At least one in four small and medium-sized firms have reduced their production costs through efficiency measures according to a new survey from the European Commission.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on the government to overhaul “complex regulations” which it says is holding back investment in energy efficiency.

Four cities across the UK are to receive new funding for the roll-out of new infrastructure projects for ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs) as the Department for Transport (DfT) continues to push the take-up of electric vehicles.

German car manufacturer BMW has topped Corporate Knights’ ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations’ list while nine UK-headquartered firms made the grade.

The Scottish government has unveiled a new £14 million energy efficiency fund that will encourage businesses to work with local authorities to fund improvement measures.

New figures for the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) have shown that accredited installations under the scheme fell dramatically in the final quarter of 2015.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed its policy shift away from the able-to-pay domestic energy efficiency sector at a launch event for a new research project seeking to link energy costs with mortgage lending.

The BRE National Solar Centre has published a guide designed to help small businesses interested in purchasing a solar-plus-storage system to reduce energy costs.

Lord Bourne has sparked fresh concerns over the future of domestic energy efficiency policy after revealing an able-to-pay scheme to replace the Green Deal is not likely to be in place until after the introduction of the new ECO scheme in 2017/18.

Nissan has announced that it is set to make a significant investment in the development of the next generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland.