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Bord Bia has acknowledged the sustainability performance of 97 Irish food and drink companies that have attained Origin Green Gold Membership in 2023. Gold Membership is given to companies, which are members of the Origin Green programme, in recognition of their enhanced sustainability efforts.

Since the establishment of the awards in 2020, a total of 234 Irish food, drink and horticulture companies have been awarded Gold Membership. Overall, the 97 companies come from 21 counties and represent sectors such as dairy, meat, seafood and aquaculture, confectionary, beverages, and horticulture.

Deirdre Ryan, Director of Sustainability and Quality Assurance, Origin Green at Bord Bia,who officially announced the 2023 Gold Members, said: “Origin Green continues to be a pioneering programme for sustainability in Ireland. We work with more than 300 companies to help them set and achieve sustainability plans and set out to acknowledge companies which have performed exemplary in target areas through the annual Gold Member status. This year, we are thrilled to announce 97 companies which have achieved Gold Membership for 2023.

“I would like to particularly congratulate Butlers Chocolates and Tirlán which both achieved Gold Membership status for the fourth year in a row. The increase in Gold Members this year is reflective of the drive and commitment that many companies across the Irish food, drink and horticulture sector hold in achieving their sustainability targets. I look forward to seeing all of our 2023 Gold Members continue to champion sustainability in the coming years.

“It is particularly pleasing to see that 80% of our Gold Members are from the SME sector, as typically, smaller companies do not have large teams working in the area of sustainability and in many cases, their achievements are based on the drive and energy of one person within the company.”

Commenting on the Gold Membership Awards, Jim O’Toole, CEO of Bord Bia, said: “The growing number of companies reaching sustainable targets and achieving Gold Membership is encouraging and we look forward to continuing to support Irish food and drink businesses in their drive to achieve sustainable operations.

“However, we can’t stand still. On the contrary, we have to re-double our collective efforts. Under Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, the agri-food sector has to reduce its emissions by 25% by 2030. By working closely with like-minded organisations, we at Bord Bia and the Origin Green programme will provide the leadership and technical support to the industry to ensure sustainability continues to drive positive change in the sector.

“We must build upon the progress that we have already made in areas such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving biodiversity, and our collective focus on water quality and availability, animal health and welfare, and overall food safety and quality. We do this not just to meet consumers’ demands and Government targets – but most importantly because it is the right thing to do.”

Origin Green Gold Members 2023

Through independent verification, the companies below were awarded Origin Green Gold Membership in 2023:

1. ABP Foods
2. All Real Nutrition
3. Airgi Caise Buabhaill Maigh Chromtha Teoranta T/A Macroom Buffalo Cheese Products Ltd
4. Aran Ard Teoranta T/A Gallaghers Bakery & Promise Gluten Free
5. Arthur Mallon
6. Ashbourne Meats
7. Atlanfish Ltd
8. Atlantis Seafood
9. Ballykilcavan Brewing Company
10. Ballymaloe
11. Bantry Bay Seafood
12. Barry John Sausages
13. BC Shellfish Ltd.
14. Bells Isle Seafoods Ltd/ Irish Oysters Harvest Ltd.
15. Blenders
16. Boann Distillery Limited
17. Butlers Chocolates
18. Carbery
19. Cashel Farmhouse Cheese
20. Clonakilty Food
21. Clonakilty Distillery
22. Connemara Organic Seaweeds Ltd
23. Connemara Seafoods
24. Dairy Concepts IRL
25. Dairygold Food Ingredients
26. Dawn Farm Foods
27. Divillys
28. Drover Foods Ltd
29. Errigal Bay
30. Farmers to Market
31. Finnegan’s Farm
32. Flahavan & Sons Ltd
33. Folláin
34. Foyle Food Group
35. Galmere Fresh Foods Ltd
36. Glenilen Farm Ltd
37. Glenisk
38. Golden Bake Ltd
39. Greenfield Foods Ltd
40. Greenhill Fruit Farm Ltd
41. Ice Cream Treats
42. IGWT Poultry Services
43. Irish Country Meats
44. Irish Distillers
45. Kearney’s Home Baking
46. Keelings
47. Keoghs
48. Keohane Seafoods
49. Kepak Group
50. Kerrigan’s Mushrooms
51. Kerry Group
52. Key Ingredients
53. Killibegs Seafood
54. Killowen Farm
55. Kinnegar Brewing
56. Kinsale Mead Co
57. Kish Fish
58. Lee Strand Cooperative Creamery Ltd
59. Liffey Meats
60. Loughnane (Galway) Ltd
61. Mc Cormack Family Farms
62. Meitheal Trá na Rinne Teo
63. Mienas
64. Monaghan Mushrooms Group
65. Morans Megajam Ltd
66. Mulroy Bay Mussels Ltd
67. Murphys Home Baking
68. Niks Tea
69. Oakpark
70. O’Brien’s Fine Foods
71. O’Connell Heritage Ltd
72. Oliver Carty & Family
73. Pearse Lyons Distillery
74. Plant It
75. Powerscourt Distillery
76. Quinlan’s Fish
77. Renegade Waterford Distillery
78. Sam Dennigan and Company UC
79. Secret Recipes
80. Silver Hill Duck
81. Slane Castle Irish Whiskey Ltd
82. Slaney Farms Produce Ltd
83. Sliogeisc na Rossan
84. Sofrimar
85. Sushi King
86. Tea & Coffee Warehouse Ltd
87. The Culinary Food Group
88. Tirlán
89. Trudies Catering Kitchen
90. Una O Dwyer Ltd T/A Cashel Fine Foods
91. Velo Coffee Roasters
92. West Coast Crab Sales Ltd
93. Wexford Home Preserves
94. Wicklow Way Wines
95. Wild Atlantic Shellfish Ltd
96. Woodstown Bay Shellfish Ltd
97. Wyeth Nutritional Ireland