Starling Bank launches recycled plastic debit cards

Starling, the leading digital bank, is introducing a recycled plastic debit card to support its efforts to protect the planet. The new card is the first UK Mastercard® debit card to be made from recycled plastic (rPVC). The material, which is sourced from EU industrial waste from printing and packaging industries, makes up 75% of the card. There are more than 97 million debit cards in circulation in the UK, and the majority of them are made from first-use PVC. The new rPVC cards will reduce demand for new plastic…

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#MAKEMONEYEQUAL campaign urges change to the way we talk to women about money

The way we speak to women about money differs to the way we speak to men, reveals new research commissioned by Starling Bank as part of their campaign #MAKEMONEYEQUAL. The linguistic study, completed by The Answer (a leading semiotics and cultural value agency), assessed 300 articles from a mix of outlets aimed at men and women readers. They used discourse analysis to understand the difference between what is said and what is really meant.   Based on the results of the study, Starling Bank has therefore launched #MAKEMONEYEQUAL to change the way…

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