protecting our planet, together

Our business is inextricably linked with the health of our planet and we’re highly aware of the impact we have on it. We know that we have a duty to operate responsibly, helping sustain our natural environment and supporting the communities we operate in.

There is simply no room for complacency when it comes to playing our part. As a true partner, we are committed to ensuring the changes we make contribute to our ambitious sustainability goals and targets and to those of our customers. Working together, we can make a bigger difference than apart.

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our sustainability journey

Sustainability is a journey and there is always further to go. This truth keeps us motivated to push further and make meaningful progress. Analysing every part of our business, we have continuously sought ways to lower our impact.

We’re proud members of Repak, ensuring all plastic, wood, cardboard and food waste produced by our business is properly disposed of. We are also actively working to reduce our energy consumption and carbon footprint.

At donnelly fresh farms we were one of the first large scale growers to fully embrace the use of cover crops in our farm productions. Cover crops are a modern farming technique, providing ground cover to capture soil nutrients and improve soil quality. It’s a natural solution that reduces the need for artificial soil treatments.

We’re also a member of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, enabling us to play our part in protecting the natural biodiversity of our local area.

Recycling at Donnelly Fresh    All Ireland Pollinator plan    Bord Bia Origin Green

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Sustainable energy/carbon footprint

  • Energy consumption reduction initiatives in 2022 reduced energy consumption by 10%
  • 2023 Target to reduce by a further 10% +

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  • 32% of electricity at donnelly fresh produce generated from Solar
  • Phase 1 installed in 2019
  • Phase 2 commissioned in March 2023
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did you know

In 2022 we reached the milestone of 170 acres of land with cover crops. That’s the equivalent of 100 football pitches!

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