Your bank has room for improvement on climate responsibility.
Heritage Bank is Australia's leading customer-owned bank.
Heritage Bank offers green financial products like Green Car Loans, supporting environmentally friendly purchases.
However, it lacks transparency in emissions reporting and does not have a fossil fuel exclusion policy, leaving room for improvement in its sustainability practices.
Although Heritage Bank supports green initiatives with its Green Car Loans, it does not disclose its emissions data or set reduction targets. The bank's lending practices could benefit from setting clear climate goals and aligning with organizations like the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) to enhance transparency and accountability.
We were founded on the belief that banks have had an easy time from their customers for too long. Our mission is to encourage as many people as possible to take a stand - to refuse to let their money fuel environmental destruction any longer. Join us in building this movement by pressuring your bank to do better, or by taking your money to somewhere that cares about our planet's future.
Banks live and die on their reputations. Mass movements of money to fossil-free competitors puts those reputations at grave risk. By moving your money to a sustainable financial institution, you will:
Send a message to your bank that it must defund fossil fuels
Join a fast-growing movement of consumers standing up for their future
Take a critical climate action with profound effects