Over a decade ago at 11 Downing Street, Gordon Brown – then chancellor of the exchequer in Tony Blair’s Labour government – cut the ribbon on...
Ecology Building Society is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable bank of the year. Based in West Yorkshire, the organisation offers sustainable mortgages that are funded through its...
It’s that time of year again. Santa has looked at Britain’s biggest banks, and decided whether their previous 12 months mean they warrant inclusions on the...
Let us start by saying a simple thank you. Thank you to everyone and anyone who has read Blue & Green Tomorrow in 2013. In November...
Let us start by saying a simple thank you. Thank you to everyone and anyone who has read Blue & Green Tomorrow in 2013. In November alone, that...
Amidst The Co-operative Bank’s financial problems and the scandals and political mudslinging of recent weeks, it’s easy to forget how much of a pioneer the bank...
At an event in Bristol in September, 500 people gathered to discuss banking – but not as we know it. Talk of executive remuneration was replaced by...
MPs and other parliamentary staff now have the option to pay into a credit union directly from their wages, thanks to a new service launched on...
BankToTheFuture.com is a new initiative that lets people invest as little as £10 in private companies, and have more say over what happens to their savings and...
The Co-operative Bank is to exit existing banking relationships with local authority customers in an effort to focus its attention on individuals and small and medium...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reportedly holding informal talks with 21 firms that want to apply to launch new banks. Speaking at a banking conference...
An online campaign is urging Co-operative Bank customers not to switch providers, and instead join forces to demand the bank to stick by its ethical principles....
The Co-operative Bank has assured its customers, including some of the UK’s leading charities, that it will not to vacate its ethical principles as it prepares...
US investment bank JP Morgan has reached a deal with the US Justice Department to pay a $13 billion (£8 billion) fine over the mis-selling of...
Democratic finance has lots of definitions, but credit unions are arguably one of the best examples. Tom Revell looks at why they’re becoming an increasingly attractive...