Money for Change

Money for Change

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Money for Change episodes

  • Can everyone eat organic?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist along with the the Impact & Economics department to share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    In this episode Sanne and Hans are joined by Adam Kybird, fund manager of Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund. Together, they discuss how organic agriculture might become the norm, what this would mean for food affordability, and how organic relates to regenerative agriculture. 

    You will hear how much of their income people used to spend on food, and whether true pricing could solve all our problems in one go. Towards the end of the episode, you can hear Adam strategize which organic products could replace their non-organic counterparts first. Hans explains why the whole world could actually eat organic, as long as diets are changed and food waste is minimized accordingly.

    Hans concludes this first episode of the year with some uplifting news from our own research on social tipping points in the Netherlands (you can find the link in Dutch below).

    Have fun listening and don’t forget to follow and rate us on your favourite podcast platform!

    Host: Sanne van Keulen

    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Adam Kybird

    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:

    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change

    Tipping points outlook (Dutch): https://www.triodos.nl/persberichten/2025/250102-kantelpunten-voor-cruciale-veranderingen-binnen-handbereik

    37 min
  • Does Measuring Impact Help Banks Drive Real Change?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist along with the the Impact & Economics department to share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    This episode we're keeping it closer to home by diving into one of the core activities of the Impact & Economics department: measuring impact. Together with our colleague Sven Renon, we explore the different facets of impact measurement, illustrating our discussion with practical examples.

    Hans kicks off the conversation by taking us through the history of Triodos' impact management over the past 44 years. We discuss the various types of impact that can be measured and how this is applied in practice in the real world. To wrap up, we emphasize the importance of moving beyond simply minimizing negative impact and instead focusing on creating a positive change in the world.

    Hans concludes this final episode of the year with some uplifting news regarding the United Nations' latest designations for 2025.


    Have fun listening and don’t forget to follow and rate us on your favourite podcast platform!

    Host: Emma de Leeuw

    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Sven Renon 


    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change

    More information on Triodos Bank's approach to impact: https://www.triodos.com/en/impact-vision 

    29 min
  • How can the EU adapt to scarce raw materials?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics department will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.
    This week’s episode will cover the current race for critical raw materials. While this term might not immediately ring a bell, the products that rely on these materials certainly will. Critical raw materials are essential for technologies like smartphones, solar panels, and electric cars. These materials, including metals like cobalt, lithium, and neodymium, are called critical because we expect future demand to be much greater than the reserves we are currently mining. This scarcity creates a competitive environment which has some serious implications for the dynamics of the production process and leads to what we would call a ‘rat race’ for these critical resources. Furthermore, more mining would lead to further ecological damages and often poor labour conditions. To address these shortages, we’ll discuss the importance of more efficient usage of critical raw materials and the potential alternatives that could help reduce our reliance on them.
    At the end of the podcast, Hans will give us an update on bond markets and French politics and analyzes what these developments could mean for the Eurozone.
    Host: Ernst Hobma

    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman


    Guest: Matija Kajić


    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change 

    27 min
  • Why should we rethink business models and funding methods?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics department will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.

    Today’s episode will cover the subject on alternative- business models and funding methods. Triodos Bank was founded with the purpose of creating positive change in society by making sure money flows in the right direction. However, the mainstream business models and funding methods do not always align with the needs of society and the challenges we’re facing in the coming decades. What can we do to re-invent or re-shape our traditional business models and what different forms of alternative funding could support these business models? Together with Gijsbert Koren, one of the crowdfunding pioneers in the Netherlands and expert on steward-ownership, we're going to delve into these questions.

    As usual, Hans will share a news item for us to reflect on, with this episode featuring his insights on this year’s ‘Black Friday’ mania

    Host: Sanne van Keulen

    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Gijsbert Koren


    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage: https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change 

    Triodos UK crowdfunding platform; https://www.triodos.co.uk/faq/what-is-the-crowdfunding-platform-by-triodos-bank?id=e4a90394a274 



    34 min
  • How is ageing redefining mindsets, reshaping healthcare, and influencing finance?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics team will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.

