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Global Alliance grows

07-05-2013 | Sustainable banking’s key network announces three new members, from Latin America, Asia and Europe  Read more

Triodos Bank expands product range with launch of SRI funds

29-04-2013 | The new Triodos SRI funds are also available through a stocks and shares ISA  Read more

Socially Responsible Investment

Savers have just two weeks to use their ISA allowance

26-03-2013 | Sustainable bank Triodos offers expanded cash ISA range with competitive rates  Read more

Easy Access Savings - Triodos Online Saver Plus

Triodos Bank passes £500m lending milestone

21-03-2013 | Now there are half a billion good reasons to bank with Triodos  Read more

Businesses urged to move their money - Triodos Bank ups rates

Triodos Renewables boosts portfolio with stake in 10MW windfarm

21-03-2013 | This acquisition, combined with other new projects, represents a 20% growth in Triodos Renewables' power generation capacity already in 2013.  Read more

Watching Wern Ddu wind farm being constructed

Banks must try harder

13-03-2013 | According to 16.5 million (33%) banking customers.  Read more

Banks must try harder. Find out more.

Best Companies 2013

11-03-2013 | Triodos Bank has been rated the 69th Best Small Company to work for in the UK.  Read more

best small companies to work for 2013

Triodos Bank announces 2012 results

28-02-2013 | Sustainable bank has more than doubled in size since the start of the banking crisis  Read more

Peter Blom CEO Triodos Bank

Alliance urges MPs to back decarbonisation target in Energy Bill

20-02-2013 | Changes could see the UK have a near carbon free power sector by 2030  Read more

Golden Lane Housing and Mencap launch £10 million charity bond

15-02-2013 | UK’s largest ever unlisted charity bond will buy houses for people with a learning disability  Read more

Golden Lane Housing.

Triodos Bank launches Fixed Rate ISA

14-02-2013 | New account completes ethical ISA range  Read more

Arts and Culture

Barclays changes banking's lexicon

12-02-2013 | Charles Middleton comments on Barclays' strategic review and results announcement  Read more

Charles Middleton - Managing Director Triodos Bank UK

All eyes on Triodos Renewables' new wind turbines

09-01-2013 | Installation of two new wind turbines on Eye’s brownfield site will generate enough green energy to meet power needs of 2830 homes.  Read more

Triodos Bank welcomed record new customers in 2012

01-01-2013 | At the end of the year Triodos Bank has seen a 260% increase in customers compared to the year before.  Read more

Banking reform comment from Triodos Bank

21-12-2012 | Commenting on the banking reform proposals from the Parliamentary Commission on Banking, Charles Middleton, managing director at Triodos Bank UK, said...  Read more

Charles Middleton - Managing Director Triodos Bank UK

Street impact

17-12-2012 | Social impact bond helps London’s rough sleepers off the street  Read more

St Mungo's support homeless people

Public house

14-12-2012 | Toppesfield villagers save the Green Man pub with ground-breaking community buy-out  Read more

The Green Man sign

Record year for ethical banking

05-12-2012 | Savers switch to sustainable banking in wake of high-street banking scandals  Read more

Still from Triodos Bank in one minute - a short animation

Too sustainable to fail

30-11-2012 | Study reveals striking differences between sustainable banks and ‘big’ banks  Read more

Global Alliance For Banking On Values

Community payback

27-11-2012 | Villagers reap rewards of community owned wind turbine  Read more

Offer extended due to strong demand

12-11-2012 | Triodos Bank investment offer now open until 23 November  Read more

Impact Arts - Know where your money goes

Don’t leave us in the dark.

04-11-2012 | We need a true and fair view of energy subsidies now, so that we can map out a clear, credible path to an affordable renewable energy future.  Read more

UK Government Energy Bill. Don't leave us in the dark.

