Month: September 2025

Wyke Farms & Chirrup.ai launch Birdsong for Biodiversity pilot project

Stuart Mitchell

Chirrup.ai are proud to announce the launch of a pilot project: Birdsong for Biodiversity, between Wyke Farms and Chirrup.ai. The objective: bring AI-powered birdsong monitoring into the heart of dairy farming. Over the next three years, Birdsong for Biodiversity will benchmark and enhance biodiversity across farms that supply 25% of Wyke’s milk — a pioneering step for nature-positive food production. Wyke Farms, based in Bruton, Somerset, is UK’s largest independent cheese producer. They have launched a groundbreaking three-year collaboration with Chirrup.ai to measure and improve farmland biodiversity across the Southwest.…

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RWE’s Sofia is the UK’s first offshore wind farm to use recyclable rotor blades

Stuart Mitchell

RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa are driving a new era of wind turbine innovation with the first ever large-scale installation of recyclable blades at a UK offshore wind farm. Highly unique, the rotor blades are made using an innovative resin. At the end of the blade’s operating life, the various materials can then be easily separated from the other components as a result and can be recycled, for example into vehicle components and consumer goods like bicycle helmets and suitcases. Following an agreement signed in 2023 with Siemens Gamesa,…

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“UK Supermarkets Must Go Further”: Lidl GB Launches ‘Live Well’ Logo To Signpost Healthy Products Based On The Planetary Health Diet

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has become the first discounter to introduce a health  marker to its own-label products: Live Well. A new logo designed to help customers easily identify products that are healthy when shopping in store. While other competitors’ health markers only inform shoppers about nutritional profiles, the Lidl Live Well logo goes a step further with products also needing to align with the Planetary Health Diet, a global diet that is healthy for both people and planet, as well as broader sustainability criteria. The Lidl Live Well logo has been…

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UK Power Networks ignites the future of clean heat

Stuart Mitchell

Decarbonising heat is one of the biggest opportunities in helping the achieve the UK’s journey to Net Zero. Currently, heat networks make up just 3% of the country’s heating demand, but this is set to rise sharply to 20% by 2050. Moving from fossil fuels to electrified heat networks (which deliver heating and hot water from a central energy source) will not only play a key role in cutting carbon emissions but will also put new demands on electricity infrastructure. To better understand and plan for this change, UK Power…

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Crown Holdings Announces “Built To Last” 2024 Sustainability Report, Underscoring Commitment to Future-Forward Progress

Stuart Mitchell

Crown Holdings, Inc. has released its 2024 Sustainability Report titled “Built to Last,” underscoring its dedication to operating an organization that is prepared for the future and designed to thrive in it. The report outlines the Company’s global progress toward its comprehensive Twentyby30™ program goals, including reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, water conservation, and waste minimization along with improved performance around safety, employee engagement, and materials sourcing. Crown continues to be a strong advocate for recycling and the circular economy. “Worldwide, our team’s unwavering pledge to create a more sustainable…

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