Tirlán received the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at the Green Awards 2024. Pictured (L to R) were Hugh Martin, Chief ESG Officer Lisa Koep, Joanne Dooley, Damien Sutton, Audrey O’Shea, Stephanie O’Callaghan and John Kealy
Growing a greener future
Tirlán has won the ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at the Green Awards 2024
The ‘Green Large Organisation of the Year’ at the Green Awards 2024 is a recognition of our Living Proof sustainability strategy in action across all our facilities and our family farms. Thank you to all across our organisation who are taking steps every day as we make progress on our roadmap towards reaching Net Zero by 2050.
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.
Sustainability is embedded across our organisation and is being led by our ESG team in collaboration with all our colleagues and our family farms.
(L-R) Audrey O’Shea, Head of ESG Strategy and Partnerships (Tirlán), Paul Fitzpatrick, Head of Global Operations & Business Development, ESB (Award Sponsor), Dr. Lisa Koep Chief ESG Officer (Tirlán) and Hugh Martin Agri Business Excellence Manager (Tirlán).
Some of the measures highlighted included our Sustainability Action Payment on-farm, biodiversity programme, our work to reduce our plastic packaging requirements, minimise food waste and improve energy efficiency.
The award is open to any large organisation (1000 employees plus) in Ireland who can demonstrate 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.
