Filene Report Helps CUs Go 'Green' Posted by AVCU on 10:30 AM

The Filene Research Institute is making ideas grow in their newest report entitled “Green: Tools and Ideas to Connect Credit Union Members to the Green Movement.” The report is an insightful look at several concepts for keeping the credit union movement more eco-friendly. It document builds upon successful ideas to help credit unions keep their same exceptional services members deserve while keeping their ecological footprints in check, and uses a series of “thought starters,” such as considering how credit union branches can serve as focal points for their members’ own green initiatives or how credit unions may be able to be a prominent advocate and leader of sustainability that may influence local communities, to inspire innovative approaches from participants in this project. One of Filene’s i³ teams created an online tool, The Leap, which calculates and informs users on their green practices and how they may be able to be more economically and environmentally friendly. Another team ushered in Green Feat Rewards, a socially responsible program that inspired members to make wiser spending decisions.

The complete report is available for viewing online. Members are able to log in with account information to browse the newest publications. Non-members will have the option of creating an account to gain access to an expanding library of referential documents and findings.