Ecology Building Society publishes industry's first carbon footprint for mortgages

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Ethical building society releases report looking at environment impact of all its residential mortgage lending

Banks are being urged to deliver greater transparency around the emissions impact of their lending activity, after Ecology Building Society published the industry's first carbon footprint for mortgages....

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