Ethical investing
Investing using your own ethical principles alongside financial returns to select an investment and excluding funds and companies that fall short of your ethical standards.
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)
The standard criteria used to analyse a company's social practices, which are used for selecting ethical investments. But as ESG factors can have a material effect on the performance of a company, they are also used to evaluate financial returns.
Negative screening
The process of filtering out those companies that harm people or the planet. For instance, investors might exclude those related to arms, fossil fuels, tobacco and animal testing.
Impact investing
As well excluding companies that harm people or the planet, this involves investing to generate a positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.
Triodos identifies companies that positively contribute towards a more sustainable future using seven sustainable transition themes.