Etheco Directory
Browse the best ethical brands in the UK - 2026
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Financial advice & planning ›
UK ethical financial-planning firm offering pensions, ISAs and investment advice aligned with clients' values. It steers money away from fossil fuels and harmful industries towards sustainable, positive-impact investments, and is an Ethical Consumer Best Buy.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
93
Products & Services
Pensions & annuities; Stocks & shares ISAs; Ethical investment funds; Financial advice & planning
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.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
72
Products & Services
Current accounts; Savings accounts; Cash ISAs; Residential mortgages; Buy-to-let mortgages; Remortgaging; Green mortgages; Personal loans; Credit cards; Overdrafts; Business accounts; Business loans; Buildings & contents insurance; Life insurance; Travel insurance; Financial advice & planning; Charity & not-for-profit banking
Building society founded in 1853 in Skipton, North Yorkshire, offering savings, cash ISAs, mortgages, financial advice and equity release. Member-owned and known for innovative products such as a 100% mortgage designed to help first-time buyers and renters onto the property ladder.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
69
Products & Services
Savings accounts; Cash ISAs; Residential mortgages; Buy-to-let mortgages; Remortgaging; Financial advice & planning; Child banking; Child ISA
Building society founded in 1861 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, offering savings, cash ISAs, children's accounts, mortgages and financial advice and planning. A member-owned mutual and active supporter of North East England communities, with services available to savers UK-wide.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
67
Products & Services
Savings accounts; Cash ISAs; Residential mortgages; Buy-to-let mortgages; Shared-ownership mortgages; Financial advice & planning; Child banking; Child ISA
UK independent advice service helping people align their savings, pensions and investments with their ethical values. It offers impartial guidance on ethical and sustainable products, steering clients towards positive-impact options, and holds Good Shopping Guide Ethical Accreditation.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
66
Products & Services
Financial advice & planning
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.
etheco score
people
planet
performance
58
Products & Services
Current accounts; Savings accounts; Cash ISAs; Stocks & shares ISAs; Residential mortgages; Buy-to-let mortgages; Remortgaging; Shared-ownership mortgages; Green mortgages; Personal loans; Credit cards; Overdrafts; Buildings & contents insurance; Life insurance; Travel insurance; Health & income protection; Breakdown & rescue cover; Financial advice & planning; Child banking; Child ISA
