Go Green & Save: How your customer-owned bank can help
As the weather warms and spring fills the air, it’s the perfect time to consider making your home more environmentally friendly – and save money in the process. Your customer-owned … Read more
Banking on a better future: How customer-owned banks are making a difference for the planet
As financial institutions centered on people and communities, customer-owned banks have a long history of leaving a positive impact on the communities they serve. The increasing frequency and severity of … Read more
Customer-owned B Corp banks leading a global movement
B Corp has become a global movement, with almost 8,000 companies certified across the world, and just under 700 companies in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand now proudly B Corp. … Read more
How the Mutual Bank is making a greener way to pay
The Mutual Bank is switching away from the traditional plastic credit card and taking an exciting step towards reducing their carbon footprint. The Bank recently launched their new Mutual Visa … Read more
Qudos Bank celebrates 15-year partnership with Greenfleet
Qudos Bank has always been committed to supporting initiatives that improve the environmental landscape for their customers and community, and nothing highlights this commitment more than their 15-year partnership with … Read more
Banking and Bees
Each year, Bank First funds new ideas, programs and methods of teaching that support enhanced student learning outcomes in Victorian schools. By applying and receiving votes, education-related initiatives have a … Read more
Social and environmental impact that’s certified good
COBA members Teachers Mutual Bank Limited and Australian Mutual Bank have joined Bank Australia and Beyond Bank to become certified B Corps. B Corp organisations are doing business better by … Read more
First Option Bank is creating safe havens for endangered species
At first glance, banks and birds don’t have much in common. However as populations of Mallee Emu-Wren began to decline, COBA member, First Option Bank stepped in. The Mallee Emu-Wren … Read more
RACQ Bank helps Queenslanders go green at 0.79 percent p.a
Going green can be expensive. Despite this, more Queenslanders than ever are looking to make sustainable changes in their lives. A recent RACQ survey found 75 percent of Queenslanders had … Read more