Money for Change campaign envisions an economic system that puts people and the planet’s well-being first.

By challenging the basic values of the current economic system, such as greed, competition, nature and human exploitation for the accumulation of wealth and power in the hands of the few, it aims to achieve change and truly transform the current financial and economic system.

Forest and Deforestation Documentation in Muonio, Sweden. © Jason White / Greenpeace

The money flowing to climate and nature destruction will be stopped through exposing greenwashing and through legal and regulatory intervention towards financial actors providing that money. We will prevent European finance from bankrolling global industries and actors engaged in nature and climate destruction, and we will dismantle the rigged financial system.

The numerous crises people face today are not by accident but rather by design. Competition is prioritised over social responsibility, and billionaires gain power and wealth by contributing to the biggest problems we face. The greediest among us have no incentive to change this status quo because they benefit from it.

We believe that we can achieve a halt to global biodiversity loss, nature destruction and climate catastrophe passing the tipping points that would make further human intervention irrelevant. For that reason, we want Europe to become the first continent to adopt climate neutrality and move towards an economic system that functions within planetary boundaries and puts people and the planet above profit and business as usual.

We require a financial and economic system that doesn’t lead us to extinction and secures a better future for everyone.


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Blogs

Discover the latest trends in economic and finance system change. Stay informed and transition to a more sustainable and equitable system.

Kuba Gogolewski

ECB’s broken promise on bond decarbonisation creates climate gap

Europe is more advanced than other parts of the world when it comes to responding to what climate science tells us about the impact of rising temperatures on every aspect of our lives.

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Enough is enough – “Chimpún!”

Many say the economic system is broken, but actually, it is working very well for the Davos elite, who have designed it to work exactly how it is.

Agnes Jezier

Switzerland is Breaking Planetary Boundaries Today, 13 May

 The crisis we face requires us to address the systemic and planetary dimensions of the problem to ensure a secure and just future for everyone. Because right now, we are planetary boundaries breakers.

Frederic Meys

Love is… never having to say you’ve overshot!

Luxembourg’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a year – only Qatar does worse.

Agnes Jezier

World Economic Forum: Davos exposes everything wrong with our economic system – time for change!

Many say the economic system is broken, but actually, it is working very well for the Davos elite, who have designed it to work exactly how it is.

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With new coal uninsurable, insurers start to move on oil and gas

Insurance company restrictions on oil and gas are finally starting to catch up with those on coal, according to new data from the Insure Our Future campaign, co-published with Greenpeace.

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How a lawsuit might correct EU Commission’s big mistake

When it comes to the tool aimed to differentiate what is a green investment from what is greenwashing, also known as taxonomy, the European Commission has bent over backwards to please the gas and nuclear lobbyists. 

Markus Trilling

European economies – what’s your future?

It is time to engage our imaginations regarding economic system change! We need an economy that respects people and the planet above profit at any cost.

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Understanding the insanity of the system and how we can change it: a reading list, part one

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results,” as the often cited phrase goes. This can be applied to the system we live in that puts profit before people and the planet.


Reports

Stay informed with our latest research on finance and economic system change. Explore our reports on decarbonising the ECB, greening the Eurosystem, and more.

Villagers of Lokolama Welcome the Expedition Team in DRC. © Kevin McElvaney / Greenpeace

Blood Oil

Insuring the DRC oil exploration is underwriting the destruction of the Congo rainforest.

Oil Spill Protest at Total in Paris to Protect the Amazon Reef. © Simon Lambert / Greenpeace

The Dirty Dozen: The Climate Greenwashing of 12 European Oil Companies

Twelve of Europe’s leading fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public about their willingness to curb their climate-damaging impact by transitioning to renewable energy sources, according to analysis commissioned by Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

Greenpeace France and Care Stage Cynical Meal before the Start of COP 28. © Basile Mesré-Barjon / Greenpeace

Broken promises: The ECB’s widening Paris gap

The European Central Bank’s Paris gap is rapidly widening despite initial ambitions. In this report, we focus on the ECB’s decarbonisation of corporate bond holdings and argue that the ECB can and should return to a more ambitious approach, while sticking to its plan to unwind its corporate bond portfolio.

Banner Flight for a Green Monetary Policy in Frankfurt am Main. © Bernd Hartung / Greenpeace

Decarbonising is Easy: Beyond Market Neutrality in the ECB’S Corporate QE

Exposing the significant carbon bias in the bank’s corporate bond purchasing program and proposing two low-carbon alternative scenarios. Published by Greenpeace and the New Economics Foundation (NEF) SOAS University of London, University of the West of England and the University of Greenwich.

Romanian Forests. © Thomas Einberger / Greenpeace

Greening the Eurosystem Collateral Framework

Revealing ECB’s support to fossil fuel giants through accepted collateral worth €300 billion. Published by Greenpeace and the New Economics Foundation (NEF), SOAS University of London, University of the West of England and the University of Greenwich.

The Price Hesitation: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Price Stability

Shows that climate-related disasters significantly impact the price of various goods. Despite listing the maintenance of price stability as one of its core missions, the ECB has been slow to address the urgency and consequences of the climate crisis in its new monetary policy strategy published on 8 July.

Demonstration against Gas & Nuclear Greenwashing at EU Parliament in Brussels. © Paul Musiol / Greenpeace

‘Russian Doll’ Gas and Nuclear Lobbying Threatens EU Energy Independence

How Russian companies are pushing for the EU taxonomy to include gas and nuclear energy, and why the European Parliament must stop new rules giving Putin exactly what he wants.

Greenpeace Protest at Reinsurance Meeting in Baden Baden. © Bernd Lauter / Greenpeace

2022 Scorecard on Insurance, Fossil Fuels and Climate Change

Analyses 30 leading primary insurers and reinsurers, assessing their policies on insuring and investing in coal, oil and gas. The report highlights progress and loopholes, calls out leaders and laggards, and identifies challenges and opportunities for the year ahead. Published by the Insure Our Future campaign.


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