Aspiration provides financial services with a focus on sustainability and social impact.

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For over a decade, Aspiration has been at the forefront of climate-friendly finance, offering consumers financial solutions that benefit both their wallet and the planet. We believe in the power of collective action to combat climate change, and we're building a community of individuals who are committed to making climate action part of their everyday lives.

As of February 2024, the Aspiration consumer fintech platform – including the Aspiration Spend, Save and investment accounts – is operated by Mission Financial Partners.


Helping trees grow also means helping kids go to school.

The Plant Your Change program* is helping create jobs that allow kids in Kenya go to school. Check out what David Duba, co-founder of our tree restoration partner veritree, has to say about his recent visit to the mangrove planting site.


*Aspiration Debit Cards are issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license by Mastercard® International Incorporated. The Aspiration Spend & Save accounts are checking and savings accounts offered through Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC.

If you could individually only do one thing to reduce your carbon footprint, what could you realistically do to have the biggest impact? 🤔

Here is a list of the top 10 actions you can take to reduce your carbon footprint and fight climate change, ranked by impact. Check out the blog (link in the comments) for all the details and comment below what actions you take!

The average individual’s annual carbon footprint in the U.S. is 28.8 metric tons - and 43.2% of that footprint comes from their banking and investing choices.
 
How?
 
1️⃣ Because Big Banks use your deposits to fund the fossil fuel industry
2️⃣ The average investment portfolio has shares of Fortune 500 companies, some of which are fossil fuel companies with huge carbon footprints
 
That’s why banking with climate-friendly institutions like Aspiration* can make such a big impact 🙌

*The Aspiration Spend & Save accounts are checking and savings accounts offered through Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC. Aspiration is under separate ownership from any other named entity. Aspiration is not a bank.

Did you know that just moving your savings out of a Big Bank could reduce your carbon footprint by ~16%?
 
In fact, depending on how much you move, using a green financial partner like Aspiration* can be even more impactful than driving an EV and installing solar panels…combined!
 
And the best part is that it doesn’t cost a thing 💸
 
 
 
*The Aspiration Spend & Save accounts are checking and savings accounts offered through Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC. Aspiration is under separate ownership from any other named entity. Aspiration is not a bank. For any extra services such as a wire transfer, Aspiration commits to "All Extra Services Provided at Cost," meaning that we'll only charge you what it costs us to provide the extra service, and not a penny more. Other third-party fees may apply.

The Aspiration community is supporting pollinator agroforestry in Haiti. Not sure what that means?

In a nutshell, pollinator agroforestry is a sustainable farming method that promotes biodiversity and benefits pollinators (like bees 🐝). This helps grow in-demand products and boosts local economies.

In Haiti, the project Aspiration is supporting is a honey-optimized model that has been co-created with partners, farmers, and honey producers 🍯

Thank you to everyone who is enabling this important work!*

Photos courtesy of veritree

*Aspiration Debit Cards are issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license by Mastercard® International Incorporated. Aspiration is under separate ownership from any other named entity. Aspiration is not a bank.

What's worse for the climate: 🤔 

(a) Flying back and forth between LA and NYC 7 times 🛩 

(b) Keeping $10,000 at a traditional bank like Bank of America for a year 💰 

It's (b) 🤯 

Don't believe it? Check it out here for yourself: https://lnkd.in/g9mjxe26 

This is an incredible tool for individual's to quickly see how much they can reduce their carbon footprint by taking 5 minutes to open up a bank account at a climate-friendly bank. 

It might feel invisible, but where you keep your money really matters. 

Great work (as always) by Paul Moinester, Rebecca Self, Jamie Beck Alexander and the teams at Topo Finance, Compose[d], BankFWD and many more!

#personalcarbonfootprint #climateaction #climatefriendlybanking #greenbanking #sustainablebanking #financedemissions

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