Etheco Directory
Browse the best ethical brands in the UK - 2026
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UK high-street bank founded in Manchester in 1872, with current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages, credit cards and business banking. Guided by a customer-led ethical policy since 1992 that rules out lending to firms conflicting with members' values on human rights and the environment.
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72
Products & Services
One of the UK's largest insurers and a leading life and pensions provider, offering car, home, travel, life and health insurance, pensions and investments. Holds Good Shopping Guide Ethical Accreditation, targets net zero by 2040 and runs its offices on 100% renewable electricity.
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people
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64
Full-service UK bank headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne and founded in 1995, offering current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages, credit cards, pensions, insurance and business banking. Now part of Nationwide, broadening a mutual-owned group serving customers across the UK.
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people
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63
Products & Services
Current accounts Savings accounts Cash ISAs Children's savings Residential mortgages Buy-to-let mortgages Remortgaging Personal loans Credit cards Business accounts Business loans Charity & not-for-profit banking Buildings & contents insurance Travel insurance Stocks & shares ISAs Pensions & annuities Child banking
US-founded, B Corp-certified insurer available in the UK, offering AI-powered home, contents, pet and life cover with fast digital claims. Its 'Giveback' model donates unclaimed premiums to charities chosen by customers, aiming to realign incentives between insurer and policyholder.
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61
Products & Services
The UK's largest building society, member-owned with roots to 1846 and based in Swindon, offering current accounts, savings, ISAs, mortgages and insurance. As a mutual, profits go back to members rather than shareholders, funding member rewards and community programmes across the UK.
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58
Products & Services
Current accounts Savings accounts Cash ISAs Children's savings Residential mortgages Buy-to-let mortgages Green mortgages Remortgaging Shared-ownership mortgages Personal loans Credit cards Overdrafts Buildings & contents insurance Travel insurance Health & income protection Breakdown & rescue cover Stocks & shares ISAs Financial advice & planning Child banking Child ISA Junior ISAs
