An enormous logistics warehouse in the Netherlands is helping to power 750 households a year.
Mr van Erven says the money saved by the environmental measures means they will pay for themselves
The building is owned by the Dutch arm of Rhenus, a multi-billion pound logistics firm with 660 buildings and 31,000 employees worldwide. Along the side, and at either end, are huge glass windows, allowing light to flood into the building. Mr van Erven says he is"quite convinced" that companies who are not already taking such measures should be forced to by governments.
The CBI, the UK business lobby group which represents 190,000 firms employing seven million people, said the British government needed to do more to encourage companies to invest in sustainability. "If a company lays out the capital for green energy products like solar wind, the value of the property will increase. That in turn will raise their business rates as they are based on the cost of the property.
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