For Sydney-based first-year university student Lilas-Mae Njoo, 17, choosing a bank was always going to be about much more than just selecting somewhere to put her money. Njoo is among a growing contingent of Australians who prefer to do business with firms that have a good ethical track record, especially when it comes to climate change.
“Choosing a bank and super fund that have an ethical business model and approach to investing is a way for me to have an impact on how society works that isn’t through voting, because I’m not old enough to do that yet,” she says.
