Lloyds Bank allows businesses to access discounted lending through their Clean Growth Financing Initiative. This aims to support business owners with a broad range of sustainable investments, including the reduction of carbon emissions for core processes, properties and infrastructure.

Find out more about the Clean Growth Financing Initiative at Lloyds Bank.

HSBC UK supports businesses that can demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. The Green SME Fund was designed to make sustainable solutions more accessible for small businesses, with a maximum potential loan value of £300k.

Find out more about the Green SME Fund at HSBC UK.

NatWest aims to support the sustainable ambitions of small businesses. With a Green Loan, you can invest in sustainable assets for your business premises, including solar panels and heat pumps, helping you to achieve a clean building standard.

Find out more about the Green Loans at NatWest.

The co-operative bank provides up to 100% loan funding for renewable energy projects. Through the Renewable Energy Funding Scheme, businesses can cover the cost of renewable energy technologies, from electric vehicles to LED lighting.

Find out more about the Renewable Energy Funding Scheme at the co-operative bank.

SSE Renewables provides financial support to a wide range of community projects. We aim to create social, economic and environmental change in the communities that we serve. Since 2008, our funds have supported over 9,000 community projects, from infrastructure improvements to employment initiatives.

Eligible locations: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Find out more about our Community Funds.

Companies in energy-intensive industries can enter into a CCA with the Environment Agency. In return for meeting energy efficiency or carbon reduction targets, they receive significant discounts on the CCL:

• Electricity: 92% discount
• Gas: 89% discount
• LPG and other fuels: 77–89% discount

Climate Change Levy at HMRC

Routed through the British Business Bank, funding is available for SME’s and larger businesses in Wyre. These are  business loans, with security required on assets, property, equipment, debt etc. The terms of the loans require a business to actively plan to and then reduce their carbon footprint. Support is available through advisors.

 Northern Powerhouse Investment Funding

The aim of Chamber Low Carbon is to improve the efficiency and productivity Lancashire businesses, enable them to become more competitive and reduce their carbon footprint. Support and funding be accessed through this team.

Chamber Low Carbon also has a sister programme RedCAT which works with companies and individuals who are developing low carbon and renewable technologies.

Chamber Low Carbon