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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking

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Join 10,000 other members and supporters in the world's first independent customer union. We represent customers of the UK's Co-operative Bank, and support ethical banking and #coops.

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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's not a "rival" "takeover", it's a historic remutualisation! Don't believe everything that you read. Check our latest newsletter, out now: customerunion.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter August 2026 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The Co-op Bank has confirmed Coventry Building Society *will* adopt the bank's Ethical Policy. 👏 The move will mean a major expansion of ethical banking in the UK. 👍 Our latest newsletter: customerunion.coop/newsletter-2...
Abdrea Melville, CEO of the Co-operative Bank, speaking at Co-ops Congress 2026
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
⚡️Join us to find out how community energy benefits communities by bringing them together through ownership of renewable energy assets 👉️ buff.ly/dbqMkZ1 These webinars are delivered by Co-operatives UK thanks to grant funding by The Co‑operative Bank #CoopFortnight (3/3)
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Discover co-ops: Free webinars
Discover a fairer way to live and work with our FREE webinars introducing co‑operatives, their benefits, how they work and how to access support to start one.
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Friends of the Earth @friends-earth.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In partnership with The Co-operative Bank, we're funding Postcode Gardeners in communities across the UK, to green up their spaces in the way they want. John Pickles is a Postcode Gardener's helping to create healthier and greener streets in Hull. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4wx2l…
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'Right to grow' helping wild flowers bloom in Hull
Supporters say growing flowers or food on unused land can improve mental health and local pride.
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Great to see! Cambridge Uni is shifting some 💸 away from HSBC and Barclays and towards "preferred banks including Handelsbanken, the Co-operative Bank and Coventry Building Society."
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This year the Co-operative Bank's Sustainability Report is a bit different. Because it's now the Coventry Building Society's Sustainability Report. Read our view here: saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter 30 May 2026 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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Mark Burton @markhburton.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/05/2026
Worth a read if you are a Coop Bank / Coventry B.S. customer. It's the kind of thing the Customer Union is good at. You can join at the link at end of the article. Newsletter 30 May 2026 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking customerunion.coop/newsletter-2026-… #EthicalFinance […]
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Our survey of over 800 Co-op Bank customers showed: ✅strong support for the merger with Coventry, ⚖️human rights and equality as the top ethical issue, ✋Most felt joining the Customer Union made them more likely to stay with the bank. Read more : customerunion.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter 28 March 2023 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Good to see the Co-op Bank with new ads that lead on ethics. What do you think of them? saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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Elaine Ashley @elainecas.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
youtube.com/shorts/yUU6N.... More singing for bank switching 🎶🎼🎵 @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social @climatechoirs.bsky.social
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Rain will not stop the Climate Choir! We sing 'We're Gonna Switch Our Bank' in a downpour
YouTube video by Climate Choir Movement
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Great to see the Co-operative Bank puting its ethical and planet-friendly values front and centre. H/T @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social. #Co-ops #Co-operatives #Mutuals www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/co-oper...
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Co-operative Bank launches new national campaign promoting ethical and values-led finance - Prolific North
At the centre of the campaign are real customer voices, including Friends of the Earth and The Social Change Nest, highlighting long-standing relationships with organisations working to deliver positi...
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Philip Harris (@PhilipHarris15) @philsharris.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The Co-op Bank is now back in mutual ownership. Suits us.
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
We love it when one of the frontrunners in sustainable banking raises the bar 👏 Triodos Bank has launched its first combined Climate and Nature Strategy, aiming for real impact by 2030. Curious to find out how your bank is supporting the planet? Visit Bank.Green
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Elaine Ashley @elainecas.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
@cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social. Hopefully some more Coop customers soon with actions like this around the country. youtube.com/shorts/YS498...
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'We're gonna switch our bank!' performed by Bristol Climate Choir
YouTube video by Climate Choir Movement
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The Co-op Bank needs to: 📱 improve digital platforms 📣 communicate its ethics boldly again ✊ take a position, on issues from Palestine to AI ethics and the rise of the far right. This can't wait until 2027 or 2028 whe the merger with Coventry Building Society has been completed.
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Our annual Gathering coming up. NZBA RIP. And the Co-op is a Which? Eco Provider. Read our latest newsletter, out now. saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter 15 November 2025 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Which? Magazine: "Ditch your bank if it’s a major fossil fuel financier, try one of our Eco Providers (Triodos or The Co-operative Bank), or a building society." 👏 👏👏 www.which.co.uk/news/article...
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Are you bankrolling the climate crisis? - Which?
As banks backtrack on environmental pledges, Which? reveals how your money could be funding climate change – and where to move it
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Register now for the Customer Union's annual gathering on Saturday 22 November! All welcome. Hear from the Co-op Bank, ask them questions, get the latest on the merger, and help discuss our strategy for the year ahead. More details and registration form here: customerunion.coop/2025-gathering
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November gathering and AGM 2025 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
💡 Did you know the Customer Union has a formal recognition agreement with The Co-operative Bank? 🤝We met with the bank to represent our members and ask their questions. 📖Read our update on the meeting in our latest newsletter: saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2... #union #coops #ethical #banking
