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Campaign ( ) Responsible investing is a lot like conventional investing. You need to know things like:  What are your investment goals?  Examples include a retirement plan or college savings plan – and for most Americans, these plans represent the largest…
socially responsible investing
Campaign ( ) Socially responsible investing goes by many names: sustainable investing, ESG investing, impact investing and more. Whatever it’s called, responsible investing helps you use your investments – including your retirement and college savings plans –…
socially responsible investing
Campaign ( ) The Climate Crisis is an Insurance Crisis  Just as where you bank and what credit card you use play a role in the broader financial system, so too does where you get your home, renters, and auto insurance. The role of property insurance…
responsible insurance
Campaign ( ) How Credit Cards Work  Take a look at the front of your credit card. What you’ll likely see is the branding – maybe a bank logo, store brand or nonprofit organization. Now turn your card over and look at the back. What you may find in small…
responsible credit card, credit card
Campaign ( ) Where You Bank Matters  When you open a bank account, how do you choose what bank to use? Maybe it’s the one with ATMs close by, or the one your family has always used, or the one that offered you a good deal on a product. But green…
better banking, get a better bank

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Basic page ( ) Even as the nation’s largest insurance companies – household names like Liberty Mutual, State Farm, or GEICO – are canceling or limiting policies in climate-vulnerable areas while raising rates, they are also supporting the chief cause of the…
responsible insurance
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Basic page ( ) You don’t need to purchase insurance from companies that are supporting fossil fuels.  Find responsible insurers that offer policies where you live. .app-container { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #…
responsible insurance
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Basic page ( ) In 2023, the United States experienced a record number of weather- and climate-related disasters that each caused $1 billion or more in damages: 28 severe storms, floods, wildfires, winter storms, hurricanes, and droughts, according to the National…
responsible insurance
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Basic page ( ) Green America Resources  Switching to a new credit card may not be as onerous as switching to a new bank, but it can still be a process depending on how many automatic payments are on your current card.   To switch to a new…
responsible credit card
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Basic page ( ) The key to finding a responsible credit card is to find a responsible bank that issues the card. If your bank or credit union is not a major funder or investor in fossil fuels, and if it issues its own credit card, you may be able to use that…
responsible credit card
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Basic page ( ) Just as your bank decides how to use your deposits, so does the bank that issues your credit card decide how to use the credit card fees.   If the issuer of your card is one of the US megabanks, then any fees you or merchants pay for…
credit card, fossil fuels
GreenAmerica
Basic page ( ) Where you bank matters. You can put your money to good use simply by banking with a community development bank or credit union. These institutions operate just like conventional banks, but focus on funding economic development in low- and moderate-…
credit union, get a better bank
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Basic page ( ) If you have landed on this page, you likely understand how banking with one of the top 9 US megabanks disproportionately funds the fossil fuel industry, and you have checked out the Green America's Get a Better Bank map or another resource to find…
credit union, get a better bank
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Basic page ( ) Since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, when all nations of the world agreed to hold global warming to 1.5°C, the world’s 60 largest banks have plowed $6.9 trillion into fossil-fuel financing, including expansion projects, tar sands oil, Arctic…

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Lens ( ) 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. 

Victories

Victories ( ) Thanks in part to the actions of 8,400 Green Americans, Google has now added a fossil-free fund to its 401(k) plan! The new addition is the Parnassus Core Equity Fund, which has no direct fossil fuel holdings. The fund started in 1992 with the…
divest from fossil fuels

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BlogNews ( ) By Cathy Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director  In September, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a pair of bills targeting investing that considers environmental, social, and corporate governance, or ESG, factors. …
ESG, ESG investing, socially responsible investing
BlogNews ( ) A day that ends in “y.” Pizza nights are always in (yes, even if you like pineapples on your pie) and they’re made even better when you use sustainable kitchen products.
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