What about my financial institution?

Our report shows that almost $32 billion is invested in nuclear weapons-producing companies in the UK alone. Almost all of the largest banks and pension providers in the UK are part of this economy of destruction.

We assessed fifteen of the biggest financial institutions in the UK and gave them a score based on their policy, practice, and transparency. The scores are out of ten per category, and out of thirty overall.

Here you can see at a glance how your financial institution fared.

Co-operative
Policy: 8
Practice: 8
Transparency: 5
HSBC
Policy: 4
Practice: 2
Transparency: 8
RBS/NATWEST
Policy: 2
Practice: 4
Transparency: 4
Standard
Chartered
Policy: 4
Practice: 0
Transparency: 6
Lloyds
Policy: 2
Practice: 1
Transparency: 2
Barclays
Policy: 2
Practice: 0
Transparency: 2
Banks and their financial involvement with nuclear weapons in the UK
Legal &
General
Policy: 4
Practice: 3
Transparency: 2
Quilter
Policy: 3
Practice: 2
Transparency: 4
People’s
Pension
Policy: 2
Practice: 0
Transparency: 4
Royal
London
Policy: 2
Practice: 0
Transparency: 4
Standard Life
Aberdeen
Policy: 1
Practice: 1
Transparency: 2
Nest
Policy: 1
Practice: 0
Transparency: 3
Aviva
Policy: 2
Practice: 2
Transparency: 0
Children’s
Investment Fund
Policy: 0
Practice: 3
Transparency: 0
Janus
Henderson
Policy: 1
Practice: 0
Transparency: 1
Pension funds and their financial involvement with nuclear weapons in the UK

Wait! My financial institution isn’t here!

You can still take action. Why not see if your bank or pension provider publishes their policy on nuclear weapons online? They will still want to hear from you, so take a look at our take action pages to see what you can do next.

What’s your methodology for these scores?

If you’re interested in how we came to these scores, you can read more about our methodology here.

How can I learn more about this issue?

To find out more, read our full report.

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