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Sustainable investing guides for UK readers

Compare sustainable funds, ETFs, ISAs, pensions, green bonds, savings, platforms and fees. Choose the financial product first, then test the holdings, costs, labels and evidence behind its green claim.

Updated July 2026 · UK guides organised by financial decision

Choose your starting point

I am comparing funds or ETFs Start with holdings, objectives, labels, fees and greenwashing risk. I am choosing an ISA or savings route Separate the tax wrapper from the investment or cash product inside it. I am checking my pension Review default funds, stewardship, fossil exposure and provider questions. I am comparing costs Calculate the annual pound cost across platform, product, trading and advice fees.

Choose the product first

What are you comparing?

A fund, an ISA, a pension, a bond and a savings account solve different financial problems. Start with the product, then compare its cost, risk and sustainability evidence.

Funds and ETFsCompare sustainable fundsObjectives, holdings, exclusions, benchmarks, labels, stewardship and fees.Open funds guide Tax wrappersChoose a sustainable ISACash ISAs, stocks and shares ISAs and the products held inside each wrapper.Open ISA guide PensionsCheck a green pensionDefault funds, charges, holdings, stewardship and provider climate reports.Open pensions guide Bonds and giltsUnderstand green bondsCorporate green bonds, green gilts, bond funds and use-of-proceeds evidence.Open bonds guide Cash savingsCompare green savingsGreen savings accounts, cash ISAs and NS&I Green Savings Bonds.Open savings guide CostsCalculate total investing feesPlatform, product, trading, foreign-exchange and advice costs in pounds.Open fees guide

Then test the claim

What does the green label actually prove?

Once the product is clear, move to the documents behind the claim. A label can describe an objective or disclosure approach, but it does not remove investment risk or guarantee particular holdings.

First principlesGreen investing UK guideSeparate product structure, financial risk and sustainability evidence before comparing options.Read overview Fund documentsRead a sustainable fund factsheetCheck objective, holdings, benchmark, exclusions, fees and risk warnings in one workflow.Use checklist UK labelsUnderstand FCA SDR labelsWhat the four labels require, where they apply and what they do not guarantee.Read label guide StewardshipTest engagement and voting claimsLook for voting records, escalation, outcomes and evidence beyond broad policy language.Read stewardship guide Portfolio riskUnderstand climate riskPhysical risk, transition risk, concentration and the limits of backward-looking data.Open climate risk guide ClaimsSpot investment greenwashingCompare names and marketing claims with holdings, exclusions, methodology and reporting.Read claims guide

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