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Public TransportThe Ethical Consumer Panel was used toevaluate the proportion of people who usepublic transport to reduce theirenvironmental impact.• Whilst almost 1 in 5 commuters areconscious of reducing theirenvironmental impact through usingpublic transport, for 4 per cent it is theirprime motivation.• The value of public transport attributableto those whose prime motivation is“to do my bit for the environment” isestimated to be £162 million for 2002.Ethical Banking andInvestmentIn 2002, the total value of personal depositsin ethical banks has overtaken the totalvalue invested in ethical and green funds.• Total value of personal deposits placedwith banks that have ethical investmentcriteria increased by 16 per cent to£3.9 billion.• The total value invested in UK ethicalfunds and ISAs fell back by8 per cent to £3.5 billion. However, thetotal value of investment funds undermanagement declined by 17 per cent to£195 billion.1999Growth of Personal Banking Deposits£2.1 billion200020012002£2.6 billion£3.4 billion£3.9 billion14
Further InformationPrevious EPI Reports are available atwww.co-operativebank.co.uk/epiFor further information contact:Barry Clavin, The Co-operative Bank –barry.clavin@co-operativebank.co.ukDeborah Doane, nef –Deborah.Doane@neweconomics.orgMelanie Howard, The Future Foundation –MelanieH@Futurefoundaton.orgThe Ethical Consumerism Report 2003 wasproduced by: The Co-operative Bank, nefand The Future Foundation.With thanks to: GFK Marketing Services,DEFRA, BUAV, FSC, The FairtradeFoundation, www.responsibletravel.com,EIRIS Services Ltd, ONS data source:National Statistics website:www.statistics.gov.uk, Crown copyrightmaterial is reproduced with the permissionof the Controller of HMSO.Feedback formFeedback is vital to the further developmentof the Ethical Consumerism Report. We’dlike to know what you think about:How useful is the report as a measure ofethical consumption?Very usefulNot very usefulQuite usefulNot at all usefulDo you think the content of the report is:Too detailedAbout rightLacking detailDo you refer to the Report in yourown work?YesNoAny other commentsName:Organisation:Please tick the box if you would like to receive furtherinformation on Ethical Consumerism fromThe Co-operative Bank. Your details willnot be passed on to any third parties.15
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