{{Short description|British financial institution}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox company | name = Ecology Building Society | logo = EbsLogo.png | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | type = Building society (mutual) | traded_as = | industry = Banking and financial services | founded = 1981 | founder = <!-- or: | founders = --> | location = Silsden, England, UK | num_locations = 1 | area_served = United Kingdom | key_people = Chair - Louise Pryor <br /> Chief Executive - Gareth Griffiths <br /> Chief Financial Officer - Chris White | products = Savings, mortgages | revenue = | revenue_year = <!-- Year of revenue data (if known) --> | operating_income = | income_year = <!-- Year of operating_income data (if known) --> | net_income = <!-- or: | profit = --> | net_income_year = <!-- or: | profit_year = --><!-- Year of net_income/profit data (if known) --> | aum = <!-- Only for financial-service companies --> | assets = {{Unbulleted list|{{increase}} £304 million (2022)|£256 million (2021)}} GBP<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=Annual Review 2022 |url=https://www.ecology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ecology-Annual-Review-2022.pdf |website=Ecology Building Society |access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> | assets_year = December 2022 | equity = | equity_year = | members = {{increase}}16,000 <ref name="auto"/> | members_year = December 2022 | num_employees = {{Unbulleted list|{{Increase}} 45 (2022)|39 (2021)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Employee Numbers |url=https://www.ecology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Ecology-Annual-Report-Accounts-2022.pdf |website=Ecology Building Society |access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> | num_employees_year = December 2022 | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = }} '''Ecology Building Society''' is a building society in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1981, is based in Silsden, England. The Ecology is a member of the Building Societies Association.
==History and purpose== thumb|left|Ecology Building Society headquarters building The society was established by an individual, David Pedley, who persuaded 10 people to contribute £500 each, to establish a society to provide mortgages for properties that respect the environment, in 1981.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/survival-financial-sustainable-startups|title=Survival lessons for sustainable financial startups|date=15 January 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bsa.org.uk/information/consumer-factsheets/general-information/building-societies-year-of-establishment|title=When was my building society founded?|publisher=Building Societies Association|access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>
In 2016, the Ecology Building Society was the first building society awarded the Fair Tax Mark.<ref>"[https://fairtaxmark.net/ecology-building-society/ Ecology Building Society]". Fair Tax Mark. Accessed 1 October 2017</ref>
==See also== *Ethical banking
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website}}
{{UK Building Societies}}
Category:Building societies of England Category:Banks established in 1981 Category:Organizations established in 1981 Category:Ethical banking Category:Companies based in the City of Bradford Category:1981 establishments in the United Kingdom