Knight Frank partners with Currensea to allow employees to donate to charity with new branded debit card

Knight Frank, the property consultancy, is offering its 2,220 UK employees a company branded, money-saving debit card which allows them to make charitable donations and reduce foreign exchange fees when spending abroad. The partnership with Currensea, which has created the open banking-enabled debit card linked to existing bank accounts, launched recently for use in the UK and abroad. The Knight Frank branded card has been made available to all UK employees as part of an updated benefits package, coinciding with the appointment of William Beardmore-Gray as new Chairman. Currensea’s card…

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Knight Frank backs 100% renewable power

Knight Frank has entered into a contract with Total Gas and Power to purchase only 100% renewable power for its properties under management through until 2021. Over the term of the contract Knight Frank’s properties will use over 360,000,000 KWH (or 360 GWH) of power at a cost of over £75M.  Knight Frank’s commitment to providing 100% renewable power will lead to a reduction of over 100,000 tonnes CO2e by 2021, the equivalent to taking nearly 17,000 cars off the road over the course of the contract. David Goatman, Partner…

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