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Place your investments in green.

Choose responsible financial institutions & funds. Take this step and decide a level of commitment that works for you. Try it for a month to see how you do.

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Over the next month, which pots of money will you move to low carbon funds?

Make Your Money Count

Your decision on where to keep, save and invest your money is more powerful than you might think. Any institution where you store your money - pensions, investments, even your everyday bank account - is investing money on your behalf and could be investing to have a positive impact. Deciding where to save and invest can reduce your carbon footprint while giving your money a chance to get better returns. It also sends a clear signal to the markets that people want businesses to perform responsibly, and gives regulators and companies a push towards sustainable and climate positive policies.

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Ask your financial institution about their responsible banking policies or find out how they rank in independent research. If you can, tell them where to invest - even if ethical funds are available, they are not always the default choice. Or tell your provider you would like to remove your money from funds that invest in heavy carbon polluting industries. Even if you can’t tell them how to invest it, you can decide to move your money to a different institution that you can trust.

Check with a financial advisor to find out which funds can make your money work harder for you, your community and the natural world.

Benefits

In many cases, financial institutions still invest heavily in carbon-polluting industries - meaning that your money might be indirectly supporting them. The numbers are hard to calculate so we currently don’t assign a number to this step - although experts like Make My Money Matter suggest it can be 21 times more effective at reducing your carbon footprint than other steps like giving up flying.

Evidence shows that sustainable, resilient, well-run companies are more likely to perform better in the long run. Choosing ethical investment funds allows you to use your money to support causes you believe in and avoid those you don’t.

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Carbon impact of moving your money.
Make my money matter
Companies with a high level of sustainability have much deeper stakeholder engagement and outperform companies with a low level of sustainability.
Leaders for Climate Action