date:Sep 13, 2012
Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, has introduced a new programme intended to cement the reputation of the Irish food industry as a world leader in sustainability.
Origin Green , as the programme has been dubbed, is based around a sustainability charter launched in June, with suppliers pledging to reach independently verified benchmarks for several aspects of their supply chains, including carbon emissions, water use, biodiversity and waste management. Its development followed industry-wide resear