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1 week ago | 
independent.co.uk | Lori Campbell
Environmental reasons, fair trade industries and renewable energy can all be ways to use your money in a green wayLori CampbellAmid an ongoing climate crisis while world leaders and businesses alike appear to roll back environmental policies and sustainability practices, the good news is that it’s possible for your own money and investments to support businesses paving the way to a more sustainable future. More people than ever are looking to invest with a conscience.
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1 week ago | 
msn.com | Lori Campbell
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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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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2 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell
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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2 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Zoe Brett
After a spell of higher interest rates for savers, they are now slowly falling – but you still have the potential to earn more than inflation. So, where should you put your savings for the best? If you care about the future of the planet as well as your own, then interest rates won’t be the only important factor you consider when choosing a cash savings account.
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2 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell
If you have some spare cash once essential outgoings are taken care of, it’s a very good idea to build up a cash savings pot. Although savings rates are better now on average than they have been in many years, unfortunately once inflation is taken into account, saving in cash almost always means losing money in real terms.
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3 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Peter Michaelis |Zoe Brett
When you invest, it has an impact not just on your finances but on the wider world – for good or for bad. This is because your money gets put to work in the companies, countries and assets in which you’ve invested. If you aren’t paying attention, you could unwittingly be helping to finance industries that go against your ethical values and undermine your life choices.
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3 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell
It can be easy to forget that where we keep our money has consequences far beyond our own saving and spending potential. Research shows that the UK’s ‘Big Five’ banks – HSBC, Barclays, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds – are still pumping BILLIONS into fossil fuel projects. This is despite them having made net zero pledges. A campaign from Make My Money Matter reveals that in 2023 alone, these banks provided more than $55 billion (£41 billion) in finance to oil and gas companies to help them expand.
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3 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Peter Michaelis |Tertius Bonnin
Not all ethical insurance providers choose to offer car insurance, but those that do may offer extras such as charitable donations or the peace of mind that they aren’t investing your insurance premiums in industries that harm the planet. Here are some good choices:Evergreen Insurance ServicesIn the world of insurance, which is traditionally driven by profit, Evergreen Insurance is a broker with a difference.
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3 weeks ago | 
good-with-money.com | Lori Campbell |Zoe Brett
If you’re going the extra mile to make your home eco-friendly (and save money), be it by fitting the best possible insulation, switching to a renewable energy provider or installing your own solar panels, it makes sense to ensure that your insurance provider is in line with your ethics. Things to consider when looking for a more responsible insurer include whether the company has an ethical investment policy, its environmental stance and legal structure (for tax avoidance).
