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Cogo Connecting Good Limited is a privately owned New Zealand-based company, specialising in carbon footprint calculators. It was founded in February 2010 by Ben Gleisner under the name Conscious Consumers and was renamed to Cogo in April 2016.[1] In 2019, it achieved the B Corp certification and in the same year released an iOS and Android app using open banking to connect consumers' bank accounts to its carbon footprint calculators.[2]

In April 2021, the company pivoted away from a consumer-targeted approach and started partnering with banks instead. Currently, around a dozen banks globally have integrated Cogo's carbon footprint calculator into the banking apps. The best known banking partners are NatWest in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Bank in Australia.

In October 2021, Cogo sought to raise $20m in investment to fuel further expansion.[3] Until June 2023, it only managed to raise $1m, however.[4]

In December 2023, Cogo and Moneyhub announced a partnership for the development of "ethical and sustainable financial wellbeing products".[5]

The iOS app is no longer available, while the Android app is still in the Google Play Store but is no longer being updated.

References edit

  1. ^ Whybrow, Martin (2019-02-11). "The consumer app that encourages ethical choices -". Smarter Communities Media. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ Grannell, Craig (2021-09-13). "Go green with apps in 2020 and save humanity with your phone". Stuff. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ "Cogo announces $20m funding round". Finextra Research. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ^ Thomsen, Simon (June 22, 2023). "Kiwi carbon footprint fintech Cogo banks NZ$1 million". Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. ^ Bignell, Francis (2023-12-14). "Ethical Financial Awareness Brought to Light Following Cogo Moneyhub Partnership". The Fintech Times. Retrieved 2024-01-08.