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Triodos NbS Portfolio
Triodos Bank invests in nature-based solutions
Making production and consumption net-positive for biodiversity
The project
Triodos Bank is releasing at least EUR 500 million for loans and investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) as part of its biodiversity targets until the end of 2030. This commitment underlines Triodos Bank’s commitment to protect ecosystems and remove CO2 emissions from the atmosphere.
Triodos Bank wants to play a leading role in financing NbS and promote biodiversity conservation and restoration. This commitment aligns with the bank’s mission to help create a society that promotes the quality of life for all and in which human dignity is central. The objectives are closely aligned with the objectives of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. In particular, the goal of increasing biodiversity financing (target 19 of the framework) and assessing, publicising and mitigating biodiversity-related risks and negative impacts (target 15 of the framework).
Project location
Belgium
Contribution(s)
1 public and/or private entities
Project costs
More than 500.000 €
Participant(s)
Triodos Bank group consists of multiple entities that provide organisations with different types of finance, investments, loans, donations and other money related instruments. Triodos Bank operates in five countries: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom, lending money to organisations working to bring about positive change.
Through these entities, we can finance NbS projects in numerous ways. First, we can finance NbS with instruments such as commercial bank loans, private equity and private debt. We can also contribute to NbS through raising crowdfunding or charity capital for NbS projects, like at Triodos Bank UK. Next, we work together with public institutions and charities to provide blended finance solutions for nature conservation and restoration, for instance through the Hivos-Triodos Fund. Triodos Investment Management can also invest in bonds with earmarked funds for NbS, like the Hessian Green Bond or NRW Bank’s Green Bond.
Lastly, we can invest in NbS through concessional finance solutions provided by Triodos Regenerative Money Centre.
How are the criteria of the objective met?
Biodiversity-friendly financial flows
- Link biodiversity and climate change funding (every climate investment has to include biodiversity-related challenges).
- Incorporate biodiversity-related issues into the projects/measures that the entity designs/implements (e.g. taking biodiversity into account during the construction/renovation of its buildings with regard to the ground as well as the materials used).
- Reduce ecological damage caused by investments: Remove and/or phase out harmful investments, exclude projects when they are detrimental to biodiversity, …
- Redirect financial resources causing damage to biodiversity to investments that support biodiversity.
- Fund ecological and biodiversity-friendly initiatives and projects.
- Ensure and show traceability and transparency of investments
Possible initiatives in which the project is involved :
The project is not part of any existing initiative.
Long-term maintenance
Triodos Bank has set biodiversity targets. Among other things, they set a target to start reporting on the positive biodiversity impacts of these projects by 2026. This will help track progress and show how the financed projects are delivering tangible biodiversity benefits.
Triodos Bank also aims to prevent the negative impact of its activities on nature and biodiversity by applying our strict minimum standards for nature and biodiversity, and to further improve its engagement with companies by:
- reaching agreements with all listed companies in its investment portfolio dealing with commodities with high deforestation risk by 2026 to further reduce deforestation risks;
- reaching agreements with all listed chemical companies in its investment portfolio on their impact on biodiversity by the end of 2026;
- establishing key performance indicators by the end of 2026 and start mitigation measures for loans to agriculture and the built environment;
- assessing the indirect impact on biodiversity of all Financial Inclusion Funds.
Benefits
- Funding for nature-based solutions projects: nature-based solutions is a way of addressing societal challenges with solutions inspired by nature. The projects provide benefits for human well-being, biodiversity and climate. They include conservation, restoration and sustainable management of both natural and semi-natural ecosystems, such as agriculture.
- The return-of-investment of nature-based solutions is high in the long term: it provides an interesting opportunity for investors who want to contribute to a better world.
- The bank has also signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge and the UN Principles for Responsible Banking.
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