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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.

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.

The financial industry is notorious for tax avoidance – including some well-known high street brands.  So why does tax avoidance matter and how can you avoid the worst offenders?

May Project Gardens – a community permaculture garden in Morden – works with urban communities, to address poverty, disempowerment and access to resources and influence. Now, they are trying to raise £25,000 so they can own their premises. Co-Director Mona Bani explains why.

Aqeel Kapasi from Banking with Who? looks at how banks are dominating financial education in schools, and what we can do about it.

From fossil fuels to cluster munitions, unethical banks enable some of the most damaging industries and projects in the world. 

Personal finance blogger and author Iona Bain on what Uber tells us about our consumer decisions...  

Banks in the UK are funding everything from factory farming to animal testing.  So which banks are financing animal exploitation and how can you avoid them?

Direct ethical investments allow individuals to create change by playing a part in supporting, often smaller, environmental or social projects.

Climate expert and author of How Bad are Bananas and There’s no Planet B, Mike Berners-Lee spoke to us about what a sustainable future could look like and the action needed to get there.

Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex explains how communities are taking control of their energy generation for the benefit of all.

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.

An interview about Barclays’ role in climate breakdown and its responsibility to change in Bangladesh and beyond.

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The UK Government has announced a new fund to improve workers’ rights and conditions in high street supply chains during the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses said to be benefiting from the scheme include Primark, Mondelez (Cadbury, Green & Blacks) and Tesco. Campaigners ask why these multi-million pound brands are not already protecting those…

The Ethical Markets Report has been acting as an important barometer of UK spending since 1999. We track sales data across a wide range of consumer sectors. The report is trusted and used by businesses, academics and the UK Government. 

Finding an ethical pension: a guide with ethical and environmental ratings for 23 major pension providers, with recommended buys. We rate the major pension providers which offer some kind of ethical option for clients. 

Known as the ‘search engine that plants trees’, Ecosia has gained popularity among eco-conscious internet users since its launch in 2009. Here we consider whether Ecosia is a good choice in comparison to industry leaders like Google and we raise questions about its relationship with Microsoft Bing.

What is ethical insurance, which insurance companies are ethical in the UK, and how can you find ethical insurance options?