Triodos ramps up green lending 36 per cent

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Sustainable bank sees largest growth in renewable energy and social housing

Triodos will today report that its lending to sustainable organisations in the UK soared 36 per cent during 2011, taking the specialist green bank's loan book to £424m. The company's UK loan book increased...

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