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Alternative bank sets high standards for sustainable and ethical business

ABS stands for Alternative Bank Switzerland. For twenty years this small bank has been doing business only with clean money and ethical investments. It hasn’t experienced spectacular growth, partly because of its extremely strict standards. (SF/swissinfo)

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