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The climate crisis is here and your money is likely funding it. Check your bank and discover sustainable options with our simple tools: bank.green.

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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
📢 In 2024 ING promised to stop financing oil and gas companies focused solely on extraction that keep developing new fields. Our tracker Watchtower found three cases where it appears to have done exactly that, now reported by Follow the Money: www.ftm.eu/articles/dut... Free to read for 24 hours.
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ING helped fossil fuel firms raise over $900 million despite climate pledge
Dutch bank ING vowed in 2024 to stop financing oil and gas companies that develop new fields. But the lender seems to have broken its own promise by providing $908 million in financing to three firms…
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Imagine a world where, instead of financing fossil fuels and deforestation, banks invest in climate-positive solutions, such as sustainable agriculture, electric vehicle networks, and renewable energy initiatives. Check out these five fossil-free banking services doing just that and switch today!
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Take Action: Stop Funding Factory Farms Banks don’t just fund fossil fuels. Many also finance industrial animal agriculture, a major driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss, water pollution and climate emissions. 🌍 #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #ProtectNature #BankingOnChange
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
HSBC provided $192.2 billion to fossil fuel firms from 2016-2023, contributing $5.3 billion in 2023 alone. Despite its net-zero pledge, they have moved backwards on climate commitments. 🌡️ #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #BankingOnChange
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Triodos Bank makes sure your money is invested in ethical and sustainable ways. They uphold high standards of transparency and fund a wide range of innovative social, cultural, and environmental projects.🏅 How green is your bank?💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
What is the link between my bank account and climate change? 💸🌍 When your money goes into a bank, they use deposits to fund investments, too often including backing fossil fuel projects. 🛢️ #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #FossilFuels #BankingOnChange
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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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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Bank of America is one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel funders. Since the Paris Agreement, they have poured $333 billion into fossil fuels. Despite making a net-zero pledge in 2021, they remain the largest coal mining financier in North America, backing $1.5 billion in 2023.🛢️
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Charity Bank was set up in order to provide funding to charities and social enterprises, so there is zero chance your savings deposit would be funding climate chaos! It is a company whose mission is to care as much about the planet and the people. 🫂 How green is your bank?💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
If you’d like to keep your bank accountable about their involvement in the climate crisis, you can start by calling them! We’ll walk you through raising your concerns in our post 💚 #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #BeTheChange #SustainableBanking
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Calling Your Bank Is a Climate Action 📣 Banks track complaints, so calls signal reputational risk and demand for fossil-free banking, impacting real decisions. We'll share how to make this call soon 💚 #ClimateAction #ClimateFinance #FossilFree #BankingOnChange
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🌟Climate finance is the lifeblood of climate action🌟 Another quote for our Voices of Change series from Executive Secretary to the UNFCCC, Simon Stiell. 🔊 💚 To read the full quote and more, see here: buff.ly/O8xxW5g #ClimateFinance #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🌎 THE PLANETARY COST OF UNLOCKING VENEZUELA’S OIL Venezuela’s crisis can’t be solved by oil alone, especially not at the expense of a stable planet. 🌿 #ClimateNews #BigOil #ClimateFinance #ClimateCrisis
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Walden Mutual Bank prides itself on being the first bank to be fully approved by the FDIC in 50 years. Serving individuals, businesses and nonprofits, your deposit would be used to effect positive, lasting change in local food ecosystems. 🧑🌾 How green is your bank? 💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Who’s behind Bank.Green? 💚 We’re a group of volunteers united by the belief that banks must change quickly. While people work on solutions to the climate crisis, our money still flows into industries that harm the planet. #BankGreen #ClimateAction #EthicalFinance #FossilFreeFinance #PeoplePower
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
So you’ve learned that your bank is financing the fossil fuel industry🔥💰🔥 and you don’t wish to support that. But you’re busy, and the idea of bank switching makes your head hurt. Not to worry! It’s truly not that difficult. And you don’t have to do it all in one day.
