Green League Table: UK Banks (2024)
Updated June 3, 2024 by Zak GottliebTo help UK bank customers make more informed decisions, we have compiled a comprehensive league table of 103 financial institutions, rated according to our new methodology. This table is designed to give you confidence in choosing banks that prioritise the climate. The ratings are divided into five categories: "Great," "Good," "Okay," "Bad" and "Worst," with each category listed alphabetically for easy reference. By empowering customers with more transparency, we aim to accelerate the shift to sustainable banking practices. Discover where your bank stands and take action.
| Institution Name | Rating |
|---|---|
 CAF Bank | Great |
 Charity Bank | Great |
 Co-operative Bank | Great |
 Coventry Building Society | Great |
 Ecology Building Society | Great |
 Investec | Great |
 Metro Bank | Great |
 Nationwide Building Society | Great |
 OakNorth Bank | Great |
 Oxbury | Great |
 Tandem | Great |
 Triodos | Great |
 Unity Trust Bank | Great |
 Virgin Money (including Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | Great |
 Algbra | Good |
 Beehive Money | Good |
 Chelsea Building Society | Good |
 Chip | Good |
 Clearbank | Good |
 GateHouse Bank | Good |
 Leeds Building Society | Good |
 Methodist Chapel Aid | Good |
 Monzo | Good |
 National Savings & Investments | Good |
 Nottingham Building Society | Good |
 Paragon Bank plc | Good |
 Perenna Bank PLC | Good |
 Reliance Bank | Good |
 Tide Bank | Good |
 Tred | Good |
 Yorkshire Building Society | Good |
Alba Bank Limited | Okay |
 Allica Bank | Okay |
 Atom Bank | Okay |
 Birmingham Bank | Okay |
 C. Hoare and Co. | Okay |
 Cambridge & Counties | Okay |
 Cashplus Bank | Okay |
 Castle Trust Bank | Okay |
 Charter Savings Bank | Okay |
 Chetwood Financial | Okay |
 Coutts | Okay |
 Cumberland Building Society | Okay |
 Ford Money | Okay |
 GB Bank | Okay |
 Halifax | Okay |
 Hampden & Co | Okay |
 Intelligent Finance | Okay |
 Kent Reliance | Okay |
 Kingdom Bank | Okay |
 Kroo | Okay |
 Leek Building Society | Okay |
 Lloyds Bank | Okay |
 Mettle | Okay |
 NatWest | Okay |
 Newcastle Building Society | Okay |
 One Savings Bank (alias: OSB Group) | Okay |
 Penrith Building Society | Okay |
 Principality Building Society | Okay |
 RBS | Okay |
 Recognise | Okay |
 Sainsbury's Bank plc | Okay |
 Shawbrook Bank | Okay |
 Skipton Building Society | Okay |
 SmartSave | Okay |
 Starling Bank | Okay |
 Swansea Building Society | Okay |
 The Bank of London (TBOL) | Okay |
 The Family Building Society | Okay |
 The Furness Building Society | Okay |
 The Hanley Economic Building Society | Okay |
 TSB | Okay |
 United Trust Bank | Okay |
 Vanquis | Okay |
 West Bromwich Building Society | Okay |
 Zopa | Okay |
 Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited | Bad |
 Close Brothers Bank | Bad |
 Cynergy Bank | Bad |
 DF Capital Bank | Bad |
 Hampshire Trust Bank | Bad |
 Hodge Bank | Bad |
 Monument Bank | Bad |
 OneFamily | Bad |
 Post Office | Bad |
 Redwood Bank | Bad |
 Secure Trust Bank Plc | Bad |
 Stream Bank Plc | Bad |
 Wesleyan Bank | Bad |
 Bank of London and The Middle East plc | Worst |
 Barclays | Worst |
 Chase | Worst |
 First Direct | Worst |
 HSBC | Worst |
 M&S Bank | Worst |
 Monese | Worst |
 Moneybox | Worst |
 Nude | Worst |
 Saga Savings | Worst |
 Santander | Worst |
 Standard Chartered | Worst |
 Tesco | Worst |
 Weatherbys Bank | Worst |
- Institution Name
CAF Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Charity Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Co-operative Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Coventry Building Society
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Ecology Building Society
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Investec
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Metro Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Nationwide Building Society
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
OakNorth Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Oxbury
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Tandem
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Triodos
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Unity Trust Bank
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Virgin Money (including Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- Rating
Great
- Institution Name
Algbra
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Beehive Money
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Chelsea Building Society
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Chip
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Clearbank
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
GateHouse Bank
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Leeds Building Society
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Methodist Chapel Aid
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Monzo
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
National Savings & Investments
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Nottingham Building Society
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Paragon Bank plc
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Perenna Bank PLC
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Reliance Bank
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Tide Bank
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Tred
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Yorkshire Building Society
- Rating
Good
- Institution Name
Alba Bank Limited
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Allica Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Atom Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Birmingham Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
C. Hoare and Co.
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Cambridge & Counties
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Cashplus Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Castle Trust Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Charter Savings Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Chetwood Financial
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Coutts
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Cumberland Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Ford Money
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
GB Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Halifax
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Hampden & Co
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Intelligent Finance
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Kent Reliance
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Kingdom Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Kroo
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Leek Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Lloyds Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Mettle
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
NatWest
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Newcastle Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
One Savings Bank (alias: OSB Group)
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Penrith Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Principality Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
RBS
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Recognise
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Sainsbury's Bank plc
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Shawbrook Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Skipton Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
SmartSave
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Starling Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Swansea Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
The Bank of London (TBOL)
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
The Family Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
The Furness Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
The Hanley Economic Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
TSB
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
United Trust Bank
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Vanquis
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
West Bromwich Building Society
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Zopa
- Rating
Okay
- Institution Name
Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Close Brothers Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Cynergy Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
DF Capital Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Hampshire Trust Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Hodge Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Monument Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
OneFamily
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Post Office
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Redwood Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Secure Trust Bank Plc
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Stream Bank Plc
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Wesleyan Bank
- Rating
Bad
- Institution Name
Bank of London and The Middle East plc
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Barclays
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Chase
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
First Direct
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
HSBC
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
M&S Bank
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Monese
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Moneybox
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Nude
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Saga Savings
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Santander
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Standard Chartered
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Tesco
- Rating
Worst
- Institution Name
Weatherbys Bank
- Rating
Worst
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