Social Vision 2012 competition open for entries

01-11-2012 | £1,000 up for grabs for the best image of social enterprise in the UK and Ireland today  Read more

Investors in the dark

15-10-2012 | More than half of private investors have no idea how their funds are invested  Read more

New UK Energy bill: Sink or swim

11-10-2012 | While the government is currently working on the draft energy bill to reform the UK electricity market, Triodos Head of Market and Corporate Development, James Vaccaro calls for a shift toward renewable energy.  Read more

Triodos Renewables builds on Bristol's wind power industry

03-10-2012 | Four wind turbines planned at Avonmouth  Read more

Sustainability pays for bank shareholders

10-09-2012 | Triodos Bank launches capital raising offer  Read more

Triodos Bank half year figures reveal net profit up 31%

01-09-2012 | Despite challenging economic conditions Triodos Bank’s half year figures reveal balanced growth and development for the bank.  Read more

Half year figures 2012

Enough of Big Banks? UK savers challenged to move just £10

18-07-2012 | New figures from ethical bank Triodos show even just £10 from every UK adult saver – equivalent to £386m- could be enough to start to help change the current UK banking system.  Read more

Small. The new big.

Businesses challenged to move their money

10-07-2012 | Triodos Bank ups business savings rates and launches new fixed-term savings bonds  Read more

Businesses urged to move their money - Triodos Bank ups rates

Ethical banking experiencing record levels of interest

04-07-2012 | 51% increase in online savings account applications to Triodos Bank UK over the last week  Read more

Triodos Bank - Property Loans for third sector organisations in Scotland

New chair for Triodos Renewables

28-06-2012 | Simon Roberts appointed chair of the board of Triodos Renewables  Read more

Building better lives

26-06-2012 | Ex-offenders give new life to Bristol homes  Read more

Rio+20 risks irrelevance without reform

18-06-2012 | GABV co-launches four practical policies to shift the financial system from a short to a long-term focus.  Read more

Triodos New Horizons

31-05-2012 | Four thousand disadvantaged Merseyside youths recruited to take part in Triodos New Horizons programme  Read more

Know where your ISA goes?

14-03-2012 | UK savers can put their ISA money to good use in 2012  Read more

Know where your ISA goes

Report shows sustainable banks outperform world’s largest banks

09-03-2012 | Growing banking sector provides profitable option for investors and opportunities for entrepreneurs.  Read more

Global Alliance For Banking On Values

How we did - Triodos Bank's international results 2011

28-02-2012 | Results reveal strong opportunity for sustainable borrowing and investment  Read more

Triodos takes over the NASDAQ board in New York

Ethical Junior Cash ISA launched at 2.01% AER (2% gross)

27-02-2012 | Research from Triodos Bank reveals one in eight parents / grandparents (13%) plan to pay into a JISA next tax year.  Read more

Satisfied?

Triodos Bank launches competitive Online ISA paying 2.5%

27-02-2012 | The new Online ISA reflects the changing appetite of UK consumers, who are looking for competitive rates, but also want a bank that does not compromise their ethics.  Read more

Impact Arts - Know where your money goes

UK Banks must try harder- 5.6 million customers more dissatisfied with their bank than last year

27-02-2012 | Triodos Bank reveals that things have become worse for many consumers.  Read more

Satisfied?

Triodos Bank’s lending grows by 36%

07-02-2012 | Triodos Bank has announced record annual growth in 2011, with a 36% increase in its UK loan book to £424m.  Read more

UK loan book grows by £113m to £424m

£4.5m Social Impact Bond for Merseyside

20-01-2012 | Triodos Bank and Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership (GMCP) win £4.5m DWP Innovation Fund payment by results contract.  Read more

Theme Socially Responsible Investment

Make money, make a difference

09-11-2011 | Triodos increases easy access rate as savers vote with their feet  Read more

Online Saver Plus - Wasps Studios

Triodos calls for a fundamental shift in banking

02-11-2011 | Banks brought the economy to its knees - now they must take an active role in building it up again  Read more

Charles Middleton - Managing Director Triodos Bank UK

A bond with real social impact

01-11-2011 | Triodos Corporate Finance raises £600,000 for new social enterprise Bristol Together CIC  Read more

Bristol Together founder and CEO Paul Harrod

Proper Welsh

27-10-2011 | Groundbreaking corporate finance deal enables Welsh milk to stay in Wales  Read more

Proper Welsh

Positive energy

25-10-2011 | How renewable electricity can transform the UK by 2030  Read more

WWF Positive energy

Clean sheet

19-10-2011 | Triodos Bank finance package set to propel growth in Paperback Collection & Recycling  Read more

Paperback Recycling

Banks keep savers in the dark when it comes to the use of hard earned savings

04-10-2011 | Banks keep savers in the dark when it comes to the use of hard earned savings  Read more

Banks keep savers in the dark when it comes to the use of hard earned savings

What UK savers want...

