Day: 10 April 2026

Standard Life publishes updated Net Zero Transition Plan

Stuart Mitchell

Standard Life plc (‘Standard Life’ or the ‘Group’), a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement saving and income, today published its updated Net Zero Transition Plan, setting out its near-term plans to deliver its interim targets for 2030 to maintain progress toward its long-term ambition to become a net zero business by 2050. The plan is driven by a clear focus on customer outcomes: managing climate and nature-related risks and opportunities as financially material factors that can affect long term investment performance and retirement security. This customer-led approach is reflected…

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The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is here

Stuart Mitchell

Version 1 of the UK’s first cross-industry Standard for Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings was published recently. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (“the Standard”) is a free-to-access technical standard that will enable the built environment to robustly prove that built assets are playing their part to decarbonise in line with the UK’s carbon and energy budgets. Until this point, there has been no single, agreed methodology for defining what ‘net zero carbon’ means for buildings in the UK. This voluntary standard provides a set of consistent rules to…

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Lidl GB Announces New Target And Trials For Food Waste Reduction

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB has revealed a new food waste reduction target to coincide with the start of Food Waste Action Week and announced new trials to help accelerate progress.   After surpassing its FY2025 goal of 40% food waste reduction1, the discounter has now raised its five-year target from 50% to a more ambitious 70% by FY20302. To drive this next phase of food waste reduction, Lidl is extending its current partnership with Neighbourly to trial the charity’s Surplus Saviours3 initiative this summer in the Midlands. This redistribution scheme enables registered individuals…

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Gordon Carberry wins Culinary Innovation award at Sodexo’s global sustainable chef challenge

Stuart Mitchell

Gordon Carberry, a craft development chef with Sodexo Ireland has taken home the Culinary Innovation title at the Sodexo global Cook for Change! Sustainability chef challenge 2026 – a competition championing culinary excellence and a commitment to healthier, more sustainable food. Cook for Change! is Sodexo’s global culinary competition and is designed to spotlight the creativity and expertise of its chefs and their central role in driving more sustainable and healthier food practices. Gordon competed against eight other Sodexo chefs from Australia, Brazil, Chile, France, India, the Netherlands and the…

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Another record year for Unity Trust Bank as demand for impact-led business banking grows

Stuart Mitchell

Unity Trust Bank has reported another record year of responsible lending and deposits as it supports socially-minded organisations to create positive impact across the UK. In its annual results, Unity’s overall lending grew by 12% to over £1.1 billion (2024: 1 billion) helping customers to improve local communities through access to frontline healthcare, quality housing, employment, support services and supporting green growth. New lending more than doubled in 2025 to over £333 million (2024: £137 million) – an increase of 147%. A record £165 million of new lending (53.7%) went…

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