Lincolnshire businesses heed ‘wind of change’ call for greener future

Picture shows (L-R): CK Lee (Incredible Husk International), Sally Hurst (Catena) and Keith Ridgeway (Incredible Husk International)

Lincolnshire businesses have been buoyed by a message for a greener future at an event celebrating the potential for photocell technology, recycled agricultural by-products and a supply chain revolution.

Around 50 members of the Lincolnshire branch of Catena, the “business dating network”, gathered at Beonna All Saints Church, near Boston, to hear a call to action for local stakeholders to take the concept of a green supply chain “by its horns.”

Addressing the gathering of business owners, Catena Network’s Lincolnshire director Sally Hurst said: “Networking for me is a vocation – it’s not only about facilitating connections between people and organisations: it’s about supporting local businesses, the local economy and the environment of our great county.

“I am very concerned about the current epidemic of ‘Green Washing’ which misleads the public. This is a phenomenal opportunity to blow ‘Green Washing out of the Water’ and help our environment and businesses in an ethical and real way.

‘The time for genuine, strategic change and action is now, and that goes for local businesses, educational establishments and local authorities. Lincolnshire has a golden opportunity to lead the way in creating and championing a green supply chain. It is an exciting time for change but change requires action. Now is the time to take it.”

That opportunity for change was made clear by Keith Ridgeway, MD of Grantham-based Incredible Husk International, which launched during the COP26 global summit in 2021 after years of research and testing.

Addressing the audience, Ridgeway shared how Husk has found new ways to use an agricultural by-product to develop a material with the potential to reduce, reuse and ultimately replace the materials that create the products used in everyday lives.

“Based here in Lincolnshire, our objective is to help industries around the world to decarbonise and actively protect ecosystems, improve health, and combat climate change by using our material to make their products,” he explained.

“From the beginning to the end of its lifecycle, Incredible Husk material — and the people who develop and make products with it— play an active role in tackling plastic pollution, decarbonising industries and reducing climate change. We are proud to be based here in Lincolnshire and passionately believe that the county can become a beacon for sustainability and a greener future for all in business and that begins with the supply chain and the businesses and people that drive the change within it.”

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