We have become accustomed to a banking system that is not working.

Many of society’s problems come from choices that are made in self-interest and for the short term.

This creates not only financial but also non-financial risks. However, somehow we have come to think that this is normal in the traditional industry. This is a huge problem.

One in five people in the world do not have access to financial services. That’s a huge problem in the global financial sector.

Today, we talk to Els Ankum-Griffioen, institutional investor relations manager at Triodos Investment Management. Els explains why the current banking system is not working, how Value-Based Banking uses capital to create a more just and sustainable society and much more.