12-09-2011 | > 85% want more information on what banks actually do with their money > 74% think banks should take more responsibility and proactively do more to help society  Read more

Independent Commission on Banking

Growth maintained despite challenging economic conditions

26-08-2011 | While the financial crisis has put pressure on its return on equity, Triodos Bank remains a strong and profitable financial institution.  Read more

Half-year figures 2011

Powerful investment

07-07-2011 | Triodos Renewables launches share issue  Read more

Triodos Renewables share issue

Branching out

05-07-2011 | Triodos Bank lets Bristol's greenest office space  Read more

Triodos Bank

Triodos Renewables appoints Peter Weston

14-06-2011 | Global Head of Finance and Investment for Siemens Wind joins as Non-Executive Director  Read more

Walney wind farm

Triodos Bank reports record lending to ethical businesses

13-05-2011 | UK lending grows by 18.5% in four-month period  Read more

Ruskin Mill - making spoons at their Sheffield centre

Sun Roof

12-05-2011 | Triodos Bank invests in solar for UK's public and commercial buildings  Read more

Sun Roof

Glasgow Housing Association Secures £1.3m from Ethical Bank

06-05-2011 | Yorkhill Housing Association benefits from Triodos Bank loan  Read more

Yorkhill Housing Association

New Ethical Savings Bonds

31-03-2011 | Fixed-term, fixed-rate accounts that support the UK's best ethical enterprises  Read more

Organic Food and Agriculture

Going for Gold

14-03-2011 | Triodos launches sustainable catering initiative  Read more

Sustainable food

Triodos Bank passes half billion milestone

08-03-2011 | UK lending and commitments now exceed £500 million  Read more

Chest of Drawers

Global Network of Sustainable Banks Plots Better Future for Banking

03-03-2011 | Leaders of the world's sustainable banks come together to remake modern banking in challenging times, at the third meeting of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV)  Read more

Mibanco Client

Scottish Manufacturer Signs up to Wind Generation

28-02-2011 | FMC benefits from merchant power scheme  Read more

Scottish Manufacturer Signs up to Wind Generation

Sustainable Banking a Powerful Answer to Banking Crisis

28-02-2011 | Triodos Group announces its 2010 results  Read more

Peter Bom at UK annual meeting 2010

Record year for lending growth

19-01-2011 | Triodos Bank's loan book grows by 26%  Read more

Agrivert

Big plus for ethical savers

19-01-2011 | We launch the Online Saver Plus  Read more

Green

Big Society At Work

06-01-2011 | Pioneering Community Housing Project Secures £2m Funding From Ethical Bank Triodos  Read more

High Bickington

Global Sustainable Banking Network Expands

17-12-2010 | Four banks join the Global Alliance for Banking on Values  Read more

Global Alliance for Banking on Values

£300m lending barrier broken by Triodos Bank in record year for ethical finance

24-11-2010 | Early next year Triodos expects to reach half a billion pounds of lending and commitments.  Read more

Barton Farm cows

Scottish Third Sector Organisations Offered Property Lifeline

15-11-2010 | Triodos launches co-lending product with Social Investment Scotland  Read more

Edinburgh

Two thirds of people want to know more about how their bank is using their money

26-10-2010 | Research from Triodos Bank ahead of National Ethical Investment Week reveals growth in nation’s appetite for ethical finance  Read more

kwymg map

Triodos Bank appoints new head of personal banking, sales and marketing

25-10-2010 | Huw Davies joins our senior managment team  Read more

Huw Davies

CSR holds some opportunity says Triodos Bank

20-10-2010 | Do the dark clouds of the spending review hold a silver lining for social enterprise?  Read more

Chancellor George Osborne at the launch of the spending review

Nuclear leak is good news for community wind farms

14-10-2010 | Documents briefly appearing on the DECC's website suggest the site of two wind farms has been dropped from a list of sites earmarked for nuclear power stations.  Read more

