Southwark Council
Help Southwark take local climate action to make its environment clean, green and healthy.
Total investment target
£6m
Southwark Council is taking urgent action to clean up its air and enhance its natural environment. It has an ambitious strategy and action plan to transform Southwark into a carbon neutral borough by 2030. Its vision aims to reshape the borough into a better place for everyone, delivering improvements in health, raising the standard of homes, creating good green jobs and strengthening its communities.
The council has already cut its emissions since the launch of its climate action plan in 2021. This includes a number of climate projects, from an innovative heat pump programme for council housing estates, through to replacing over 8,000 light bulbs with LEDs. Now it wants to further accelerate its work, and Southwark Green Investment is a chance for everyone to get involved. The council wants to raise £6m by 2030 through a series of investments, to fund a range of projects from its climate programme.
We're taking urgent action in Southwark to tackle the climate emergency – but we know the scale of the challenge means we can't do it alone. Southwark Green Investment is your chance to join us as we transform the borough.
Every investment, from as little as £5, will not only play its part in helping us hit our ambitious net-zero emissions target, but it will also help us to create a greener, fairer and safer borough.
Learn more about Southwark Green Investment
Learn moreLocal investors get a 50% impact boost
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, one of the UK’s leading social and impact investors, is boosting the impact of local support for council green investments on Abundance. For every pound invested by local residents, Esmée will part-match the investment – helping accelerate progress on the climate projects that matter most in your community.
A simple way to make direct green investments
Our council green investments are a simple way to invest in a greener future, with a range of features that can help them fit into your financial plans.
Online account
Sign up online for a free account. Open to UK residents 18+.
Invest from £5
A low minimum investment, so it’s open to everyone.
Low risk
There is no record of a council defaulting on its debts. Learn more.
Regular interest
Receive interest back every 6 months, to withdraw, or reinvest.
Tax free investing
Choose to invest through an IF ISA and pay no tax on your interest.
No fees
There are no fees for investing. None at all.
Investment history
| Investment | Interest | Term | Amount raised | Close date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark Green Investment 3 | 4.1% p.a. | 5 years | £1 million (target) | Open now |
| Southwark Green Investment 2 | 4% p.a. | 5 years | £500,000 | 30 Nov 2024 |
| Southwark Green Investment 1 | 4.6% p.a. | 5 years | £1,000,000 | 19 April 2024 |
More about council investments
Why invest
To make a difference on climate change we need a green transformation across our entire society. Our council green investments are a unique way for anyone to support essential local climate action.
Look after your financial future
Our council green investments offer a valuable low risk, stable and flexible option that can help support your financial plans - whether you are growing your nest egg or want to generate an income.
Know what your money is funding
Our council green investments comply with the Green Loan Principles, which means that investors know exactly what green projects your money is being used to fund, and receive regular updates across the investment term.
Risks of investing
Rising costs, increasing demand for services, and cuts in central government funding have all put council budgets under strain. But investing in councils remains low risk due to the way they are regulated.