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
🌟Climate Finance is not charity- it’s smart economics🌟 Starting our Voices of Change 🔊 series with a quote from Executive Secretary to the UNFCCC, Simon Stiell. 💚To read the full quote and more, go to unfccc.int/news/climate... #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
People deserve a voice in systems shaping their lives, including finance. With the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (@pjmfdn.bsky.social), Bank.Green is building Watchtower, an AI tool enabling public scrutiny of banks’ climate commitments. #PJMFImpact2025 #AIForPublicPurpose
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
While you’ve been saving money for a house, JPMorgan Chase has been using your savings to provide financial support to its fossil fuel friends. In the 8 years since the Paris Agreement, this bank has funneled $431 billion into coal, oil, and gas, rapidly accelerating the climate crisis. 🔥
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
$250K to strengthen climate accountability in banking. Thanks to the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (@pjmfdn.bsky.social), we’re scaling up Watchtower, our AI tool that exposes gaps between banks’ policies and practices. 💪 #ClimateAccountability #Watchtower #AIforGood
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
With impeccable environmental credentials and an ownership model that ensures its mission is always aligned with that of its stakeholders, Beneficial State is an excellent choice for where to store your money. 🌰 Find out how green your bank is through the link in our bio! 💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Out with the old, in with the new! Let 2026 be a green year for us and our planet 🌱 #HappyNewYear 💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
💚 Green isn’t just a color, it’s an action. Our 2026 Color of the Year is Move-Your-Money Green, inspired by one of the most powerful climate choices you can make: banking green. 🏦💸 #ColorOfTheYear #MoveYourMoneyGreen #SustainableBanking #ClimateAction #BankGreen
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Pleased with your #2025Wrapped ? We are! This year we rated 150 banks across 19 different countries! 🗺️ To learn more about our rating methodology, visit bank.green/methodology
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
#COP30 established a “Roadmap” to reach the annual funding goal of $1.3 trillion by 2035. Previously set at the COP29 in 2024, the fund aims to help finance the progress of green industries in developing countries. Here’s the 5 key actions needed to reach that goal 🧵
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Mass Blackout: November 25 - December 2 To Participate: – No shopping at major retailers – Support local & small businesses – Use cash – Consider switching to sustainable banking – Share this message Small Business Saturday (Nov 30) is excluded from the blackout—support your local businesses!
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
In the Northern Hemisphere, the herald of winter is easy to spot: birds prepare to migrate south and trees lose their leaves.Trees shed what they don't need and store energy for the months ahead and your fall finances deserve the same strategic approach. #bankgreen #sustainablebanking
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
📑 Welcome back to Bank.Green's monthly news briefing! 📬 🌱 Check our link in bio to read the full stories featured this month, and to sign up to receive our news briefing in your inbox. 🐝 #bankgreen #climatechange #climatefinance #sustainability #banking
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
⏰ It’s been 1 year since banks started pulling out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance. Now, in light of severely deteriorated membership numbers, the NZBA seeks to become a “framework” oriented initiative.❓If the NZBA failed, who can hold banks accountable? Comment your thoughts below 💭
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Visit our site to fall in love with sustainable banking 🏦🌿 #bankgreen #sustainablefinance #moveyourmoney #fundourfuture #greenbanking
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
⏰ 🆘 It’s been nearly a year since the first banks started pulling out of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).💡 Individuals also have power: Bank.Green has resources for switching to sustainable banks, and learning how to pressure the institutions gambling with our future. Get started today 🌱
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🏦 🏭 Let's cut through the noise – how can we nudge our banks to be more sustainable? And, how can the team at Bank.Green help you? Listen to Katherine's quick tips in this week's episode. #FossilFreeFinance #BankOnBetter #ClimateAction #BankGreen
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🌎 Welcome back to Bank.Green's monthly news briefing! Check our link in bio to read the full stories featured this month, and to sign up to receive our news briefing in your inbox. 📬  #bankgreen #sustainablefinance #climatechaos #climatechange #fossilfuels #NZBA
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🏭 🏦 Clean up your act: How banks can clear their conscience by greening their portfolios. In this week's episode, we explore how banks can redeem their lending habits by backing climate-friendly projects. #FossilFreeFinance #BankOnBetter #ClimateAction #BankGreen
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🏭 Fossil fuel companies spend millions on advertising to hide their role in the climate crisis, like how tobacco once tried to hide its impact on our health. Over 100 UK advertising organizations representing >1,000 advertisers are calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising.
