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 Campaign Analysis:
  Climate Change
 Campaign Analysis:
  Financial Exclusion
Financial Statements 2001
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Special Projects : Introduction
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the big issues
In this section, recent or ongoing campaigns and alliances are reviewed to establish whether the bank's primary interest is marketing benefit or advancement of the issues, as it claims. Previous reviews have included the bank's involvement with Greenpeace, RSPB, Christian Aid, Amnesty International (UK), Landmines, Fairtrade coffee, Third World debt and Refugees. In previous reports, coverage has focused on an analysis of a Customers Who Care campaigni (where the bank engages on a single issue for a limited amount of time with one or more partners) and an affinity credit card relationship.ii This year, with the approval of the bank's auditor, ethics etc..., a different approach has been taken. The long-standing issues of Climate Change and Combating Financial Exclusion will be reviewed. In both cases, activity has stretched across a number of years and engagement has been extensive and varied. More importantly, in both cases the bank has made a significant stand, with the support of Partners, and 'campaigned' for change. Both analyses have been chosen and written by the auditor, ethics etc..., who has interviewed experts from independent organisations to provide assurance that the bank's story as presented is balanced.
Big issue vendor
In 2001, the bank set up a pilot scheme, enabling Manchester's Big Issue vendors to open current accounts. The bank worked with Big Issue in the North West to overcome practical difficulties faced by vendors, such as proving identity.
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The above data and commentary has been audited by ethics etc...