Banking With a Conscience

The Co-operative Bank invests in financial products that are ethical, ecologically sustainable and morally accountable. They turn business away, £10m worth of business last year alone, that do not meet their ethical and sustainability policies.

The Co-op's financial products, including loans, are bound to their ethical policy, so customers know that the money they borrow does not come from companies that pollute the Earth or abuse human rights. In fact, the Co-operative Bank, sponsor of this post, is carbon positive, which means they are offsetting all of current carbon emissions plus an extra 10 percent to cover past emissions. Co-operative Bank was also the first bank in the UK to offer full-service Internet banking.

Their loan products include personal loans, flexible loans and career development loans. Here is a complete listing of their personal products:

• Current Accounts
• Credit Cards
• Mortgages
• Savings & Investments
• Student Accounts
• Accounts For Children
• Car Insurance
• Home Insurance
• General Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Income and Health Insurance
• CIS Pensions
• Offshore Banking
• Travel Services
• Vehicle Rescue

Safe, sustainable, ethical -- banking with a conscience from Co-operative Bank.

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