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paybox Bank AG, a subsidiary of A1 Telekom Austria Group, enters partnership with Doconomy
Vienna-based paybox Bank AG enters a partnership with Doconomy to promote the topics of sustainability and responsibility in their daily business. paybox Bank is using Doconomy’s Åland Index, a cloud-based CO2 impact calculation methodology. The Åland Index offers insights to customer behavior and solutions to take climate action.
This summer’s extreme weather conditions round the planet, with flooding’s as well as severe drought, has increased the public awareness that the world is facing tough challenges. And this month, the latest IPCC report pointed out that the need for instant climate action is acute and giant efforts needs to be undertaken to change the hazardous development. As paybox Bank joins the Doconomy network of brave and committed companies it is done in a true Austrian manner where sustainable development is a constitutional state goal. Austria has for years been implementing sustainable development principles in ecological, social and economic dimensions and continues this commitment.
“The Åland Index is a very valuable tool, which facilitates the A1 Group’s commitment to sustainability and responsible corporate conduct. The index supports our goal to provide sustainable products for our customers and contributes to a significantly higher awareness of our consumer behavior.”
Matthias Stieber, CEO paybox Bank AG
The Doconomy/paybox Bank partnership marks Doconomy’s step into yet another new market – Austria. In record time the Doconomy services are now used by banks and brands in 19 countries including the Nordics, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France and USA.
“I’m happy to see that the progressive team at paybox Bank together with Doconomy will provide a tangible tool for Austrian citizens further climate activation. I hope this inspires the general coordination and communication of SDG actions in Austria and contributes to the overall digitalization priority in implementing the 2030 Agenda. We are proud to see our partner in Austria go live with CO2-impact calculations for every transaction and look forward to working together.” Mathias Wikström, Doconomy CEO.
For additional information – please contact:
Masse Benesch, Head of Communications
masse.benesch@doconomy.com +46 733 14 14 34
Livia Dandrea-Böhm
livia.dandrea-boehm@a1.at +43 664 66 31452
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About Doconomy:
Doconomy, founded in Sweden 2018, provides digital solutions to help track and measure the carbon footprint. Doconomy’s service, DO, a mobile banking app, manages savings and promotes sustainable consumption. The Åland Index Solutions impact calculations in DO use data, covering 99% of global market cap, through a unique partnership with Trucost, a part of S&P Global. Through Doconomys collaboration with the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC), to educate and engage individuals around climate action, additional innovative tools to explain our impact are also developed. Doconomy utilizes innovation, data and design to support consumer change of behavior by enabling well -informed choices, which in turn, promote responsible consumption. The 2030 Calculator is such an innovation, to increase transparency and responsibility on product level.
https://www.2030calculator.com/
http://www.alandindexsolutions.com/
About paybox Bank:
paybox Bank AG is part of the A1 Telekom Austria Group and is owned by A1 Telekom Austria AG. paybox Bank AG offers innovative and state-of-the-art payment services for private and corporate customers in Austria and Germany. For 10 years now paybox Bank has been the issuer of credit cards and a successful co-branding partner of A1.
