Growing the Success of Irish Food
The Story of Origin Green
Aidan Cotter
CEO Bord Bia
Our Food, Our Future:
Sustainability the Bottom Line
Dublin Convention Centre
September 26, 2013
Our Goal:
by 2016 all food & drink exports
from farms and food businesses
certified as on the road to sustainability
The Emerald Isle
Ireland has a very favourable water stress index
(% of territory under water stress)
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Agriculture
uses 70%
of the world’s
freshwater
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24
24
21
20
13
16
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0
Australia Netherlands Argentina
USA
China
Germany
UK
8
France
2
Brazil
1
O
New Zealand
0
Ireland
Source:
Yale University
Ireland is at a good
starting point…
EU Member States
IR
AT
Source: EU JRC Evaluation of the livestock sector's contribution to the EU greenhouse gas emissions (GGELS)
Ireland is at a good
starting point…
EU Member States
IR
Source: EU JRC Evaluation of the livestock sector's contribution to the EU greenhouse gas emissions (GGELS)
The infrastructure is in place…
Beef
Lamb
Pig
Poultry
Percentage of production from Certified Quality Assurance Farms
Eggs
Horticulture
Dairy
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Beef Sustainability
Programme
ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION
MOVEMENT (AIM)
HANDHELD
TECHNOLOGY
GPS
PERFORMANCE
CALCULATED
FOR EACH FARM
ICBF
Feedback & Advice
GHG
Emissions
Farm Financial
Performance
Key
Performance
Indicators
Farm Quality & Sustainability
Assurance
35,000 Beef Farms Carbon Footprinted
18,000 Dairy Farms
50,000 Carbon Assessments
Decide on
Target Areas
Annual
Progress Report
Independent
SGS
Verification
Set Timelines
& Targets
Agree Baseline
Period
Areas covered by plans...
Raw Material Sourcing
Supplier Certification | Sustainability Initiatives
Manufacturing Processes
Energy | Emissions | Waste | Water | Biodiversity
Social Sustainability
Health & Nutrition | Community Initiatives | Employee Wellbeing
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Sustainability Report
2015
COMPANY RECRUITMENT PIPELINE
282 Companies Registered
206 companies at workshop/plan
development phase
78 plans submitted
Over 65% of exports
Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture
The Business Case
“building on our strengths,
utilising our resources more efficiently
….delivering value in all of its dimensions,
to our customers and to our markets, to people and to the planet”
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