Yesterday RBS announced that it had doubled its lending to sustainable causes to £1 billion in 2015, and intended this to grow to £3 billion by 2017 as its clean pipeline grows. But what does it mean amongst the wider sustainable financing scape?

Adidas has outlined its sustainability targets to 2020 in a report that shows the company was able to cut energy consumption by 15% since 2011.

Carbon Trust has launched a new fund designed to help small firms reduce their energy costs after a new survey found almost half of senior decision makers within SMEs worry over current energy spend.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is to expand upon its own energy efficiency measures by testing new products in branches and offices.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has revealed that it doubled its lending for sustainable energy projects last year to £1 billion.

A growing number of big businesses now understand the benefits of going renewable and are even sharing their experiences with competitors, The Climate Group chief executive Mark Kenber has said.

Tata Steel could see the energy bills at its Scunthorpe steelworks increase this summer when a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a nearby solar farm comes to an end.

The Chinese State Grid Corporation has unveiled a proposal for a global electricity network worth fifty trillion dollars.

A technology platform enabling management of distributed energy assets has attracted significant levels of new funding, allowing it to move from pilot schemes to commercial deployment.