listed industry financial services founded 1980 headquarters zeist netherlands key people peter blom ceo products sustainable banking revenue 211.6 million 2015 1 net income 40.7 million 2015 1 aum 12.298 billion 2015 1 number of employees 1 121 2015 1 website www.triodos.com triodos bank in zeist netherlands triodos bank n.v. is a bank based in the netherlands with branches in belgium germany united kingdom and spain . it claims to be a pioneer in ethical banking . triodos bank finances companies which it thinks add cultural value and benefit both people and the environment . that includes companies in the fields of solar energy organic farming or culture . the name triodos is derived from the greek tri hodos meaning three way approach people planet profit . triodos bank s balance sheet was worth eur 5.3 billion by the end of 2012 . 2 it is influenced by the anthroposophical movement . 3 savers can open conventional savings accounts as well as ethical funds and venture capital . triodos also has an active international department supporting microfinance initiatives across the developing world . triodos is the only commercial bank in the uk to provide an annual list of all the loans the bank has made . 4 in 1980 triodos launched the first green fund a fund for environmentally friendly projects on the amsterdam stock exchange . 5 friends of the earth in the netherlands claims that transferring 10 000 euros in savings from a climate laggard such as abn amro to triodos will effectively result in a carbon dioxide emissions saving equivalent to what would be achieved by not driving a car for six months . 6 the bank compensates 100 % of its own co2 emissions . 7 triodos took over the british ethical bank mercury provident in 1994 . 8 as of the end of 2012 triodos bank had more than 437 000 customers . 2 about half of these are in the netherlands and a quarter in spain . 9 the bank was founded as an anthroposophical initiative . 10 the bank s statutes were committed to anthroposophical principles until 1999 but in later years the bank has broadened its appeal . the bank operations and customer relations are mainly based on the web but adapt to local customs . in spain for example physical offices are preferred by the clients and therefore several commercial offices have been opened in the major towns . contents 1 policy 1.1 positive screening 1.2 negative screening 1.3 transparency 2 see also 3 references 4 external links policy edit positive screening edit triodos is unusual in that it only lends to businesses and charities judged to be of social or ecological benefit . this positive screening extends its policies beyond those of ethical banks which solely avoid investing in companies judged to be doing harm negative screening . 11 the bank uses money deposited by close to 100 000 savers and lends it to hundreds of organisations such as fair trade initiatives organic farms cultural and arts initiatives renewable energy projects and social enterprises . negative screening edit triodos does not lend to organisations businesses and projects that are directly involved for more than 5 % of its activities in non sustainable products and services or non sustainable working processes . triodos bank will however to the best of its knowledge exclude all organisations businesses and activities that produce or distribute nuclear energy weapons and environmentally hazardous substances 12 transparency edit triodos publish details of every organisation they lend to and invest in 13 see also edit charity bank ethical banking shared interest references edit a b c d triodos bank annual report 2015 . triodos bank . retrieved 11 may 2016 . a b triodos bank annual report 2012 . retrieved 2014 02 02 . https www.triodos.com downloads about triodos bank corporate governance articles of association 2013.pdf guide to savings accounts . february 2012 . retrieved 2012 09 16 . visscher marco jan feb 2006 . banking on change . odemagazine.com . green campaigner sees red over those eco unfriendly big banks . the guardian . london . 2007 07 07 . retrieved 2013 08 21 . triodos bank annual report 2012 key figures . retrieved 2014 02 02 . paul gosling ethical banks to merge the independent 30 january 1994 interview with matthijs bierman . vara radio . february 2 2012 . articles of association of triodos bank n.v. pdf . triodos bank . retrieved 21 august 2013 . haurant sandra 2004 03 04 . put your money where your mouth is . the guardian . london . retrieved 2013 08 21 . https www.triodos.co.uk downloads our approach to lending.pdf why we re different 100 % transparent . www.triodos.co.uk . retrieved 2015 12 15 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to triodos bank . official website finances 2008 2012 v t e financial services companies of the netherlands bancassurance ing group rabobank sns reaal banks abn amro alex asn bank amsterdam trade bank bank nederlandse gemeenten binck de lage landen direktbank elq hypotheken friesland bank nederlandse waterschapsbank nibc bank postbank sns bank sparck triodos bank van lanschot bankiers private banks & asset management insinger de beaufort kempen & co meespierson oyens & van eeghen robeco schretlen & co staalbankiers theodoor gilissen bankiers insurance aegon achmea ageas allianz atradius asr nederland axa nederland cardif centraal beheer conservatrix delta lloyd eureko de goudse verzekeringen fbto interpolis klaverblad verzekeringen monuta nationale nederlanden ohra tvm univ uvit vvaa zwitserleven health insurance azivo azvz cz groep de friesland menzis onvz zorgverzekeringen pno ziektenkosten salland verzekeringen dsw zorgverzekeringen zorg en zekerheid retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title triodos bank & oldid 719742131 categories banks of the netherlandsethical bankinganthroposophysocial enterprisesorganisations based in utrecht province zeisthidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons 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