Haverigg Wind Farm

Triodos Bank and Charity Business launch Accounts in a Box

23-09-2010 | New accounting package set to save money for small charities  Read more

Charity Business

Sustainable Banks Deliver Brighter Future

20-09-2010 | Sustainable banking network delivers on a three-year commitment to raise $250 million in new capital in less than a year, attracting almost $400 million.  Read more

Bill Clinton at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting

Raising the bar - the Climate Change Bonds

06-09-2010 | We've increased the upper limit with our new Climate Change Bonds  Read more

Wind turbines on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland

Half year figures 2010

27-08-2010 | The Triodos Group's balance sheet total increased by more than 11% to EUR 3.3 billion.  Read more

Social Vision

23-07-2010 | Competition sets out to find the best photographs of social enterprise in the UK and Ireland  Read more

Admiring the entrants at last year's social vision event

Growing appetite for ethical finance

22-07-2010 | Triodos Bank sees record increase in lending of £34 million for the first six months of 2010  Read more

Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis has benefitted from a Triodos Bank loan in 2010

Big Society is bold - but doesn't quite add up yet

20-07-2010 | Bank must be a wholesaler not to undermine existing advances in the social sector  Read more

Prime minister David Cameron

Glastonbury festival goes sunny side up

02-07-2010 | Glastonbury Festival’s Michael Eavis is to benefit from a £500,000 loan from Triodos Bank to install the UK’s largest privately owned solar array on the roof of a barn at his Worthy Farm.  Read more

Glastonbury festival

Green Investment Bank proposals don't yet go far enough

30-06-2010 | More clarity required over real risk position and focus for technology acceleration within key sectors.  Read more

Wind turbines at Caton Moor in Lancashire

Triodos Renewables Powers Up

01-06-2010 | Green energy company announces its Wern Ddu wind farm is fully operational  Read more

Watching Wern Ddu wind farm being constructed

Triodos wins Queen's Award

21-04-2010 | Triodos Bank has won the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Triodos was awarded the Sustainable Development category for its unique approach to finance, which values people and the planet as well as profit.  Read more

Triodos wins Queen's Award

Tax-free {ethically} - The Triodos Online Cash ISA

11-03-2010 | With record levels of dissatisfaction with UK’s banking sector, and growing concerns over the pending environmental crisis, Triodos Bank is offering an alternative that means savers can have the best of both worlds. The Triodos Online Cash ISA offers savers a 2% (2.01% AER*) tax-free return, while their money actively supports the best of the UK’s ethical enterprises.  Read more

Triodos Online Cash ISA

Sustainable banking pioneers plan to touch a billion lives by 2020

09-03-2010 | Leaders of the world's sustainable banks have closed the second meeting of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), in Bangladesh, with a commitment to take their values-based banking mainstream.  Read more

Global Alliance on Banking For Values

Triodos makes bright move into solar industry

08-03-2010 | The Triodos EIS Green Fund has completed a £300,000 investment in solar installation business Southern Solar, as the market for renewable energy generation prepares to grow significantly.  Read more

Bangladesh summit promises a different future for banking

06-03-2010 | Leaders of the world’s sustainable banks come together to build a positive financial future for the banking industry, at the second meeting of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values.  Read more

Triodos grows by 30% in 2009

25-02-2010 | The Triodos Group announces record international results for 2009.  Read more

Community wind farms unite against nuclear threat

05-02-2010 | Have your say on plans to build a nuclear power plant on the site of the UK’s oldest wind farm.  Read more

Triodos Bank announces 73% growth in lending and commitments in 2009

15-01-2010 | Triodos Bank has announced annual growth to its UK lending of 20% during 2009. The £41 million net increase takes the bank’s total UK lending to nearly £250 million. The Bank also agreed a further £150 million of loans with customers during the year, taking growth in total lending and commitments to 73%.  Read more

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The Colour of Money

Customer magazine - Spring 2013


    

The Colour of Money - issue 11 - Spring 2013

In this issue: Golden Lane Housing Bond Issue. The Moo Man - Stephen Hook. Move your money's Laura Willoughby. Toppesfield Community Pub. Social Impact Bonds. Ethical ISAs.