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1 week ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lisa Ashford |Lori Campbell
Written by Lisa Ashford on 15th Apr 2025
This article is from the Good Guide to Impact Investing 2025, free to download here. As we move through 2025, global uncertainty is mounting. Climate progress is stalling, funding for sustainability is under pressure, and political decisions threaten to undo hard won gains.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
When you deposit money with a bank or building society, it doesn’t just sit there – your bank uses it to lend to other customers or make investments to make a profit. With the Big Five banks, it is likely your hard-earned money is being used to fund things you may not be happy with such as fossil fuels and deforestation. Meanwhile, ethical banks believe that profitability should not only be measured in financial terms, but also in social and environmental terms.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford |Mike Appleby
If you’re looking for financial providers that make a positive impact in the wider world as well as on your own pocket, our Good Egg firms are as good as it gets. Our Good Eggs go through a strict independent screening process every year to prove that they are doing what they say they are. But – when you’re on a mission to change the financial industry (and the world) for the better, there’s no time to rest on your laurels.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Zoe Brett |Steven Day |Lisa Ashford |Lori Campbell
This Good Money Week, Zoe Brett of ethical financial planners EQ Investors, rounds up three easy ways to make your money good. As we grow ever more concerned about the world around us and our impact on it, many of us are turning our attention to how we can play our part. We donate old clothes, we recycle our waste, some of us even grow our own food. But is there a way of putting your money to work in this battle for a sustainable future?
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Julia Dreblow |Lisa Ashford
UK interest rates are finally falling after a year sat at the 16-year high of 5.25 per cent. With more Bank of England interest rate cuts expected, decent rates on savings are unlikely to last for long. If you’re prepared to lock your savings away for a set term (and won’t need to access your money during that time), you could make a higher return on a fixed rate account over time than with an instant access one. Here are our picks for the highest-paying ethical fixed-rate savings accounts:1.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
How do you know if your money is good? The world of money can be a confusing place at the best of times but when you add in trying to navigate it sustainably, it can feel like a jungle. Luckily the digital world moves at a fast pace; a host of new apps are making it quick and easy to find out if a bank, financial provider, or even your favourite supermarket product is ethical or sustainable, so you can make your money as good as you are.
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Mar 6, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
As chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveils the final Budget before a general election, we look at what it means for your personal finances – and the planet. Personal financeNational insurance contributions will be reduced from 10 per cent to eight per cent. This repeats an identical measure announced in last year’s Autumn Statement. Hunt says the cut is worth about £450 a year for someone on a £35,000 full-time salary.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
See our full review of GoHenry3. Natwest Rooster MoneyNatwest Rooster Money helps you keep track of how much your child has earned for things like completed chores or weekly pocket money. One nice feature of this app is the ability to add pictures of items that children are saving up for and set a savings target, which is great for helping your child to visualise the end goal. Children will also be able to see how much money they have saved and how they’ve spent it in an easy-to-read statement.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
Britain’s finance industry is notorious for its gender pay gap, with women working for the worst offenders earning HALF of what men do. There is also a staggering gender bonus gap, with women receiving on average up to a third of what men in the same company do. Since 2017, all companies in the UK with over 250 employees must publish the difference between the pay and bonuses of their male and female employees.
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
Energy prices remain desperately high, with typical standard energy bills capped at £2,074 a year, leaving many people struggling. While no amount of tightening our belts will make up for huge rises in the cost of living, there are apps out there that can help you to make some all-important savings on your energy bills. Here are our top seven. 1.
