Ethical Investments
If you have money to spare and you are thinking of investing it, you may want to know that your money is not being used by a bank or building society to finance projects and activities that causes global warming, climate change or goes against your own moral principals.
The ethical banks
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- Ethical Investments
There are four main ethical banks. The Co-operative bank is the largest in the UK. The Co-operative bank operates on the internet though its 'smile' subsidiary, and smile is the only operator that apply an ethical criteria to all its activities.
The other operators are Triodos Bank, which only support projects with a positive impact on the community and environment; Shared Interest, a co-operative lending society, and the Ecology Building Society, which provide mortgages for properties and projects that benefit the environment.
For independent ethical advice and research, try visiting the Ethical Investment Research Service (0207-840 5700)
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