Case Study Spotlight: Mastercard's Responsible Sourcing
Date postedMay 22, 2025
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Mastercard's Responsible Sourcing
At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, fostering an inclusive and sustainable economy where everyone thrives. Our commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles is integral to our business strategy and essential for generating long-term value for our shareholders. We harness the power of our workforce, technology, resources, partnerships, and expertise to create positive, lasting change while also enabling markets for the future. Our ESG strategy is structured around three core pillars — People, Prosperity, and Planet — with all activities firmly rooted in robust governance principles. To further align our practices with our ESG objectives and ensure collective responsibility among all Mastercard employees, we have tied our annual incentive programs for both executives and employees to specific ESG performance metrics, including measurable targets for financial inclusion, gender pay equity, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
In this case study, we will concentrate on the pillar of Planet and one of Mastercard’s related objectives. Mastercard has committed to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, an ambitious yet essential goal. This commitment highlights the company’s focus on sustainability, innovation, and the well-being of global communities. We will detail Mastercard’s Responsible Sourcing programmatic support for our Net Zero objective and discuss the strategies we have put in place to achieve these targets.
At Mastercard, we’re powering economies and empowering people, fostering an inclusive and sustainable economy where everyone thrives. Our commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles is integral to our business strategy and essential for generating long-term value for our shareholders. We harness the power of our workforce, technology, resources, partnerships, and expertise to create positive, lasting change while also enabling markets for the future. Our ESG strategy is structured around three core pillars — People, Prosperity, and Planet — with all activities firmly rooted in robust governance principles. To further align our practices with our ESG objectives and ensure collective responsibility among all Mastercard employees, we have tied our annual incentive programs for both executives and employees to specific ESG performance metrics, including measurable targets for financial inclusion, gender pay equity, and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
In this case study, we will concentrate on the pillar of Planet and one of Mastercard’s related objectives. Mastercard has committed to achieving Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, an ambitious yet essential goal. This commitment highlights the company’s focus on sustainability, innovation, and the well-being of global communities. We will detail Mastercard’s Responsible Sourcing programmatic support for our Net Zero objective and discuss the strategies we have put in place to achieve these targets.
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