The Climate Change Thread

Thanks for that Amps

One for Amps

“Banks including some of Europe’s largest lenders have helped fossil fuel companies to raise more than €1tn (£869bn) from the global bond markets since the Paris climate agreement”

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/europe-banks-helped-fossil-fuel-093414328.html

Hursty Lots of noise a few years ago for everyone to move away from the big banks to more ethical ones, but I don’t think it ever got any traction.

Amps Is there such a thing as an ethical bank?

Hursty Yeah, there are a few out there, but iirc they tend to be smaller digital banks, so no high street etc. that said, I think the CoOp bank was meant to be okay. I could be wrong though, haven’t looked at it for a while.

Hursty Monzo is one apparently which we use

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Monzo is our main bank account, joint and personal

Hursty Ethical bank, now that’s an oxymoron. That’s what they used to call Northern Rock.

In the market myself for changing my business & possibly my current account. HSBC kinetic is so basic. Their statements are in PDF format which most accountcy software won’t accept.

Don’t First Direct basically clean up every year in the banking awards? Have no idea whether they are ‘ESG compliant and LBTQCBx+ friendly’ or whatever

Millsy I use them - owned by HSBC, so they’re as big a cunt as the next bank.

Hursty
I thought you were crypto bro?

Fuck me, I’ve just read some appalling reviews on Monzo

Dubman
Ran with Starling when I was contracting, good integration (which should be a given to be honest).

Also well boss for travelling, currency converted at the time of transaction to actual rates.

Barely use currency any more when abroad