Baseline
- Operates with transparency, excellent service and fair pricing
- Maintains high standards of business ethics in banking relationships and with customers
- If issued by mega-bank, then must generate significant funds for GBN members/allies or promote greening purchasing by cardholders
Preferences
- Works with a community development bank
- Makes regular contributions to nonprofits based on fees
- Member of US SIF
Resources
- Responsible Credit Cards Real Green, May/June 2008
- www.socialinvest.org
- www.communityinvest.org
Industry Standards to Earn the Seal of Approval
- Artwork
- Banking
- Body / Personal Care
- Building & Construction
- Candles
- Carbon Offsets
- Chocolate
- Cleaning Products (Dry Cleaning included)
- Clothing & Fabric Products
- Coffee / Tea
- Consulting / Marketing / PR
- Energy / Fuel
- Events
- Food Products: Animal
- Food Products: General
- Home / Housewares / Furniture
- Investing
- Jewelry
- Mail Order Catalogues, Magazines, & Books
- Mattresses
- Mining
- Packaging
- Paints / Varnishes / Finishes
- Paper Products / Printing / Publishing
- Real Estate
- Toys / Games / Children's Products
- Transportation
- Water
- Web Hosting Company





