Your money matters
“‘Purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act” (LS 206).

In most parts of the world, everyone has a bank account, and many hold financial assets in their savings plans or retirement schemes.
Those are opportunities to act for the common good. Through them, are you funding climate destruction, or climate solutions?
Through your bank, are you funding climate destruction, or climate solutions?
Check your bank now
Is your money being used to fund the climate crisis?
Type the name of your country, and check the list of banks available in your country that do not fund the fossil fuel industry or other climate-wrecking industries.
Find the Best Green Banks In Your Area
The environmental impact of this can often be far greater than that of other climate actions you might take, so it’s critical to prevent this factor from working against your overall efforts to secure a better future. To help you align your money with your values, below we are curating a constantly-updated list of financial institutions that are dedicated to offering sustainable banking services. Below the list, you can find frequently asked questions to help guide your choice.
You can act to change this. Let’s learn how to switch banks
Follow these steps and start your commitment
Decide
which bank to move your money to
Open
a checking account
Ask
your new bank to do all the paperwork for you. In the EU and the UK, governments have set schemes to facilitate switching banks - they should cooperate to transfer all direct debit and other automatic transfers.
Tell us
why you are switching banks in this form.