Triodos Bank UK has introduced its Triodos Future Generations Fund to UK retail investors, the fund is aimed at improving the wellbeing and development of children worldwide.

The fund will invest in listed small and midcap companies around the world that fit into this unique socially-focused investment theme, and will managed by Triodos Investment Management. The fund, which is already open to European and institutional investors, donates the equivalent of 0.1 per cent of its net asset value (NAV) per year to support UNICEF programmes.

Current portfolio companies include US education services provider Stride; OrthoPediatrics, the world's first company to produce orthopaedic devices specifically for children; and Sobi, a Swedish company focused on treatments for rare diseases.

Sjoerd Rozing, fund manager of the Triodos Future Generations Fund, commented: “An increasing number of companies are no longer just looking at shareholder value, but at the interests of all stakeholders. We believe future generations belong on that list of stakeholders, and this is why the fund has been set up to support that long-term vision.”

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