    In this episode, we explore the profound challenges and opportunities posed by our aging population. As healthcare systems face unprecedented demand, we discuss how innovative care models and financing are stepping up to meet this shift. To help us unpack these complex dynamics, we’re joined by Mavric Webbstock, head of the Wellbeing Transition at Triodos Bank UK. An expert in financing healthcare facilities for elderly age groups, he shares insights on how financing can serve the goal of providing people with the highest quality of life for the longest period of time, which changes the mindset of how we perceive elderly care and life more generally.

    Hans Stegeman also provides us with a news update and his perspective on the result of the Climate Conference (COP 29) that wrapped up this weekend.

    Host: Emma de Leeuw

    Fixed guest; Hans Stegeman

    Guest; Mavric Webbstock


    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change
     

    Graph on health expenditure per capita and life expectancy: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure 

    Fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; https://www.triodos.com/en/fossil-fuel-non-proliferation-treaty 

    30 min
  • What is the role of finance in addressing climate change?

    Money for Change | Triodos | What is the role of finance in addressing climate change?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics team will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.

    Today we dive into the 29th conference on climate change which is currently underway in Baku. As the current conference is often referred to as the ‘Finance Cop’, it is self-evident that it has our special attention. To help us navigate the latest developments, we’re joined by Hilde Stroot, climate justice expert at Oxfam Novib, who is reporting live from the conference. She’ll share the latest insights from Baku and give us an update on what’s been happening. Furthermore, we’ll explore the concept of climate finance by discussing what it is and who we believe to be responsible for providing the billions of dollars needed to address the climate crisis. We’ll look at the different types of funding, where the money is actually going and the dynamics between developed nations and vulnerable countries that need to be supported.

    Hans will elaborate on the subject by giving some hopeful news which functions as an example of how we can fund money for climate change in the future.

    Have fun listening and don’t forget to follow and rate us on your favourite podcast platform!

    Co-hosts: Ernst Hobma & Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Hilde Stroot



    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change

    Hans’ hopeful news item; https://globalsolidaritylevies.org/scaling-solidarity-progress-on-global-solidarity-levies-report-released/


    25 min
  • What does the electoral victory of Donald Trump mean for our economy in transition?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics team will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.
    By now, everyone has heard the news: Donald Trump will once again be the president of the United States. While much has already been said and written about his electoral victory, there are still some important unanswered questions. In this episode, we’ll explore why the U.S. president plays such a central role in the global economy, and how Donald Trump is likely to approach this position.
    We’ll also discuss what his election means for the EU’s economic standing and the various sustainability and social transitions. What would be an appropriate response from the EU to counter negative effects? How can we keep pace in the much needed social and environmental agenda that the EU has
    Finally, Hans will give us a brief outlook on the climate conference in Baku, which started this week.
    Host: Sanne van Keulen
    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Joeri de Wilde 

    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change 

    32 min
  • Will COP16 safeguard biodiversity?

    Welcome to Money for Change, a brand-new podcast from Triodos Bank! In this weekly podcast, the Impact & Economics team will share insights and challenges related to our core question: how can we transition to a more balanced and just world?

    Each episode, we’ll be joined by Hans Stegeman, Triodos Bank’s Chief Economist. Together, we’ll dive into various topics and current affairs related to this overarching question, exploring ways in which these necessary changes might be realized.

    In this episode, we will discuss COP16 – the 16th Conference on the Convention on Biological Diversity, which was held in Colombia. We will address whether COP16 can actually safeguard biodiversity or if more is needed. Furthermore in today’s episode; why is biodiversity so important in the first place? And is there a possibility for a more integrated policy towards ecological depletion?

    To top it off, Hans Stegeman brings us some hopeful news.

    Host: Emma de Leeuw

    Fixed guest: Hans Stegeman

    Guest: Pjotr Tjallema


    If you have any comments or questions about this episode, feel free to contact us using the form on our webpage:
    https://www.triodos.com/en/podcasts/money-for-change


    28 min

About Money for Change

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Wat is de weg naar een duurzame, rechtvaardige wereld? In de podcast Money for Change bespreken we met systeemdenker en hoofdeconoom van Triodos Bank Hans Stegeman het nieuws, mondiale ontwikkelingen en de wetenschap met speciale aandacht voor de economie en de rol van geld.