The Society has secured £3m of investment through an issue of Core Capital Deferred Shares (CCDS), which will enable us to further grow our sustainable lending, invest in ...
We’ve signed up to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) coalition in the UK in order to report the impact of our lending on carbon emissions. PCAF is an ...
To mark this year’s Right to Build Day (30 October 2020), Ecology borrower, Charlotte, shares her story of building a new energy-efficient timber-framed home in ...
29 October 2020 Read moreHow do we face the astonishing challenges that 2020 has brought into stark relief? We have known for many years that our ever-increasing consumption, and the resulting demand for ...
Thanks to the hard work of ‘Those Plant People’, Ecology’s permaculture garden is a haven for wildlife and a productive food-growing space for colleagues. Here, ...
A new report from Community Led Homes explores how to encourage more banks and building societies to get behind the community-led housing sector after finding a lack of awareness ...
Since lockdown began, the value of the UK’s green spaces, particularly in and around urban areas, has become clearer than ever. Amidst uncertainty, restriction and adaptation, ...
Our homes, gardens and cities don’t always make life easy for wildlife. Impermeable surfaces, an absence of nooks and crannies, and an over-emphasis on ‘neat and tidy’ can ...
On Friday 20 September, millions of people from across the globe united to call for climate justice. Inspired by the youth-led school strike for climate, marches took place around ...
As younger people are raising their voice in defence of the environment, Bright Green Future graduate and new Ecology employee, Kristi Bergman, explains why she wants to see her ...
22 August 2019 Read moreIn our latest issue of Ecology’s building a greener society blog, we analyse some of the key climate stories hitting the headlines. Global Strike for Climate The Ecology team ...
Ecology non-executive director, Alison Vipond, analyses some of the key climate stories hitting the headlines. The UK’s commitment to achieving net zero by 2050 Earlier this ...
