The companies are among the latest batch to join the RE100 initiative, which launched last year with founding signatories including Ikea, Swiss Re and Nestle.

Other latest additions to the list include UBS, Starbucks and Walmart.

The total now stands at 36, with the corporates committing to seek 100% renewable power over varying timescales.

The expansion of RE100 coincides with Climate Week NYC and comes ahead of the UN climate summit in Paris later this year.

Goldman