Hey you all, I’d like to make a collection of fair/eco/green/ethical consumer banks in Europe and gather information about them:
- Where do they invest?
- Which banking forms (account forms) do they offer?
- Where do they offer their services (e.g. only specific countries, whole of Europe…)?
Please feel free to add more information, it’s a #wiki!
A good starting-point to look for a bank could be the homepage of GABV (Global Alliance for Banking on Values). And here is a worldwide list of the banks, that are members of this Alliance.
ASN (brand of De Volksbank)
- — invests in —
- — banking forms —
Bunq
- You decide what they invest in via the app
- Online bank (no physical), API, iOS/Android app, third party Electron app (cross-platform), website
EthikBank
- — invests in —
- — banking forms —
- — service countries —
GLS
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invests in:
- renewable energy
- sustainable economy
- food
- education & culture
- social affairs & health
- habitation
- you can choose which projects to support with your money (e.g. only invest in vegan food projects)
- banking forms: checking account, savings account, building society savings, pension, stocks, bonds, shares, …
- (very limited in )
Steyler Bank
- — invests in —
- — banking forms —
- — service countries —
Tomorrow
- — invests in —
- — banking forms —
- — service countries —
Triodos
- — invests in —
- — banking forms —
Umweltbank
- Invests in innovative environmental projects
- — banking forms —
Umweltcenter Gunskirchen
- Mostly regional energy projects
- Checking account, online saving account, bank book
BKS Bank
- haven’t found out yet, but here is a list of what they don’t invest in (2nd bullet point)
- — banking forms —
- Carinthia, Styria and Vienna
- I (@Stanzi) would only rate it 3/5 sustainability-stars, since it’s “just a normal bank” which focuses on sustainability, but it’s the best you can get in Austria AFAIK
Monzo Bank Ltd.
Monzo is more about making managing money really simple rather than being “green”. But they probably have much lower carbon emissions because they have no branches.
- Rated highly on Ethical Consumer, see Monzo’s ethical policy here
- Current account, savings accounts, loans, overdrafts
- will be expanding to