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
☀️ Sun Day is a day of action on September 21 to show the massive support for a clean energy future. Events are taking place across the globe, from installing new solar, to rallying for change. Join @sundayofaction.bsky.social & moving your money to a sustainable bank this weekend. #bankgreen
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🏦 🏭 This week: Banks face increasing pressure from investors and the public to decarbonise. While fossil fuel incentives cloud the picture, clean energy now offers the clearest bang for our bucks. Find out why in this new episode! #FossilFreeFinance #BankOnBetter #ClimateAction #BankGreen
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🌍 The UK plans to become the sustainable finance capital of the world, but how? Read the full article by clicking the link in our bio. #bankgreen #sustainablebanking #climatechange #sustainability #finance #energy #cleanenergy
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🏦 🏭 What are financed emissions, you ask? This back-to-school episode dives into the importance of banks disclosing their highest-emission activities — all buried within their financing. Watch this episode on the blog: bank.green/blog/bank-de...
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Climate Responsibility in Banking: Banks' Efforts to Decarbonise (Chapter 7)
What are financed emissions, you ask? This back-to-school episode dives into the importance of banks disclosing their highest-emission activities — all buried within their financing.
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
ESG was designed to make banks accountable by cutting emissions and enhancing transparency. However, in the U.S., it's become a political issue, with laws limiting green investments. Some banks still prioritize sustainability. Check your bank at bank.green and read the full article buff.ly/tsYsUkS.
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🌱 🐝 Welcome bank to Bank.Green's Monthly news briefing! Check our link in bio to read the full stories featured this month, and sign up to receive our news briefing in your inbox. #bankgreen #sustainablefinance #climatechange #climateactivism #fossilfuels #NZBA
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
⬆️ 🔍 Does Bank.Green factor fossil fuel expansion into its bank ratings? Absolutely. Any bank involved in expansion will see it clearly reflected on their profile–and it won't look pretty. Liked this reel? This series has five chapters about climate-responsible banking. bank.green/blog/fossil-...
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
⬆️ 🔍 Last week, we learnt about fossil fuel expansion. This week: what does our Bank.Green team have to say about it? As always, you can see the complete series on our blog: bank.green/blog/fossil-...
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Renewable energy is reliable, efficient & affordable. While banks peddle the lie that only fossil fuels can power our world, the solar & wind industry are making strides.The best way to fight misinformation is education, so here are some clean energy superpowers from @sundayofaction.bsky.social ☀️💨💚
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
⬆️ 🔍 Ever heard of fossil fuel expansion? How does it fit in with a bank's Net Zero goals? Tune in for Katherine's two cents on the practice! As always, you can see the complete series on our blog: bank.green/blog/fossil-...
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
❎ What can YOU do about your bank's greenwashing? Katherine discusses actionable steps that we can take to hold our banks accountable in the climate crisis. Watch this final episode about greenwashing on the blog! bank.green/blog/bank-gr... #greenwashing #bankgreen #banking
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Climate Responsibility in Banking: Bank Greenwashing (Chapter 5)
In this episode of the series, Katherine dives into the world of the famous climate buzzword –greenwashing. What is it, why do banks do it, what happens when they get caught in the greenwashing act? W...
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🌱 🌼 Welcome back to another edition of Bank.Green’s monthly news briefing!  Sign up to receive the full news briefing in your inbox every month, using the link in bio. 📑 #bankgreen #sustainability #climatefinance #greenbanking #climatechange #protest #heatwave
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
💸 The World Bank has lifted its longstanding ban on nuclear power projects. As the stance on nuclear softens, tell us what you think: should this be an alternative energy source in the transition from fossil fuels? 💬 Read full article: buff.ly/J6YjCaI #nuclearenergy
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
❎ Poor PR or genuine risk? In this episode, Katherine breaks down the consequences of greenwashing in banking. Watch this week on the blog! bank.green/blog/bank-gr... #greenwashing #bankgreen #banking
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Climate Responsibility in Banking: Bank Greenwashing (Chapter 5)
In this episode of the series, Katherine dives into the world of the famous climate buzzword –greenwashing. What is it, why do banks do it, what happens when they get caught in the greenwashing act? W...
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Bank.Green @bankgreen.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Educating younger generations on climate change inspires future climate action. But, making yourself understood by those born this millennium is easier said than done. Fortunately, we're on the case: here's a guide for translating climate finance topics into Gen-Alpha lingo.
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