How a European bank aims to finance the transition to a more resilient economy

Euronext Sustainability Week wraps up Sept. 18, and in this special episode to end the week, the All Things Sustainable podcast is talking to Triodos Bank CEO Marcel Zuidam.

Triodos is a Netherlands-based sustainable bank that co-founded the Global Alliance for Banking on Values. Marcel explains how GABV members are working to finance positive economic, social and environmental impact. And he outlines Triodos Bank's focus on financing five interlinked transition themes related to food systems, resources, energy, society and wellbeing.

"For us, banking is not neutral. Every decision to lend or invest is also a decision about the economy that we want to support," Marcel says.

Euronext operates stock exchanges that list more than 1,800 companies across eight European markets. Marcel took on the CEO role in 2025, shortly before Triodos listed on Euronext's Amsterdam exchange. In the episode, he tells us what has happened since that listing during a year when the impacts of climate change are increasingly visible and geopolitical conflicts continue to dominate headlines.

"For us, resilience means that economies and societies can absorb shocks without pushing the costs onto vulnerable people or future generations," he says. "It's not separate from economic security or strategic autonomy. It's essential to both."

S&P Global Sustainable1 is a member of the Euronext Sustainable Network, and All Things Sustainable is the official podcast of Euronext Sustainability Week. Listen to our bonus episodes from the week:

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