Tirlán has claimed the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at this year’s Green Awards 2024.
This award is recognition of Tirlán’s ‘Living Proof’ sustainability strategy and the farmer-owned cooperative’s action across its facilities and network of 5,000 family farms.
Tirlán has said it is committed to embedding sustainability right across the organisation, which is being led by the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) team in collaboration with all teams along the supply chain and on farm.
Tirlán scooped the award from tough competition such as An Post, Bon Secours Health System, Boston Scientific Galway, MSD Ireland and Musgrave.
Sustainability at Tirlán
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.
“It is also validation for our customers and our consumers who choose Tirlán products from our ingredients portfolio to our Avonmore range to know they are sourcing from an organisation that is a recognised leader in the sustainability space,” Koep said.
“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.
“In order to meet our commitments, we will continue to work collaboratively with our farmers, customers and partners to deliver more innovation solutions for sustainable and nutritional dairy and grain products,” she added.
Tirlán has said that its family farm suppliers have continued to take action which is being reflected by the reduction in the Tirlán carbon footprint on farm.
“A number of projects underway across our facilities are contributing to maximise energy efficiency and develop renewable energy alternatives,” Koep added.
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.
The award was open to any large organisation (1,000 employees or more) in Ireland who demonstrated a bottom-up, best environmental practice in all aspects of running a large business.
The Green Awards celebrate the extraordinary contribution and commitment that companies now make towards growing a greener future in Irish business today.