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2021 seen as a crucial year for climate action as optimism swells

Stuart Mitchell

People across the UK are looking to 2021 as a vital year for tackling the climate emergency and are planning a renewed surge of environmental action. New research from Triodos Bank can reveal that the majority of people in the UK (60%) believe that 2021 will be a pivotal year for building a greener future, especially as President-elect Joe Biden promises a renewed focus on leading the global response to the climate emergency – as the world builds back from Covid-19 and looks ahead to the postponed United Nations Climate…

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Covid-19 pandemic fuels demand for impact investments

Stuart Mitchell

The Covid-19 pandemic is driving the current growth in ethical investments, motivating one in five (22%) UK adults to explore ethical funds, a figure which increases to 35% of under 35s. Triodos Bank UK’s latest annual Impact Investing Survey has found that awareness of impact investing is significantly higher than in any other year since the survey began in 2016. Only 14% of respondents in 2020 were not aware they could choose to invest their money in ethical funds, in comparison to 2019 when over half (55%) of investors had not heard of impact funds. Not only is knowledge…

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Triodos tops global table as most active lead arranger for financing of renewable energy projects

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank has topped the Clean Energy Pipeline Global League Table for number of clean energy deals in 2019, financing 73 deals worth a total $630 million (USD) across Europe. The deals incorporate onshore wind, offshore wind, solar, hydro and energy efficiency projects. This is the fifth year running that Triodos has topped the league table, released this week by Clean Energy Pipeline, demonstrating the bank’s commitment to volume, rather than simply size, of deals. Philip Bazin, energy sector lead at Triodos Bank UK, said: “We are proud to have…

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Bankers for NetZero confirms commitment of five banks

Stuart Mitchell

Bankers for NetZero, the initiative that aims to find positive solutions for accelerating progress towards a net zero world, has today confirmed the commitment of five banks that will play a proactive role in financing a green recovery and net zero transition across the entire UK economy. By collaborating across business, finance and government, the initiative will explore how the banking sector can help de-risk the net zero transition and work with other stakeholders to ensure policy, regulation and finance are all playing their part in enabling key industries of…

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Triodos wins at British Bank Awards 2020

Stuart Mitchell

Triodos Bank UK has been crowned ‘Customer Service Champion’ at the British Bank Awards 2020 and we’ve been Highly Commended for our Personal Current Account. An overall runner-up position for ‘Best British Bank 2020’ completed a hat trick of accolades at the awards – all thanks to amazing votes and reviews from our customers! There is a growing demand for financial institutions to be transparent and accountable – people are no longer content to hand over their money to be used for purposes that are not aligned with their personal…

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