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LEVIS, QC, Nov. 6 /CNW Telbec/ - For the third year in a row, Caisses Desjardins members are being encouraged to participate in the Desjardins Eco Friendly Statement Challenge, as part of the Earth Day program. This year, Desjardins is proud to team up with Canada Post's epost™ service to provide its members with an additional way to make their personal finance habits green. From November 1st to 30th, for every member who chooses an electronic account statement over their paper (or book) statements, including the Desjardins VISA monthly statement, Desjardins will plant a tree on their behalf. Likewise, a tree will also be planted for every Desjardins member who registers a new bill from a service provider (electricity, telephone, cable, or other services) to the epost™ service for receipt in the secured AccèsD Internet message box.
"With the help of epost™ this year, there is a even greater opportunity for action by Caisses Desjardins members who have not yet made the paperless choice with AccèsD Internet. This new initiative will help Caisses members go even further for the environment!" said Danny Desrosiers, Director, Business Development, Financial Services Division, Fédération des caisses Desjardins. The Eco Friendly Statement Challenge was a huge success in its first two years with 114,519 members showing an enthusiastic response for the project. This success resulted in the planting of 114,519 trees, nearly 115% of the three-year objective. Epost™ is Canada Post's free electronic bill presentment service that enables Canadian companies to deliver bills and other critical documents to their customers securely online. Epost™ makes it easy to receive, view and store (for up to seven years) financial statements online. Since epost™ was launched in 1999, more than four million Canadians have registered for epost™ mailboxes. Epost™ is available to all Canadians by registering through the online banking site of most major financial institutions or at canadapost.ca/epost. About Desjardins Group Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in Canada, with overall assets of nearly $152 billion, as at June 30, 2008. It comprises a network of caisses, credit unions and business centres in Québec and Ontario, and some twenty subsidiary companies in life and general insurance,
securities brokerage, venture capital and asset management, many of which are active across the country. Drawing on the expertise of its 40,000 employees and the commitment of more than 6,500 elected officers, Desjardins offers its 5.8 million individual and corporate members and clients a full range of financial products and services. Its physical distribution network is complemented by leading-edge virtual access methods. To find out more, consult www.desjardins.com. About Canada Post Canada Post delivers over 11 billion pieces of mail each year to 14 million destinations. Its 60,000 employees and 6,600 post offices - the largest retail network in the country - serve 32 million Canadians and over 1 million businesses and public institutions from coast to coast to coast. In 2007, net income for Canada Post and its affiliates, which include Purolator Courier Ltd., SCI Logistics Inc. and Innovapost (jointly owned by Canada Post and CGI), was CDN$ 54 million on revenues of CDN$ 7.5 billion. Canada Post is a world leader, providing innovative physical and electronic delivery solutions, creating value for our customers, employees and Canadians. Website: www.canadapost.ca. About Earth Day The mission of Earth Day is to stimulate and improve the positive action of individuals, organizations and companies in favour of the environment. It is Celebration through Action on April 22 and every day! More than 500 million people in more than 184 countries swing into action each year within the framework of Earth Day. Celebrate Earth Day through action and visit the www.jourdelaterre.org to find more about it! |
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