We're asking the Co-op Bank for dedicated bank accounts for co-operatives. Share if you agree! #Coops @cooperatives.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social Read more in our latest newsletter, out now 👇

We're asking the Co-op Bank for dedicated bank accounts for co-operatives. Share if you agree! #Coops @cooperatives.bsky.social @coopnews.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social Read more in our latest newsletter, out now 👇

And this is why I've just switched from Halifax/Lloyds to @triodosuk.bsky.social and @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social (Co-op) - it's nice to know my money won't help fund the weapons industry, global warming and genocide.

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...

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...

⚡️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)

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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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. 👇 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4wx2l4z4qo

'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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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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Huge UK banks are losing money from Cambridge University "as it starts pulling hundreds of millions of pounds away from institutions that finance fossil fuels." 🥳 Huge congratulations to the students campaigning on this! Climate destruction has consequences 👊 www.bloomberg.com/ne...

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...

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 https://customerunion.coop/newsletter-2026-05-30 #EthicalFinance […]

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...

Good to see the Co-op Bank with new ads that lead on ethics. What do you think of them? saveourbank.coop/newsletter-2...

youtube.com/shorts/yUU6N.... More singing for bank switching 🎶🎼🎵 @cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social @climatechoirs.bsky.social

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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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...

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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The Co-op Bank is now back in mutual ownership. Suits us.

CUEB: The Customer Union for Ethical Banking@cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

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

@cuebcustomerunion.bsky.social. Hopefully some more Coop customers soon with actions like this around the country. youtube.com/shorts/YS498...

'We're gonna switch our bank!' performed by Bristol Climate Choir

YouTube video by Climate Choir Movement

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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.

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...

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...

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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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

💡 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

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...

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...

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?

👋 ⭐ 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)

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: Https://customerunion.coop/newsletter-2025-04-26

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...

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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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: Https://customerunion.coop/newsletter-2025-04-26

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...

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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