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We caught up with Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex and Energise Africa, ahead of Ethical Consumer Week 2021 to hear about what they’ve got in store for the week and learn a little more about the world of ethical finance.
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Aqeel Kapasi from Banking with Who? looks at how banks are dominating financial education in schools, and what we can do about it.
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More people are turning to greener, more ethical lifestyles and for many that also means moving their money into green investments.
Here we ask, what are green investment funds? Where do I find them? How do I choose one? And more…
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Who you choose to bank with is an important decision. You’ve worked hard to earn your money and now you want to make sure it’s looked after by a bank that won’t use it to fund unethical companies such as those involved in fossil fuel extraction or arms manufacturing.
We highlight three big issues that might affect who you bank with.
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Nabila Ahmed looks at Biden's proposed new 15% global minimum tax rate and what it means for Ethical Consumer's Covid Tech Tax Campaign and Amazon Boycott.
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If Big Tech engaged with the ethical behaviour of consumers and business, it wouldn't take a deal by global leaders to ensure fair tax.
Digital multinationals continue to underestimate the level of public consciousness around responsible business, but consumers still have a choice.
Emma Davies explains more...
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Lee Moon of The Hunt Saboteurs Association explains why they are calling for a boycott of AXA insurance.
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We guide you through everything you need to know before you embark on your impact investment journey. Featuring how impact investing works, how to get started, who’s doing it and more...
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Our research found that a new green pension fund from PensionBee was investing in companies providing essential services to the oil, gas and coal industry. However, since then there have been a number of changes. Read on for the updated position.
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Campaigners are calling on big banks and investors, such as HSBC, BlackRock, JP Morgan, and UBS, to cancel the debt owed to them by governments in the global south to help responses to the pandemic.
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A new report on financing fossil fuels finds that the UK’s ‘big five’ banks have actually increased investments in dirty energy since the Paris Agreement.
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For more than a year now, Manchester United has been partnered with a direct funder of the 2017 Rohingya genocide.
Laurence Crumbie and Christian Gilberti delve into this controversial partnership.
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Ahead of the ISA deadline at the end of the financial year on April 5th 2021, Jill Jackson, CEO of The Big Exchange talks to Simon Birch about how your ISA can help save the planet.
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Barclays and HSBC are amongst the largest banks in the UK. Yet, both companies have been repeatedly criticised over ethical issues and face ongoing campaigns.
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Several banks finance Israeli settlements, weapons, and military, which contributes to human rights abuses in Palestine.
In this article Marlous Veldt and Jasmine Owens assess which UK current account providers are most and least complicit.
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A template letter/email for those who have switched bank accounts for ethical reasons and want to let their old bank know why they have done this.
Please feel free to adapt the layout and copy below.
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Whenever Ethical Consumer is approached by journalists asking about the top five or ten ethical choices that consumers can make, changing bank accounts is almost always on the list.
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An interview about Barclays’ role in climate breakdown and its responsibility to change in Bangladesh and beyond.
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Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, and NatWest Group have all been identified as having historical links to slavery.
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CoreCivic and GEO Group are the largest providers of private prisons and immigration detention centres in the US. Clare Carlile explains how financial institutions like HSBC, BlackRock, and Citigroup are facing increasing criticism for their funding of them.