The big five UK banks managed to nullify their collective 45% increase in profits in 2012, due to PPI mis-selling, hefty fines and internal mistakes, according...
Some of the world’s leading sustainability-minded financial institutions will be honoured by The Financial Times (FT) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on June 13, when...
Dedicated ethical bank Triodos has revealed it has reached a financial milestone, after breaking the £500m barrier in its lending to sustainable businesses and organisations. Following...
The Co-operative Group has revealed that its retail arm and core banking section delivered figures that met its expectations and that it reduced its carbon emissions...
George Osborne could “mobilise billions for investment in sustainable sectors” by installing tax incentives for green ISAs, according to two leading sustainable finance organisations. The chancellor will...
One of the UK ethical banking sector’s biggest names, Charity Bank, is to drop its status as a registered charity in an effort to boost its...
The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), a coalition of some of the world’s foremost values-driven banks, has released the Berlin declaration – a three-step...
The Co-operative Group has launched its ethical plan for 2013-2015, in which it sets itself new sustainability targets on its way to being “the most socially...
Research by ethical bank Triodos suggests 16.5 million Britons have negative or indifferent feelings for their bank. According to Triodos, which is one Europe’s leading sustainable...
Triodos Bank, one Europe’s leading sustainable banks, has revealed that both its balance sheet and customer base have grown by 23% in the past year –...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) revealed it made a £5.17 billion pre-tax loss in 2012 – more than three times the £1.2 billion it lost...
Campaign website Avaaz is calling on people to sign a petition to the EU parliament, in order to ensure transparent financial transactions within banks in a...
In the UK, there are nearly 18m joint accounts, representing over a third of all accounts open. But do you and your partner really love the...
After a year to forget in 2012, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins appears intent on restoring the bank’s Quaker principles of honesty, integrity and plain-dealing. Will...
After announcing adjusted pre-tax profits of over £7 billion, Barclays chief executive Antony Jenkins has unveiled a new strategy that he says will ensure the bank...