Nearly 2,000 UK businesses demand urgent climate action ahead of COP28

Business leaders call for a clear climate action plan to restore the UK’s global climate leadership at COP 28

UK business leaders call for climate and nature action

More than 1,500 business leaders have signed a letter calling on the UK Government to take urgent action on climate change and nature conservation

Almost 60% of Brits look at 2021 as a ‘pivotal year’ for building a greener future

Nearly 67% of the public think the planet is in a worse shape than it has ever been and that the world needs to act within the next 12 months, according to a new study

Pod Point gets financial boost from Triodos Bank for EV charging infrastructure

Triodos Bank UK joins hands with Tesco and Volkswagen to roll out charging points at supermarkets in a bid to reduce carbon footprint

Triodos banks on UK solar with £17.9m loan

Triodos Bank is providing £17.9 million worth of loans to refinance two solar farms in the UK. It will support Spanish developer Gamma Solutions’ 15MW Stokes Marsh and 5MW Stoneshill solar farms located near Coulston in Wiltshire and Exeter in Devon. With more than 62,000 panels installed, they generate enough electricity to power more than […]

Why didn’t George give us green ISAs? asks bank

The Chancellor missed a prime opportunity to boost the UK’s green economy with his new ISA savings allowance, according to Triodos Bank. Six years ago as Shadow Chancellor George Osborne raised the idea of a Green ISA, with cash ring-fenced for green investment. The self-declared ethical bank has asked why he didn’t put this into […]

Banks and green firms want fossil fuel subsidy check

A group of businesses including a bank, an investment fund and several green energy suppliers have written to the Treasury to demanding an official check up on the subsidies given to the energy sector “as a matter of priority”. The group wants to highlight what is sees as favouritism towards fossil fuels compared to renewable […]