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Newsletter September 2025 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The Co-op Bank has sold on its Mas5 subsidiary, which contains "mortgage prisoners". Why did the bank (& its new owner, Coventry Building Society) not help them by taking them on as normal customers? The bank has declined to comment. More in our latest newsletter: saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter July 2025 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Coventry Building Society is no stranger to ethical business, but tends to be less vocal about it. Now that it owns the Co-op Bank, will it follow the bank in being a noisy advocate on climate change and human rights? We hope so! Read more in our latest newsletter: saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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Newsletter May/June 2025 | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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Keith Taber @drkeithstaber.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
It was nice of Co-op bank to email me about account security, to tell me they will never (sorry, 'NEVER') send me an email with a link, and to include a link for me to follow up for more details… @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social Am I the one being especially thick here, or is the Bank?
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
👋 ⭐ Good news for #coops! ⭐ 📢 If you want to grow, adapt or tackle challenges, our Business Support for Co‑ops programme offers 6 days of tailored expert guidance to help take you to the next level. It has already helped some 500 groups to start, develop or convert to a co‑op! (1/2)
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The Co-op Bank had plans to join the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Now the NZBA has retreated from its 1.5 degree target, and leading ethical bank Triodos has quit in protest. How will the Co-op respond? Our latest newsletter: customerunion.coop/newsletter-2025-…
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BankTrack @banktrack.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
After the exodus, the NZBA had two options: double down and align with the science, or reduce its ambition to keep fossil banks on board. Today members voted for the second option. www.unepfi.org/net-zero-ban...
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Net-Zero Banking Alliance renews mandate with increased focus on unlocking opportunities for financing real economy decarbonization
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) members vote overwhelmingly in favour of adopting proposed changes to the NZBA framework, concluding a strategic review that has been underway for a year. The vote...
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The Co-op Bank had plans to join the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Now the NZBA has retreated from its 1.5 degree target, and leading ethical bank Triodos has quit in protest. How will the Co-op respond? Our latest newsletter: customerunion.coop/newsletter-2025-…
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
In practice of course, ethical arms companies don’t exist. But worth remembering that the Co-op Bank’s Ethical Policy on the arms trade has always focused on human rights, & never excluded defence companies supplying conventional arms to open, democratic governments. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Labour MPs urge banks and investors to support defence firms
A group of over 100 Labour politicians say ethical investment rules are holding the sector back.
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Now that the Co-operative Bank is back in mutual hands, under the ownership of the Coventry Building Society, we’ve retired the #SaveOurBank name, and given ourselves a new logo, web address and email. Find us at customerunion.coop
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A union of Co-op bank customers | Customer Union for Ethical Banking
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Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature @zero-hour.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
👏 Great news that our film—Toadwatch—received Bronze at the Smiley Charity Film Awards! 💚 A huge thanks to Proper Good Films and The Co-operative Bank for making this possible—and raising awareness for the urgent need to reverse nature’s destruction now. 🐸 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhlM...
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
The Co-op Bank turned away seven businesses due to breaches of its ethical policy in 2024. What do you think of the bank's reporting on this? Let us know! Read more in our latest newsletter: saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
A snip from the Co-op Bank's Sustainability Report 2024 describes the businesses it turned away.
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Eco Stoic @ecostoic.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Democracy may be in decline. But we can still vote with our money. Divest away from banks that fund fossil fuels, tobacco and weapons companies. Some of the most ethical UK banks are: Triodos The Co-operative Bank Nationwide A full list by country can be found here: bank.green
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Find Ethical & Sustainable Banks In Your Area - Bank.Green
Bank.Green is sounding the alarm on the climate-destroying activities of banks while recommending sustainable alternatives and empowering consumer action.
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Our first newsletter of 2025 is out now, with news of the Co-op Bank's take-over by Coventry Building Society: what it means for customers and what it means for us as a union. TL:DR : it's great news 🚀 saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Our first newsletter of 2025 is out now, with news of the Co-op Bank's take-over by Coventry Building Society: what it means for customers and what it means for us as a union. TL:DR : it's great news 🚀 saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Lord Sharkey tells SFO to investigate Co-op Bank over mortgage prisoner treatment www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2025/02...
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Lord Sharkey tells SFO to investigate Co-op Bank over mortgage prisoner treatment
Lord Sharkey has written to the SFO asking it to probe the treatment of mortgage prisoners by MAS5, part of the Co-operative Banking Group.
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We are liking the look of the first joint Co-op Bank / Coventry Building Society campaign. Exciting news indeed. As a Customer Union, we will continue to represent the interests of bank customers in the merged organisation. www.prolificnorth.co.uk/news/new-cam...
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New campaign, new future for Co-op Bank as Coventry BS completes £780m takeover - Prolific North
A new campaign entitled ‘All Together Even Better’, has launched to announce that The Co-operative Bank is now officially part of the Coventry Building Society family, following the completion of a £7...
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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Some of the credit for saving The #Co-operative Bank must also go to the Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social (originally Save Our Bank and now a co-op society), which is I think the first ever Customer #Union to achieve a recognition agreement
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Ryan Brightwell @ryanbrightwell.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A big welcome to BlueSky to the Customer Union for Ethical Banking, formerly known as the Save Our Bank campaign. Give it a follow, especially if you're a Co-op Bank customer, and Join The Union.
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Shaun Fensom @shaunfensom.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A reward for 10 years' work - when so many told us we didn't stand a chance.
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Cllr Tom Laing @tomlaing14.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
It’s really exciting news I must say I did begin to lose faith we would ever see the bank return to mutual ownership but I’ve been proven wrong
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
We set up the #SaveOurBank campaign with two main aims: to ensure the Co-op Bank stuck to its ethics, and to work for an eventual return to cooperative ownership. With the takeover now approved, we consider these aims achieved. Our statement: saveourbank.coop/merger-go-ah...
Text of the Customer Union's statement:

