RePay International has built a solid reputation as a partner with impeccable credentials. Our commitment to empowering people to do their bit for climate change means that the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme must meet the highest standards of reliability and transparency. And we don’t expect partners or cardholders to just take our word for this. That’s why we ask PwC to audit annually the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme. For Visa GreenCard (2007), one of the cards of the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme, PwC has issued its assurance report yet. As soon as PwC has issued its assurance for the other cards of the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme, it will be published on this website.
Reports on Climate Compensation Scheme and assurance report PWC
RePay International and Visa teamed up to offer consumers a climate-friendly payment card already in 2004. That year saw the launch of the Visa GreenCard in the Netherlands, which was the first credit card connected to the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme. Since then, RePay and Visa Europe have also embarked on a Commercial Card scheme aimed at business cardholders.
RePay International’s ClimaCount carbon offset scheme has been praised for its credibility and effective approach by Conservation International, a global charity with more than 20 years’ experience. Conservation International plays a leading role in advising key industrial brands about business policies that promote conservation programmes based on sound scientific facts.
PaySquare is the specialized partner in accepting and issuing international credit cards in the Netherlands. In cooperation with RePay International, PaySquare offers a climate-friendly credit card to commercial organisations and government parties on the Dutch market. This new commercial credit card, known as Visa Greencard Corporate was launched in June 2009 and is connected to the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme.
PaySquare is also our current partner for the consumer creditcard, the Visa Greencard.
RePay International is a member of ICROA, an international non-profit organisation. ICROA is the leading membership organisation for carbon reduction and offset providers in the voluntary carbon market. ICROA members operate across European, North American and Australasian markets. The primary aim of ICROA is to promote best practice in the voluntary carbon market through adherence to a formal Code. ICROA members sign up to, and will publically report against the ICROA Code of Best Practice which provides specific requirements for the manner in which ICROA members provide their carbon footprinting, greenhouse gas reduction advice and offset services. ICROA also engages with Governments and other key stakeholders on issues related to the voluntary carbon market.
IKEA
Always at the forefront when it comes to sustainable environmental policies, IKEA became the first company in the Netherlands to work with RePay International. As a result, IKEA’s employees can compensate their carbon emissions with the ClimaCount carbon offset scheme by making use of a Visa GreenCard to pay for their purchases.
Univé, which is a leading insurance company in the Netherlands, teamed up with RePay International to offer its clients a ClimaCount powered Univé Visa Card. By making the card available to everyone who insures their car with Univé, the company aims to promote green driving and meet market demand for environmentally sustainable products.
The ClimaCount powered Visa GreenCard, which was successfully introduced in the Netherlands by RePay International in 2004, fulfils the quality criteria for responsible climate compensation as set out by klimaatcompensatie.nl. This initiative is aimed at bringing carbon offsetting to the public’s attention and it is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Environmental Affairs.
HIER (or HERE) is a Dutch umbrella organisation set up by more than 40 NGOs to tackle climate change more effectively. HERE initiates, supports and undertakes projects that raise public awareness about climate change in order to help consumers, businesses and authorities reduce their impact on the environment. The ClimaCount powered Visa GreenCard is one of the products endorsed by HERE.
RePay International is part of the Tendris Holding group of companies and we share the Tendris philosophy that socially and environmentally sustainable activities are most effective when they are commercially viable and market-driven. Tendris has been a driving force behind innovative products and services with a sustainable character since 2002. It has pioneered the supply of green energy and the development of LED lighting, as well as the use of carbon offsetting for travel and credit card services.
Royal Philips Electronics has a 10% minority interest in Tendris Holding. Philips and Tendris share a common vision that sustainable products and services, empowered with the right business models, will positively contribute to a better and higher quality of life for everyone on the planet while maintaining a vital profit when conducting business. Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 128,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide.
As an internet technology expert, ISAAC develops the software behind the ClimaCount Carbon Footprint calculator, Carbon Offset Index and LifeStyler. It also collects relevant data and carries out other web-related activities for RePay international, Visa GreenCard and ClimaCount.
Brand Strategy and Design
As a branding specialist, APS Building Brands develops the strategy behind the ClimaCount brand concept and designs its communication tools. Furthermore, APS Building Brands supports and advises RePay International in the worldwide roll-out of the ClimaCount brand concept.