Description
Making your finances work harder against climate change. Tom Heap speaks to Richard Curtis, British film director and architect of Comic Relief, about his Make My Money Matter campaign. This encourages everyone to find out where their pension money goes. He also speaks to the boss of a UK bank, Bevis Watts, and to the campaign director of switchit.green about how easy it is to move your bank account elsewhere. A special episode for anyone worried about what their money is - or isn't - doing to keep the planet green.
Interviewees:
Lisa Stanley of Good With Money
Bevis Watts of Triodos
John Fleetwood of Square Mile Investment Consulting and Research
Sophie Cowen of switchit.green
Richard Curtis of Make My Money Matter
The presenter is Tom Heap and the producer in Bristol is Miles Warde
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