Environmental sustainability and community impact

Our pen has been with us since we opened our doors, but it was time for a refresh. Our new pen is sustainable and made from RPET (recycled plastic). By taking plastic out of landfills, we’re giving it a new lease of life.

• With a longer-life ink cartridge, the new pen is made to go the distance 
• When the ink does finally run out, just visit a store to recycle your pen and pick up another 

Our pen is accessible for everyone: people with arthritis or carpel tunnel syndrome, left-handed and right-handed people, those that use it with a prosthetic limb, people with a colour vision deficiency, and children too.

• The geometric tip makes it easy to get a firm grip  
• The matt finish makes it non-slip

It also has a 100% recyclable caddy that’s designed to be used again and again. The lid and base could become a money box, a stationery holder or a plant pot and, in a banking-sector first, the caddy comes with seed sticks which can be planted in its base to become delicious strawberries. All of this means we’re growing in the right direction for our communities. 

Back in December we made a brilliant change – we updated our name badges to include pronouns, reflecting our inclusive culture. But this meant we had a lot of our old badges to dispose of, and we wanted to do this in the most responsible way possible, because being sustainable is also a key part of who we are. Our Supplier Code of Conduct states that we expect everyone we work with to show a commitment to reducing their environmental impact, so we made sure to partner with a green supplier to recycle all our old name badges and the magnets attached to them.

And it didn’t end there. For every three magnets recycled, we planted a tree as part of Ecologi’s Sustainable British Manufacturing tree planting scheme. We’re thrilled to have planted an impressive 258 mangrove trees (and counting...) in Madagascar, and will continue to recycle our badges in the future.

And if that’s not enough to plant a smile on your face, read more about the trees we’ve grown and the rest of this amazing project in the Ecologi virtual online forest.

Days to AMAZE

Every single colleague at Metro Bank – from the customer service representatives you speak to on the phone, to the head of every department – gets a Day to AMAZE, which is a yearly paid day off to volunteer and support a local charity or good cause.  

“I had an amazing time cooking and serving meals, with other great volunteers, for the guests of a hostel for single, homeless women.” 

“This year I volunteered at my local Oxfam shop, and absolutely loved it. I met loads of great people, and felt I really made a difference in the work I did.” 

“We had a fantastic day planting bulbs, trimming trees and tidying the beautiful gardens for the local community in a heritage site in East London.” 

“We sorted through donations by the lorry full, organising and packing, ready for the food bank opening. It was inspiring to hear what they do to support their community.” 

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