{"id":497396,"date":"2023-07-05T12:02:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T11:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=497396"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:50:51","slug":"press-release-finder-green-banking-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/media\/press-release-finder-green-banking-awards-2023","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the Finder Green Banking Awards 2023 revealed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

05, July, 2023, LONDON \u2013<\/b><\/p>

The 5 winners and highly commended companies in the Finder Green Banking Awards 2023<\/a> have been revealed today.<\/p>

Running for the very first time, the personal finance comparison site finder.com<\/span><\/a> assessed the UK’s most popular banking brands’ sustainability credentials across 3 key areas: operational emissions, net zero targets and position on financing fossil fuels. <\/span><\/p>

Based on these factors, brands were then recognised in the following 3 categories: green bank of the year, green digital bank of the year and green high street bank of the year. <\/span><\/p>

And the winners are\u2026 <\/b><\/p>

The winner of the Green Bank of the Year 2023 category is Triodos Bank, as the only bank to get excellent scores across the board. Triodos Bank was hailed for its low operational emissions, and its aim to reach net zero for all emissions by 2035. <\/span><\/p>

Taking the top spot in the Green Digital Bank of the Year 2023 category is Monzo, which was recognised for its policy not to invest in or lend to fossil fuel businesses, and its ambitious target of reaching net zero by 2030.<\/span><\/p>

Highly commended in this category is Starling Bank, which received excellent scores in 2 of the 3 assessment areas; operational emissions and position on fossil fuels. <\/span><\/p>

In the Green High Street Bank of the Year 2023 category, Nationwide came out on top after being recognised for its lack of investment in the fossil fuel sector. Following close behind as the highly commended brand in this category is The Co-operative Bank.<\/span><\/p>

Commenting on the awards, Kate Anderson, deputy editor at finder.com<\/a> said:<\/strong><\/p>

“Banks haven’t always faced much scrutiny over their green credentials in the past, but this is quickly changing. Customers and the media are both starting to pay more attention to the sustainability of leading banks, so it was great to see such high scores across issues that impact the climate now and targets for the future.<\/em><\/p>

“Congratulations to the winner of the inaugural Finder Green Bank of the Year Award, Triodos Bank, and to Monzo, Starling, Nationwide and The Co-operative Bank, who make up the top 5 this year! We are excited to see the improvements that all the banks will expect to make between now and next year.”<\/p>

For more information on the awards and finalists, please visit: <\/span> <\/span>https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/finder-green-bank-awards-2023<\/span><\/a> \u200e<\/span><\/p>

Methodology:<\/b><\/p>

To create our green bank ratings, we scored each bank on three key areas: <\/span><\/p>

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