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How bunq Plants Trees and Promotes Sustainability

Learn how bunq partners with Eden Reforestation Projects to plant trees and support sustainability.

11 December 2019

From paying at the checkout to planting a tree

As you may know, Easy Bank Pro XL plants a tree for every €100 you spend. Every time you spend €100 with any of your bunq cards as an Easy Bank Pro XL user, our system confirms the payment and we donate a tree to our partners at veritree.

veritree is a platform that ensures transparency and real-time tracking of our reforestation efforts. Together, we've planted over 25 million trees, aiming for even more in the coming years. This effort is comparable to removing over 900,000 cars from the road for a year.

Deforestation is a serious environmental issue. Around the world, it’s linked to problems such as animal extinction, pollution, climate change, natural disasters, and forced migration. It’s up to all of us to make a difference and help heal the lungs of our planet—so we decided to take action!

On a monthly basis, we fund the trees that you plant with your Easy Bank Pro XL. This support goes directly to veritree to help restore environments in Kenya and Tanzania, aligning with several UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The impact you can make

Since 2019, bunq users have planted over 25 million trees, offsetting more than 4 million tonnes of CO₂. This achievement is comparable to removing over 900,000 cars from the road for a year.

The trees you plant through our reforestation efforts capture approximately 308kg of CO₂ over their estimated 25-year growth life.* By spending €1,000/month with Easy Bank Pro XL, you can significantly contribute to global reforestation.

Want to know the impact you’re making? You can see this in the bunq app! Once you spend €100, you’ll plant a digital tree and can watch your virtual forest grow over time.

We believe that it should be easy for people to make a positive impact on the environment. That’s why we’ve made it simple for you to make a difference, just by using any card in your day-to-day life.

Let’s see how many trees we can plant together.

*Based on the average yearly carbon footprint of a European citizen and the average number of trees planted each year by an Easy Bank Pro XL user.

From paying at the checkout to planting a tree

As you may know, Easy Bank Pro XL plants a tree for every €100 you spend. Every time you spend €100 with any of your bunq cards as an Easy Bank Pro XL user, our system confirms the payment and we donate a tree to our partners at veritree.

veritree is a platform that ensures transparency and real-time tracking of our reforestation efforts. Together, we've planted over 25 million trees, aiming for even more in the coming years. This effort is comparable to removing over 900,000 cars from the road for a year.

Deforestation is a serious environmental issue. Around the world, it’s linked to problems such as animal extinction, pollution, climate change, natural disasters, and forced migration. It’s up to all of us to make a difference and help heal the lungs of our planet—so we decided to take action!

On a monthly basis, we fund the trees that you plant with your Easy Bank Pro XL. This support goes directly to veritree to help restore environments in Kenya and Tanzania, aligning with several UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The impact you can make

Since 2019, bunq users have planted over 25 million trees, offsetting more than 4 million tonnes of CO₂. This achievement is comparable to removing over 900,000 cars from the road for a year.

The trees you plant through our reforestation efforts capture approximately 308kg of CO₂ over their estimated 25-year growth life.* By spending €1,000/month with Easy Bank Pro XL, you can significantly contribute to global reforestation.

Want to know the impact you’re making? You can see this in the bunq app! Once you spend €100, you’ll plant a digital tree and can watch your virtual forest grow over time.

We believe that it should be easy for people to make a positive impact on the environment. That’s why we’ve made it simple for you to make a difference, just by using any card in your day-to-day life.

Let’s see how many trees we can plant together.

*Based on the average yearly carbon footprint of a European citizen and the average number of trees planted each year by an Easy Bank Pro XL user.

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