Author: Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB Commits £30 Billion To Strengthen British Food Industry Over Next Five Years

Stuart Mitchell

Lidl GB announces a landmark £30 billion investment in the British food and farming industry, strengthening its commitment to backing British suppliers and supporting long-term sustainable growth across the sector. The new investment reflects the value of sourcing contracts with British-based suppliers which will be made between 2025 and 2030. £30 billion marks a 100% uplift on the discounter’s original commitment to invest £15 billion over five years1, which they surpassed by an additional £6 billion in 2024. With Lidl now in its fourth decade in Great Britain, today’s announcement…

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More than half of UK food and drink manufacturers have no contingency plan to deal with water shortages

Stuart Mitchell

More than half of food and drink manufacturers (61 per cent) do not have a water supply contingency plan in place for their UK sites, despite 94 per cent saying a consistent supply is critical to their day-to-day operations, research by water services and treatment specialist Alpheus has revealed. A survey of Alpheus customers and Food and Drink Federation members, which includes some of the UK’s biggest food and drink manufacturers, has revealed how precarious their situation is at a time when water shortages are rife across the UK. Large…

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Brigg Breakthrough: Hydrogen Blending Powers Up UK’s Net Zero Ambitions

Stuart Mitchell

Centrica and National Gas have successfully completed a landmark trial, marking the first time hydrogen has been blended into the National Transmission System (NTS). The trial took place last week [on 9 October] and involved National Gas injecting a 2% blend of green hydrogen into the gas grid, before being blended with natural gas to generate power at Centrica’s Brigg Power Station – producing electricity directly into the power grid. This ‘real life’ UK first test shows the end-to-end potential of Hydrogen to decarbonise critical energy infrastructure. This key milestone…

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Bosch puts its first hydrogen truck into service in plant traffic

Stuart Mitchell

Bosch has taken a further step on the road to climate-friendly logistics – with one of the technology company’s own products. Its Nuremberg plant recently started using a fuel-cell electric truck in plant traffic. The truck is equipped with the Bosch fuel-cell power module (FCPM), which was recently nominated for the prestigious German President’s Future Prize. “When we decided to make our plant traffic more climate-friendly, it was clear that we wanted a truck featuring Bosch’s FCPM,” explains Alexander Weichsel, the commercial plant manager in Nuremberg. “This deployment is an…

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IUCN launches the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™

Stuart Mitchell

IUCN has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, marking a crucial step forward in the Union’s efforts to advance Nature-based Solutions that are effective and robustly rooted in science. “Nature-based Solutions are central to tackling climate change, biodiversity loss and sustainable development. They remind us that when we work with nature — not against it — we create pathways for resilience, equity, and hope. The updated IUCN Global Standard strengthens this vision, providing clearer guidance, stronger…

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