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European Maritime
& Fisheries Fund
Ireland enjoys a strong reputation as a source of natural, high quality food, drink and
ingredients and with our temperate climate and our green countryside, we have
started from a strong position for sustainable food and drink production.

Working at both farm and manufacturing level, Origin Green clearly sets out Ireland’s
ambition to become a world leader in the delivery of sustainable, high-quality food and
drink products. Independently verified at every stage, this voluntary programme sees
food manufacturers develop a sustainability plan that defines clear targets in key areas
of sustainability, such as raw material sourcing, emissions, energy, waste, water,
biodiversity and social sustainability including health and wellness.

With the global population expected to rise by 2.4 billion before the year 2050,
the world will need to produce up to twice as much food from increasingly limited
resources. It has been said that over the next 40 years, we will have to produce as
much food as we have in the last 8,000. In order to meet these challenges it requires
everyone involved in the food industry to commit to producing more from less,
necessitating the adoption of more sustainable practices. It is with these challenges in
mind which led to the launch of Origin Green in 2012, an initiative by Bord Bia, the Irish
Food Board.

www.origingreen.ie

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