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1 week ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
Risk warning: Your capital is at risk and unlike other ISAs, IFISAs are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)If you’re keen to invest directly in projects that are working to create positive change, you can do so through an Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). An IFISA is a type of ISA that allows you to include investments that have been made via crowdfunded bonds or peer-to-peer loans.
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1 week ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Alex Hollinshead |Lisa Ashford
If you run an ethically-minded business, it makes sense to bank with a provider that aligns with your values. But when it comes to business banking, the UK’s ‘Big Five’ banks (Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group, Santander, HSBC, and NatWest) still dominate – holding around 85 per cent of all small and medium-sized business accounts.
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1 month ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Lisa Ashford
If you’re looking for financial providers that make a positive impact on the planet as well as on your own pocket, our Good Egg firms are as good as it gets. To earn their mark, they must pass a strict independent screening process to prove that they are doing what they say they are. Not just once, but every year. We are proud to now have eight Good Egg firms.
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1 month 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.
