This episode of the Outside Podcast is brought to by Bank of the West and their new 1% for the planet checking account, the first bank account designed for climate action.

These days, we are all re-examining how our choices impact our communities in the health of the earth.

And while doing things like driving less than riding our bikes more,

and buying responsibly sourced products make a difference, one of the biggest impacts we can have is where we choose to keep our money.

At the end of the day, 90 cents of every dollar that gets deposited into a bank goes back out into the world and finances things.

That's Ben Stewart, Chief Marketing Officer of Bank of the West, which has made the choice

to invest in companies that are working on accelerating our transition to cleaner energy

and a more sustainable future. That sets them apart from most of the major banks in the

United States, which are heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry.

We as consumers, we have no problem flipping over a little container of yogurt to see if it's

made with organic milk.

We have no problem flipping over our shampoo to see that was tested on

animals and the opportunity exists to do the same thing with your bank. To create

their new checking account, Bank of the West teamed up with 1% for the planet, an organization that directly funds

highly vetted environmental non-profits. This means that the bank donates 1% of every

accounts revenue to groups that are improving the world at no cost to you.

1% for the Planet Account also helps you make smarter choices with a mobile app that tracks

the carbon impact of every purchase you make with your debit card.

And that card, it's made from 100% compostable plastic.

So I would just encourage folks to look at their finances and look at the role that money plays

in climate change, much the same way that they look at single-use plastics, much of the same way

they look at fuel efficiency and other things like that because it's an incredibly

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