Switching to a green bank is a change you can make today. It is quick and easy, and it's one of the most impactful things you can do for the planet.
Banks make their profits by investing in projects, owning shares in other companies, and lending money. Most banks in the UK invest their funds into companies which are directly involved in fossil fuel extraction and expansion, the driving cause of climate breakdown.
Between 2015 and 2021, banks pumped over £4.4 trillion into the fossil fuel industry.
This nifty website has done all the leg work and figured out the good, the bad and the downright climate destroying money grabbing…. And guide you through the Switch process: