How has Triodos Bank been affected by the credit crunch, and the resulting recession?

Triodos Bank has flourished, and continued to grow rapidly throughout the crisis in the global financial industry.

There are two main reasons for this.

The first is that our business works on 'old fashioned' banking principles: we lend and invest only the money entrusted to use by savers and investors. So, unlike conventional banks, we have been completely unaffected by the freezing up of global money markets.

The second is to do with trust. With confidence in the mainstream financial services industry at an all-time low, our policy of total transparency and our commitment to being a force for positive change make Triodos a bank that people can believe in.