Find out how we made money work for positive change in 2024

Here’s a small sample of what our investment portfolio accomplished in 2024. Want to know how each of our strategies is delivering positive change? Explore the full range of our 2024 Impact Reports.

541 Kilotonnes of CO2e emissions avoided

Clean energy

Triodos Investment Management’s climate and energy funds financed 204 projects (2023: 202) in the energy sector.

451 ktonne of CO2e emissions were avoided (2023: 402 ktonne). This is equal to the avoidance of emissions of approximately 3.1 billion kilometres travelled by 296,000 cars.

The total capacity of the power-generating projects was 6,200 MW (2023: 6,600 MW), producing the equivalent of annual electricity needs of 13.8 million households worldwide, or approximately 504,000 based on our share in the total financing of these projects (2023: 366,000). The increase is mainly due to the update of the data source for non-European countries in 2024 and to existing projects under construction transiting to operational phase.

12.6M Microfinance borrowers reached

Borrowers reached

Triodos Investment Management’s financial inclusion funds financed 91 financial service providers (2023: 105) in 39 countries. These institutions offer access to a range of fair and transparent financial services for people and small businesses.

Together, these financial service providers reached approximately 19.2 million individuals in 2024, who can now save for unexpected expenses and their future (2023: 20.4 million).

We reached 12.6 million borrowers, 54% of whom live in rural areas, who used the funding to start or expand their business, generate income and better manage their daily lives (2023: 18.2 million). The portfolio decline is due to the divestment of several major microfinance institutions in India and Indonesia.

Of the loan clients, 69% are female. Giving women the freedom to manage their income and to support their families empowers their position and has been shown to have a greater economic impact overall.

58,300 Smallholder farmers paid directly and fairly

Smallholder farmers

Approximately 58,300 smallholder farmers (2023: 30,200) in 10 emerging market countries worldwide were paid directly and fairly upon delivery of their harvests, a contributing result of the trade finance that Hivos-Triodos Fonds provides to farmers’ cooperatives and agribusiness. The increase in the number of farmers is driven by new portfolio additions.

The farmers had 42,500 hectares of certified organic, or transitioning to organic, farmland under cultivation in 2024 (2023: 22,100).

The farmers' harvests brought nine different fair trade and organic commodities to international markets, including coffee, cocoa, rice, fruit juice and macadamia nuts.

57% Less water use

Footprint

The GHG intensity, biodiversity involvement and non-recycled waste footprints for the Triodos' Impact Equities and Bonds (IE&B) funds showed lower environmental impacts of the portfolio companies in the IE&B funds compared to the companies in the benchmark.

The footprint benchmark¹ results for the IE&B funds were on average:

GHG emission intensity: 52% lower footprint than the benchmark (2023: 53% lower).
This mandatory PAI indicator measures the generated GHG emissions by the company per unit of revenue. The GHG intensity of the covered portfolio companies is then weighted in relation to the portfolio volume to obtain a weighted average for the portfolio. The reported metric covers 78% of our portfolio.
Negative effect on biodiversity (%-involved): 84% lower footprint than the benchmark (2023: not reported).
This mandatory PAI indicator measures the percentage of the portfolio's investments with activities negatively affecting biodiversity-sensitive areas. The covered portfolio companies' %-involved scores are then weighted in relation to the portfolio volume to obtain a weighted average for the portfolio. The metric has a 87% portfolio coverage rate.
Non-recycled waste production: 98% lower footprint than the benchmark (2023: 8% higher).
This voluntary indicator is measured in metric tonnes of non-recycled waste produced by the covered portfolio companies divided by the amount invested in EURm, shown as a weighted average. The non-recyclable waste footprint has improved sharply compared to last year due to portfolio changes. The metric has a 47% portfolio coverage rate.

^{1 The benchmark used differs per fund and type of footprint. For more details on these footprints and the benchmarks we use, see the IE&B funds' Impact Reports.}

9,300 Hectares of organic farmland

Oganic farmland

Triodos Investment Management financed 119 farms that together managed approximately 9,300 hectares of organic farmland across Europe, equating to 13,700 football pitches.

Using the Ecological Footprint method developed by the Global Footprint Network and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), we made an estimate of the total number of people who could be supplied with organic food from the farmland financed. For 2024, this was approximately 5,700 people (2023: 6,500). Multiplying this number by the number of days in a year and 3 meals per day results in approximately 6.2 million organic meals that could be produced from the farms' products.

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Impact Strategy
- Impact Equities and Bonds
- Financial Inclusion
- Energy and Climate
- Sustainable Food and Agriculture
SDG
- 1. No Poverty
- 2. Zero Hunger
- 3. Good health and well-being
- 4. Quality Education
- 5. Gender Equality
- 6. Clean Water and Sanitation
- 7. Affordable and Clean Energy
- 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
- 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 10. Reduced Inequality
- 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
- 13. Climate Action
- 14. Life Below Water
- 15. Life on Land
- 16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
- 17. Partnerships to achieve the Goals
Fund
- Triodos Pioneer Impact Fund
- Triodos Global Equities Impact Fund
- Triodos Impact Mixed Fund - Defensive
- Triodos Impact Mixed Fund - Neutral
- Triodos Impact Mixed Fund - Offensive
- Triodos Euro Bond Impact Fund
- Triodos Sterling Bond Impact Fund
- Triodos Microfinance Fund
- Triodos Fair Share Fund
- Sustainability Finance Real Economies Fund
- Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund
- Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund
- Triodos Emerging Markets Renewable Energy Fund
- Triodos Groenfonds
- Triodos Multi Impact Fund
- Triodos Future Generations Fund
- Hivos-Triodos Fund
Asset Class
- Listed equity
- Corporate bonds
- Impact bonds
- Sovereign bonds
- Sub sovereign bonds
- Private equity
- Private debt
- Investment fund
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The SDGs mentioned in the company sections are linked to the (main) transition theme that the company contributes to, not directly to its products or services. Refer to the Sustainability Annex in the prospectus for more information.

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