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How Can I Green My Pension? With Izzy Howden | Money Hotline #10

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☎️ Individuals are increasingly more concerned about tackling the climate emergency, and greening your pension is one of the best ways to make a positive impact with your money. Today, I speak to the lovely Izzy Howden, Policy and Campaigns Advisor at Make My Money Matter, about the power of green pensions. 


🍃 Make My Money Matter is a people-powered campaign fighting for a world where the public have the knowledge and power to align their pensions, savings and investments with their values. There are £2.6trillion in UK pensions, and Make My Money Matter are determined to make them be a force for good.


Today on The Wallet: 


1/ People often don’t realise that their pension is invested in industries they don’t want to support, so Izzy talks about why awareness matters and how powerful greening your pension can be.


2/ Contacting your pension provider and finding out where your money is invested can sound like a difficult task, but Izzy outlines the steps you can take what you can do if they don’t offer a green option.


3/ It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when it comes to trying to make a difference. Izzy highlights what you can do to have a real knock-on effect on and an impact at scale. 


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Our podcast partners PensionBee are also offering you a £25 pension contribution (£20, plus £5 in tax relief) when you sign up. To claim the offer, follow this link: https://www.pensionbee.com/vestpod. Capital at risk. 


I’m Emilie Bellet, the founder of Vestpod - a thriving community that financially empowers women, author of You’re Not Broke, You’re Pre-Rich and host of The Wallet! You can learn more about Vestpod, join our events and subscribe to our newsletter at www.vestpod.com and on Instagram @vestpod. Join our private Facebook group: @vestpod. 

 

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