Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

The Role of Sustainability in the

future of Ireland’s Agri-food

Business

Michael Maloney 23rd June, 2017

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Ireland

Population - 4.7 million

Food is largest indigenous

industry

Exports of food products

valued at over €11 billion in

2016

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Our Mission

To drive, through market insight, and

in partnership with industry, the commercial success of a world-class food, drink and horticulture industry.

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

What’s Driving Global Demand for Food……

Source: UN World Population Prospects; the 2015 revision

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54% in cities

66% in cities

30% in cities

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By 2050, the planet will need to produce

70% more food, with less land, water and

energy while also reducing greenhouse

gas emissions

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Creating Shared Value at Nestle

Creating

Shared ValueNutrition, water,

rural development

Environmental

sustainabilityProtect the future

ComplianceLaws, business principles, codes of conduct

Dependent on suppliers for many of these targets

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What is Origin Green?

• National sustainability programme uniting

government, private sector & food producers

• Structure to collate facts and figures

• Business to business initiative

•Help our customers achieve their targets

•Build relationships

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Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

How does

Origin Green

work along

the Supply

Chain?

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Farm Level

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Carbon Trust

WaterEmissionsEnergy

Biodiversity Social Sustainability

PAS 2050

The farm audit

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Farm Quality & Sustainability Audits

50,000 Beef Farms

90% of Beef Exports, Audited & Carbon Footprinted

84% of 18,000 Dairy FarmsTarget 100% Milk production

Pigmeat, Poultry, Lamb, Eggs, Horticulture, Grain

QA schemes being revised to include sustainability measures

Over 175,000 carbon assessments on farms to date

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Biodiversity

Environmental

Scheme

Participation

Hedgerow ManagementTree

Planting

Habitats/

Areas of

Conservation

Continued focus on biodiversity in 2017

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Manufacturing Level

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Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Origin Green Verified MembersCompany Recruitment Pipeline

532 Companies Registered95% of exports

272 companies at workshop/

plan development phase

260 plans acceptedOver 90% of exports

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Independent

Verification

Supplier Certification | Sustainability Initiatives

Raw Material Sourcing (1 target)

Energy | Water | Waste | Emissions | Biodiversity

Manufacturing Processes (3 targets)

Health & Nutrition | Community Initiatives | Employee Wellbeing

Social Sustainability (2 targets)

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ORIGIN GREEN BIODIVERSITY TARGETS

Bee hotel at ABP

Wyeth Nutrition Butterfly Meadow

Integrated Constructed Wetland

(ICW) at Sam Dennigan & Co.

Tree planting at Irish Distillers

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Retail & Foodservice Level

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Retail and Foodservice Charter

Target AreasOrigin Green Charter

Pilot Stage

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

BIODIVERSITY

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture

Michael Maloney

Director, Sustainability &

Quality Assurance

Bord Bia

www.origingreen.ie