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Ireland’s National Sustainability Programme Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Perceptions of Ireland… Viewed as green & natural… We now need to prove it... And improve it. Growing the success of Irish food...

Ireland’s National Sustainability Programme Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Perceptions of Ireland… Viewed as green & natural… We now need to prove it... And improve it. Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture What is Origin Green? Supply Chain Approach National sustainability programme Farmers participate in uniting government, private sector Quality & Sustainability Schemes & food producers Companies sign up to Structure to collate facts and Sustainability Charter figures Retailers & Business to business initiative Foodservice Distributors partaking Help our customers achieve their in pilot sustainability targets charter Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Build relationships Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Conditions for success All levels of the supply chain sign up to the sustainability agenda… Measuring what matters… Accreditation, independent verification… Performance based on science, innovation & best practice… Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Farmers Working with Nature Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Ireland’s Sustainability Credentials Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Irish Agriculture  Mild Temperate Climate  Average annual rainfall >1000mm  4.3 million hectares of farmland  80% in grassland  Beef & Dairy main enterprises  Average farm size: 32 hectares Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Ireland’s Grass Advantage Grassland Area Ireland Europe Mild Temperate Climate 80% 40% Annual rainfall 800 – 1200mm Production (t DM/Ha) Ireland Europe 15 11 Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Ireland has a very favourable IRELAND’S water stress index (% of territory under water NATURAL 60 stress) ATTRIBUTES 50 40 1 WATER AVAILABILITY 30 50 48 20 40 40 31 0.2 10 18 12 % 0 0 1 AGRICULTURE USES SA na lia K s nc e y d d hi rt a U nd an an la n 70% OF THE U C s rla Fr a rm al rI e WORLD’S A u he G e Ze et ew FRESHWATER N N Source: Growingblue.com Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Urban Outdoor Air Pollution Annual mean PM10 IRELAND’S 250 (ug/m3) NATURAL ATTRIBUTES 200 150 2 AIR QUALITY VERY HIGH 100 50 0 ra l R zil er c e K a Fr ia ia S d o ea A a B a ia ed rm s ea d in ny a u en n Ir SA d om iA a d i ic th hin ta n n ss th es d eg d b ra an In or n a la la U fr In d is la u ou n ew e C g ak it Ge. S Z P h K et S N S N n Source: World Health Organisation U Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture IRELAND’S EU Dairy GHG Emissions NATURAL ATTRIBUTES 3 2.5 3 LOW GREENHOUSE 2 Kg CO2 – eq / Kg milk GAS EMISSIONS 1.5 GHG Fluxes 1 0.5 0 EU Member states Source: EU JRC Evaluation of the dairy sector's contribution to the EU greenhouse gas emissions (GGELS) Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Farmers Working with Nature Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Carbon Navigator tool Looks at practical measures on farm 1. Grazing season length 4. Daily live weight gain 2. Age @ first calving 5. Nitrogen fertiliser efficiency 3. Calving interval 6. Manure management Set targets Review current & potential Identify Potential with Advisor performance GHG & € Benefits Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture The Carbon Navigator Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Feedback to farmers Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Farm Quality & Sustainability Audits 49,000 Beef Farms 90% of Beef Exports, Audited & Carbon Footprinted 18,000 Dairy Farms 100% Milk production, participants entering audit cycle Pigmeat, Poultry, Lamb, Eggs, Horticulture, Grain Sustainability measures being implemented Over 120,000 carbon assessments on farms to date Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Environmental Habitats/ Scheme Areas of Participation Conservation Biodiversity Tree Hedgerow Planting Management Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Using Data to Drive Performance Farm € GHG Financial Emissions Performance Sustainable = Efficient Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Extended Grazing Season 10 Day Increase in Grazing Season Reduces costs by €25 per cow Cuts carbon footprint by 1.7% Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Sustainability Assessments Across Other Sectors Poultry Pigs Sheep Grain Horticulture Sustainability Models roll out in 2017 Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  The Sustainability Charter Decide on target areas Independent Annual Agree Progress baseline Report verification period Set timelines & targets Companies develop a plan covering at least 3 years Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Raw Material Sourcing Supplier Certification | Sustainability Initiatives Independent Verification Manufacturing Processes Energy | Emissions | Waste | Water | Biodiversity Social Sustainability Health & Nutrition | Community Initiatives | Employee Wellbeing Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Origin Green Verified Members Company Recruitment Pipeline 531 Companies Registered 95% of total food & drink exports 157 companies at workshop/ plan development phase 151 plans being processed 223 plans accepted Over 90% of total food & drink exports Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture PERCENTAGE OF EXPORTS FROM ORIGIN GREEN VERIFIED MEMBERS 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  Retail and Foodservice Pilot Stage Origin Green Charter Target Areas 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 Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture  Advocates of Origin Green “Just last year, I had an opportunity Ireland is leading the way in another which was phenomenal. I had the important area – climate smart agriculture. Its Origin Green opportunity to experience firsthand program has mobilized Irish farmers the great work that we’re doing in and food producers to set and Ireland and the industry leading achieve measurable sustainability approach that Ireland has taken to targets......we’re helping other countries learn from this model agriculture‘ Don Thompson, Former CEO Jim Yong Kim, World Bank President McDonalds Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture Ireland’s National Sustainability Programme Growing the success of Irish food & horticulture