What Is Origin Green?
Origin Green is a national food and drink sustainability programme with a global ambition: to make Irish food and drink the first choice internationally because it is trusted as sustainably produced by people who care.
Led by Bord Bia, it is a voluntary programme providing a framework coupled with the knowledge and know-how to help drive sustainability improvements throughout the entire food and drink supply chain on a national level.
Origin Green is independently evaluated and verified at every stage. Bord Bia promotes participation from farmers, producers, manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies. It remains the world’s only national food and drink sustainability programme that operates across all sectors from farm to fork.
Who's Involved?
Producers
Since the launch of Origin Green, the Irish food, drink and horticulture sectors have made important progress in driving sustainable food production.
Manufacturers
During 2019, a further 248 companies were in the process of attending workshops and preparing sustainability plans to become verified members of Origin Green.
Retail & Foodservice
4 of the 5 of the biggest retailers are on board along with 11 leading foodservice companies as part of the Origin Green Retail & Foodservice Charter.
Become a Member
Origin Green collaborates with over 61,000 farmers and 300+ leading Irish food and drink companies to prove and improve the sustainability of the food they produce to meet the evolving needs of global customers and consumers. Verified Origin Green members account for 90% of our food and drink exports and over 70% of the retail market. Becoming an Origin Green member means that your organisation will have the tools to produce food and drink in a sustainable manner now and into the future.
News & Events
Agri-food sector addressing climate action
Agri-food sector addressing climate action
Read MoreOrigin Green Ambassadors Global Insights Debrief
On April 29th, the Origin Green Ambassadors joined us for a virtual event to present their Global Insights gathered during their 23-month partnerships with some of the leading Global Food and Beverage companies.
View the Global Insight Reports and watch the Presentations below.
Leaders Sustainability Acceleration Programme
Learn more about our new Executive Programme in partnership with Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin (UCD) to accelerate sustainability capability at Board and C-Suite level in Irish food, drink and horticulture businesses.