Triodos Bank has been awarded the Global Good Finance Player of the Year award at this year’s Global Good Awards for its work in making positive impact through financing progressive companies and organisations.
Founded in 2015, the Global Good Awards reward businesses, NGOs, charities and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes who are paving the way for purpose-driven sustainability and ethical leadership.
The Finance Player of the Year award recognises companies that have leveraged their financial power, in the form of loans, investments or other financial mechanisms, to affect significant impact, bringing more sustainable initiatives, projects or businesses to life and helping them expand and go to scale.
Triodos Bank was recognised by the judges for its investment in renewable energy projects, pioneering new nature-based investment models and backing of sectors from regenerative agriculture to social housing. They described Triodos as “[continuing] to push the bar with novel financing.”
Bevis Watts, chief executive of Triodos Bank UK, said: “We’re honoured to be recognised as Global Good Finance Player of the Year, as we continue to champion sustainability within the banking sector. This award acknowledges our commitment to driving positive environmental and social change through our finance for progressive companies and organisations. We’re particularly pleased to have the judges recognise our pioneering lending work for nature-based investment projects, as this is an area where we see potential to scale our impact.”
Triodos Bank focuses on making money work for positive change and uses customers’ deposits to provide a range of finance and tailored support to organisations which benefit the planet from both an environmental and social perspective. The range of services includes current accounts, investments and savings.
With its UK headquarters in Bristol and thousands of customers online, the bank has operated in the UK for nearly 30 years and remains committed to putting customer interests and needs at the heart of operations.
A full list of the Global Good Awards 2024 winners is available on its website.