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Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a student at this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment – including ours – bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

RfP

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am part of this university. I was so pleased to hear that you have taken a great step forward towards greening your finances. Thank you for signing the Request for Proposals, led by Cambridge, looking for a banking provider that doesn’t finance fossil fuel expansion.

Whilst this was a major, historic step, there is still more to be done. I would like to see you continue your leadership in this area by taking or continuing to take these steps:

1. Engage – contact your current banking providers directly and let them know you expect better if you haven’t already.

2. Take a stance – remove as many non-financial services as you can from banks that finance fossil fuels, to cleaner, greener alternatives.

3. Switch – Actively take forward submissions from the RfP and green your banking set-up.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and continue to take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

Cambridge

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am part of Cambridge university. I was so pleased to hear that you have taken a leading role amongst UK universities looking to green their finances. Thank you for putting forward the Request for Proposals looking for a banking provider that doesn’t finance fossil fuel expansion.

Whilst this was a major, historic step, there is still more to be done. I would like to see you continue your leadership in this area by taking or continuing to take these steps:

1. Take a stance – remove as many non-financial services as you can from banks that finance fossil fuels, to cleaner, greener alternatives.

2. Switch – Actively take forward submissions from the RfP and green your banking set-up.

3. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and continue to take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

New email for former students – with data

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a former student of this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment – including ours – bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

New email for staff – with data

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a staff member of this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment – including ours – bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

New email for students – without data

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a student of this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

New email for former students – without data

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a former student of this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

New email for staff – without data

Dear Sustainability Team, 
 
I am a student/former student/staff member of this university. I was pleased to hear that you have committed to divest from fossil fuels.

To properly tackle the climate emergency, we must all make sure our money isn’t financing the new fossil fuels that are making the crisis worse. This is why I was so disappointed to see that so many universities committed to divestment bank with one of the 5 major UK banks financing fossil fuels: Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds. I felt let down, too, to see that you haven’t yet joined the 23 universities, led by the University of Cambridge, that are publicly calling for better banking options that do not finance fossil fuel expansion in any way. These universities include the likes of Oxford, Edinburgh, Bristol and UCL. This is a huge opportunity that cannot be missed.

Together, the 5 major UK banks provided $37 billion to the fossil fuel industry in 2022 alone. No matter how clean your own investments are, if you bank with one of these, you're still supporting the climate-wrecking fossil fuel industry. That's why your divestment commitment must go further to include your banking providers.

To do this, I would like to see you take these steps:

1. Take action – add your name to Cambridge’s Request for Proposals by emailing BEF@admin.cam.ac.uk.

2. Engage – contact your bank and let them know you expect better.

3. Switch – if they still continue finance fossil fuel expansion, switch to an alternative that doesn’t give cash to new oil and gas.

4. Re-write your policy – ensure your banking choice is a key part of your sustainability plan.

Thank you for reading my email. I hope that you consider the above suggestions and take action on your bank. Universities are well-respected and designed to look to the future; this is a prime opportunity for you to lead the world to a sustainable future. Please reply to this email using the address below.

Kind regards,

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