On our next Conscious Dialogue; Founder of #Triodos, Peter Blom
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Finance: from ‘root cause’ for unsustainable practices to becoming ‘part of the solution’?– insights from 30 years as co-founder & CEO of Triodos
Peter Blom spent 41-years of his career with Triodos Bank NV, since its foundation in 1980. First as a business Banker, then as Managing Director to become and stay its CEO for 24 years… until he retired in 2021.
In this period, Triodos Bank has grown into a mid-size (Balance Sheet Total: EUR 23 billion and 1,500 employees) European, fully licensed bank with a strong environmental and social mission through its network in 5 European countries with well over 700,000 customers. The bank has become a globally recognised successful frontrunner in sustainable, social-inclusive banking and managing 20 high-rated impact investment funds.
Over the decades, he has been intensely involved in developing ‘sustainable finance’ on a visionary/system level and in the day-to-day banking and finance practice. And, more importantly, how to connect those two ends. He actively promoted sustainable, social and ethical banking practices through a global organization he co-founded: The Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV), which now includes more than 70 member banks. He co-founded the Sustainable Finance Lab in the Netherlands, now a highly influential academic Think Tank.
He hasn’t stood still since his retirement as CEO and sits on the board of many consciously-minded foundations and organizations as well as serving as a full member of the Club of Rome and their executive committee.
The ‘red thread’ in all this for him has been?‘Finance Change, Change Finance’.
A true Thought Leader in Banking and Finance, we’re happy to dialogue with Peter on May 22nd at 6 pm CEST.
See you at 6pm!!
Creating spaces where business and consciousness meet
9 个月Finance Change, Change Finance this is Peter Blom's Leitmotiv of 40 years carreer as ethical banker. In the Dialogue with him this evening at 6 pm (cet) we will explore topics like o In which way does ‘traditional’ finance hinder the expansion towards a more conscious economy ... o ... and what key changes would contribute to change the financial operating model from hinderer to enabler o Triodos Foundation "promotes the conscious use of money" ! How do we need to change our relationship with money ? o Proven ways to invest in businesses or industries to make a positive impact o Can the financial industry be controlled through regulation or does it take a full inside-out revolution from customers and leading actors to change ? Curious ? Join the Dialogue : https://consciousbusiness.com/en/dialogue-with-a-conscious-thought-leader/ Cheers konstantin #consciousbusiness #consciousbusinesseducation #consciousleadership