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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 23 JANUARY 2022 13 COMMERCIAL MAPFRE employees plant 1,000 trees in an effort to reduce carbon footprint LAST Saturday a number of employees from MAPFRE Middlesea and MAP- FRE MSV Life including the respec- tive CEOs got together to plant trees at Majjistral Park which is managed by the Heritage Parks Federation. This initiative forms part of their Corpo- rate Social Responsibility programme and their efforts to contribute towards sustainability. The project consists of planting 1,000 trees including the maintenance of the site and watering for 3 years till the trees are able to fend for themselves. Thereafter the maintenance will con- sist of removal of alien species, fire pre- vention and monitoring of the habitat. The fully grown trees should have a carbon offset of 21KGS of Co₂ per an- num i.e. 21,000 Kgs per annum. MAPFRE Middlesea Chairman Mar- tin Galea said: "Climate change poses an existential threat to humanity and the world . In Malta we have seen much evidence of this in the storms we have witnessed in winter and the recurring heatwaves in summer. Around us in Eu- rope forests burn and summer flooding is now common. Biodiversity is under attack and habitats are destroyed due to human intervention. We all need to play our part if we want our children to live in a better world." The Heritage Parks Federation is an NGO made up of Din L-Art Ħelwa, Na- ture Trust and Gaia Foundation. Its pri- mary mission is to administer National Parks and to date it manages Majjistral Nature and History Park in the North West. This is Malta's first and largest National Park which covers some of the most beautiful and ecologically impor- tant area in the country. Darren Saliba, the CEO of the Herit- age Parks Federation said "At the Park we intend to do our small bit to help in the fight against climate change and protect biodiversity. We have set aside areas for sponsoring companies to plant trees. Trees protect habitats, cool the earth and reduce carbon in the at- mosphere." MAPFRE Middlesea CEO Javier More- no said "MAPFRE Group is committed to environmental sustainability, and work is underway for MAPFRE Group to become a carbon neutral company on a global level by 2030, this initiative forms part of the Group's Sustainable Development Goals." MAPFRE MSV Life CEO Etienne Sci- berras explained that the company is always looking for ways to contribute towards the environment. "It has done away with disposable plastic materials altogether and has shifted to a more digitalized approach to the company's operations with the scope of signifi- cantly lowering the amount of paper waste being produced. The company has also opted for more environment-friendly and sustaina- ble organizational infrastructures and equipment to be as efficient as possible, energy-wise." MAPFRE refers to MAPFRE Middle- sea p.l.c. (C-5553) and MAPFRE MSV Life p.l.c. (C-15722). Both entities are authorised under the Insurance Busi- ness Act, Cap 403 of the Laws of Malta and are regulated by the MFSA. MeDirect Bank launches new mobile app with trading capabilities MEDIRECT Bank Malta has launched trading services through its mobile app. This new functionality will now al- low users to invest in real-time whilst on the move from any- where. The MeDirect mobile app will enable clients to have an all-in-one banking solution which gives clients full control of their finances from one sin- gle platform, allowing them to monitor and manage their day- to-day finances, savings and in- vestments. With the addition of mobile trading, MeDirect Malta is now offering a complete and compre- hensive banking and investment platform. Customers can choose their preferred investment from a huge selection of over 4,000 secu- rities, including equities listed on 17 international stock exchanges, several ETFs and Mutual Funds managed by international and leading fund houses, together with a selection of local and in- ternational bonds. Similarly to the recently upgrad- ed desktop eBanking platform, MeDirect's mobile trading facili- ty provides an easy and intuitive user experience thanks to an in- terface which was designed with the customers' needs in mind. All of this with real-time pricing on equities and ETFs which is availa- ble for all customers without any additional costs. The app allows MeDirect cus- tomers to trade with trust and confidence and is backed by Me- Direct's Wealth Management ex- pertise and WealthTech profes- sionals. MeDirect has continued to develop the app in-house and ensures the highest level of secu- rity for its users through various biometric technologies such as Touch ID or Face ID. MeDirect customers can con- tinue to benefit from competitive, simple and transparent tariffs when trading both via the mobile app or the online platform. Meanwhile, existing and new MeDirect Bank customers can win the latest iPhone 13 Pro Max when trading using the mobile app. Anyone who buys any secu- rity through the MeDirect plat- form or app with a minimum in- vestment amount of Eur100, will be in with a chance of winning an iPhone 13 Pro Max or a voucher of Eur250 from The Point Shop- ping Mall. Terms and conditions apply for this promotion that will end on the 28th of February 2022. Further information, including the terms and conditions, can be found here: https://promo.medi- rect.com.mt/trade-and-win. The app is available on both An- droid and IOS smartphones and can be downloaded for free on Google Play and the App Store. The trading facility on the mobile app is being launched in Malta. Eventually, it will be launched in MeDirect Belgium. The app is available to all ex- isting and new MeDirect Malta clients. If one is already a client of the bank, all that is required is to ac- cess the online banking platform and link accounts to the app. If one is not a client of MeDirect, they can be guided online on how to open an account with the bank and be able to make use of the mobile app – by clicking https:// onboarding.medirect.com.mt/ start For more information on the MeDirect mobile app, visit the user guide here.