Tirlán has claimed the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at this year’s Green Awards 2024, recognition of its Living Proof sustainability strategy and the farmer-owned co-operative’s action across its facilities and network of 5,000 family farms.
The award was open to any large organisation (1,000 employees plus) in Ireland who demonstrated a bottom-up, best environmental practice in all aspects of running a large business.
The company is committed to embedding sustainability right across the organisation, which is being led by the ESG team in collaboration with all teams along the supply chain and on farm.
Some of the measures highlighted were Tirlán programmes underway such as the Sustainability Action Payment on farm, FarmGen solar programme to assist in decarbonising farm emissions, biodiversity boosting activity, work to reduce plastic packaging requirements, minimise food waste and improve energy efficiency.
USE OF ‘ENERGY ALTERNATIVES’
Tirlán’s Chief ESG Officer Lisa Koep said the achievement is testament to Tirlán’s collective commitment to making a positive impact on the planet and its people.
“We are thankful to all across our organisation who are taking steps every day as we make progress on our roadmap towards reaching Net Zero by 2050.
“Our family farms have continued to take action which is being reflected by the continuous reduction in the Tirlán carbon footprint on farm, while a number of projects underway across our facilities are contributing to maximise energy efficiency and develop renewable energy alternatives.”
The award win is a significant coup for Tirlán, as among the other finalists in the running were An Post, Bon Secours Health System, Boston Scientific Galway, MSD Ireland and Musgrave.