We’re delighted by this news. We set up the Save Our Bank campaign in 2013 with two main aims: to ensure that the bank stuck to its ethics, and to work for an eventual return to cooperative ownership. We’re now confident that the bank has effectively been “saved” and that these aims have been achieved. As such, we will be hanging up the “Save Our Bank” name.

Following the initial success of the campaign, we established what we believe is the world’s first customer union in 2016, representing more than 1,000 paid-up members who are customers of the bank, and around 10,000 supporters in total. This organisation, the Customer Union for Ethical Banking, will continue, with the primary aim of representing the interests of our members in the new merged organisation. We’re keen to ensure that the ethical policy and principles of the bank are not only maintained but strengthened, and that the new organisation builds on the ethical leadership that the Co-op Bank has established over 30 years. 

The combination Co-op Bank and Coventry creates a strengthened ethical banking sector in the UK, and will lead to more people and businesses being able to ensure their money is invested in line with their values. We are positive about the future for our members, and look forward to representing their interests in a constructive working relationship with the building society.
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Jim McMahon MP @jimmcmahon.co.uk · 16/11/2024
A short starter pack for UK Co-operators starting with the amazing 🐝 Co-op Party team go.bsky.app/Tv3wtAT
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CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Here it is, our first BlueSky post. The deal for Coventry Building Society to buy The Co-operative Bank has been approved by regulators and will go through on 1st January. We're delighted. Really welcome news for us and our 10,000 members & supporters. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Coventry Building Society to take over Co-operative Bank in 2025
The Co-op Bank will officially become a subsidiary of Coventry Building Society on 1 January.
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