Sustainable banking has been developing for decades, but it has accelerated rapidly as the financial crisis has taken hold. Why? Peter Blom, CEO and chair of the executive board of Triodos Bank, offers an answer

Eleven of the world’s leading sustainable banks have created a new alliance to build a positive alternative to a global financial system which many say is in crisis.

Triodos bank is the most actively ethical bank in the UK, enabling people’s money to work for positive Social, Environmental, and Cultural change.