Where you put your money can change the world. Whether you’re opening your first bank account or keeping track of your retirement investments, you can ensure your money works for both your future and healthier communities worldwide.
When you bank with mega-banks, your money is going directly to greedy, predatory Wall Street. Money from big banks funds fossil fuels, sweatshops, factory farms and other destructive industries.
Your money has power to create significant, positive change, or contribute to destruction and exploitation of the Earth and people on it.
Even $100, put in the right place, can make a difference.
Step 1:
Get a better bank or credit card.
Step 2:
Green your investments through socially responsible investing and divesting from fossil fuels.
Step 3:
Use your shareholder power to change companies from the inside.
Step 4:
Find certified Green Business Network financial planners and advisors.
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