Who We Finance
Triodos Bank only lends to organisations which create real social, environmental and cultural value – charities, social businesses, community projects and environmental initiatives. Each one is a practical and well-grounded initiative dedicated to social aims which benefit the community, care for the environment, respect human freedom and develop individual talents and capacities. As part of our commitment to transparency, our Project List shows all the activities we finance in the UK and Ireland at the time of printing.
We publish details of all our lending because we believe you should be able to judge for yourself the claims we make about our ethical approach. This demonstration of transparency is unique amongst UK banks and has been a central part of our activity for over twenty years.
Triodos Bank has pioneered a positive approach to lending for 25 years, choosing only and exclusively to lend to organisations that benefit people or the environment. At the same time Triodos Bank uses criteria to make decisions about who it will not lend to. By doing so, customers can be confident that the money they deposit will only be lent to organisations delivering genuine, positive change.
Triodos Bank has detailed its progressive approach to lending in the pdf below.
Savings
Triodos Bank offers savers the chance to either invest in one of several specific areas through our targeted accounts, or target savings more generally to the areas in which the bank invests.
Investments
The work of Triodos-Doen, Hivos-Triodos and the Solar Development Group
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- Triodos wins Sustainable Bank of the Year Award
- Triodos Bank beat some of the biggest banking names globally to win Sustainable Bank of the Year at last night’s FT Sustainable Banking Awards. (5 June 2009)
- Banking crisis causes consumers to turn to ethical savings and investments
- UK consumers are turning to ethical banking, savings and investments following the financial crisis of the last twelve months. According to research released today by Triodos Bank, consumers are more likely to save with an ethical bank and see real potential in investing in the environmental and ethical sectors. (15 March 2009)
- Triodos launches new microfinance fund
- Triodos Bank has announced the launch of the Triodos Microfinance Fund which aims to increase access to financial services for the working poor in developing countries. (6 March 2009)