Continuing success achieved by previous credit card, mortgage, life insurance and loan guides, Moneynet has issued a new guide to cover subject of ethical investment. With number of ethical investors in UK growing each year alongside public awareness of pollution, fair trade, child labour, arms sales and similar contentious issues, Moneynet aims to ensure consumers can make informed decisions about their finances.

Ethical investing has gone from being a 'fringe' activity - previously seen as practice of tree-huggers and sandal-wearers - to a going concern that offers clear-conscience alternatives for full range of financial products including mortgages, bank accounts, utilities, investments and pensions.

Moneynet’s latest guide aims to encourage and help consumers acknowledge and understand “socially responsible investing”, as well as providing enlightenment on products available. Through information provision and access to ethical financial product providers, consumers can take control over their personal finance situation, making sensible financial decisions with a clear conscience. Moneynet provides comparative information for savings and investments, credit cards, loans, insurance, mortgages and utilities: giving consumers access to practical and ethical choices on different financial aspects of domestic life.

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