Finding an ethical bank account. Rating the ethical and environmental record of 31 UK current accounts, with recommended buys and who to avoid.
We also look at app-based banking, which banks own which brands, fossil fuel investments, tax avoidance, unequal pay, and how to switch accounts.
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Ethical Consumer
Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.
Join thousands of others and become an ethical consumer today.
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We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership.
At the heart of the ethical consumer movement, since 1989.
We are an independent, not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative with open membership, based in Manchester.
We provide all the tools and resources you need to make choices at the checkout simple, informed and effective.
Includes guides to: Current Accounts, Savings Accounts, Mortgages, Fossil Free Investment Funds
The latest magazine includes guides rating:
- Current Accounts
- Savings Accounts
- Mortgages
Plus:
- score tables rating and comparing the brands
- Best Buy recommendations
- which bank is the biggest funder of oil and gas?
- is your bank paying its directors excessive amounts?
- which banks are funding arms manufacturers?
- who's best for being transparent about who they lend to?
- the gender and ethnicity pay gaps in the finance sector
- what's so good about building societies and credit unions?
- which is the best green mortgage?
- the latest boycott news
Feature article on:
- are 'sustainable' investment funds fossil free?
Issue 200 (Jan/Feb 2023) now in print and online.
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- Finding the most ethical mortgage, with ethical and environmental ratings for 40 mortgage providers, and recommended Best Buys and what to avoid. We look at bank and building society mortgages, green mortgages, credit unions, Islamic mortgages, brokers, and alternative housing options.Read more
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