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Promote sustainability through your financial decisions

You may not realise the impact you have on the world through the everyday choices you make, but you can have influence on big matters like modern slavery and climate change by choosing a better alternative. For example, sustainable investments and ethical pensions can reduce investment in fossil fuels and promote environmentally friendly and socially responsible projects and initiatives.

In Surrey, we are working towards becoming a unified county where residents fully understand the impacts of their everyday choices and decisions. Lifestyle choices should be made with consideration of the potential climate-related repercussions.

Around 70% of British pension savers say they’re concerned about the ethics of their investments. The concern is legitimate as only 20% of these investments are confirmed to be responsible (Pensions Actually, Unbiased). If more of us choose sustainable investment in ethical pensions and sustainable banking, it will make it much easier to bring about societal changes.

We all need bank accounts and pension schemes. Why don’t you choose sustainable and ethical entities and invest your money in more meaningful initiatives? This would have multiple benefits including:

  • Contributing to future prosperity: By simply changing your bank and pension provider, you are stepping towards a more sustainable future, not just for yourself but for everyone you love.
  • Bringing economic benefits such as reduced energy costs and increased job opportunities in the green sector.
  • Mitigating climate change and nature loss: Sustainable banks and pension providers are mindful of the environmental impact linked to their direct and indirect actions. They make efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and invest in projects and initiatives which purpose is to solve sustainability issues.
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