Tag: Triodos Bank

Award-winning eco-disposable nappy and wipe brand Mama Bamboo launches second crowdfunding campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Leading environmentally friendly nappy and wipe brand Mama Bamboo is seeking to raise £600,000 through a second investment crowdfunding campaign on the Triodos Crowdfunding platform (triodoscrowdfunding.co.uk). Mama Bamboo was the first UK nappy and wipe company to achieve accreditation as a B Corporation and was given the highest rating by Ethical Consumer magazine of any disposable nappy brand in 2020. Since the previous investment round in 2021, which raised £600,000 through a share offer with Triodos, the company has developed a new line of sustainable nappies for premature babies, as…

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Sustainable property investment project boosted by £2.3m loan from Triodos Bank

Stuart Mitchell

Autonomous Investments Properties will expand its commercial property portfolio in the South West and invest in large-scale decarbonisation works with the backing of a new loan from Triodos Bank UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Autonomous Investments, which was founded in 2008 and has an ethos of creating positive societal change and operating sustainably. As well as acquiring new commercial properties, the loan from Triodos will be used to refinance an entire street of industrial spaces owned by Autonomous Investment Properties at Bristol’s Skyline Park and enable investment in…

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Triodos Bank proud to recertify as B Corp

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank has recertified as a B Corp. B Corporations meet strict social and environmental criteria and offer a positive vision of a better way to do business. Better for workers, better for communities and better for the planet. As a business founded on principles of sustainability, it was an obvious step for Triodos Bank to join B Corp when the movement first launched in Europe in 2015. B Corp represents a growing group of companies that strive to use business as a force for good and positive change. There…

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Triodos Bank sets out concrete action for an inclusive society

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank– a frontrunner in sustainable banking – urges governments, companies, social institutions and the financial sectorto make the transition to a regenerative economy that is fairer and more inclusive. There are three courses of action: empowering people, building inclusive societies, and challenging dominant values and structures. All the proposals are included in Triodos Bank’s vision paper “Building open and resilient communities for an inclusive society” published today. Promoting inclusion in society is a strategic priority for Triodos Bank: its loans and investments focus particularly on the labour market, financial inclusion,…

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RSPB enhances visitor experience at number of nature reserves across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is opening new cafés at four of its nature reserves, as part of its efforts to drive community engagement and connections to nature across the UK.  A £2.8m loan from Triodos Bank UK will support the creation of new cafés at The Lodge in Bedfordshire, Dee Estuary in Cheshire, Frampton Marsh in Lincolnshire and Conwy, North Wales.  As well as playing an important role in its conservation work, the charity’s nature reserves are fantastic places to experience and discover more about…

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