. Our Founder and Global CEO, Ben Gleisner, is a big advocate for the benefits of a balanced approach to work and life, and recently shared some tips and insights on how he manages to prioritise mental and physical health, family and home life without compromising on performance in our fast-paced environment.

At Cogo, we’re united by our mission to create a fairer and more sustainable world. We’re a passionate group of people who believe in the power of collective action. And we are driven to empower and inspire everyone to be more sustainable. So, we’re starting a series where our team shares some of the changes they are making to reduce their carbon footprint, however big or small. Plus, tips on how you can too.

Money20/20 is the biggest conversation in fintech. It’s the event where executives, innovators and disruptors from across the world come together to shape the future of finance. This year, the Cogo team was part of the conversation. Read our blog to find out what we had to say and discover some of our key takeaways from the event.

On an individual scale, small businesses have a relatively small carbon footprint. But collectively, these businesses have a significant impact on people and the planet.

Traditionally, fintech and banking product marketing teams are constantly ideating to come up with new and innovative offerings to entice consumers. However, what if the script was flipped and customer feedback and requirements were leveraged to inform the ideation and planning of new product launches?

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Achieving these targets requires global systemic change—we need individuals, governments and businesses of all sizes to take climate action. In this blog, we explore the crucial role of SMEs in the transition to net zero and the role banks play in helping small businesses overcome barriers to climate action.