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Is your money aligned with your values? Our banks are literally funding the climate crisis. Is your bank one of them? Are they using money from your savings and credit card transactions to finance new pollution-creating projects?

Banks are companies that are required to make a profit. Right now, funding fossil fuels is profitable - but losing customers is not profitable.

By pledging to move your money to a sustainable financial institution, you will:

Send a message to your bank that it must defund fossil fuels
Take a critical climate action with profound effects.

Next steps

Check what your bank is investing in and find a green bank, using Bank.Green

This is a free online tool that highlights the environmental damage our banks are funding, and offers suggestions for the best green banks. Simply input your bank and see how they stack up.

Get a deeper understanding of the activities banks are financing with Bank Track, including their impact on human rights and the environment.

Tune in to BBC Sounds Big Green Money Show's Pensions episode - which gives a great overview on what to consider.

Browse Ethex, a directory of investment opportunities in the sustainable sector.