Our Way of Operating is the way we drive sustainable operational practices across our plants and supply chain to reduce our impact on the environment.
At Ornua, we have a responsibility in ensuring we are driving efficiencies throughout our supply chain, reducing our overall impact on the environment.
GOAL 1
Reduce the carbon footprint of our supply chain
Target Review Date
1 Reduce Group carbon footprint
Establish a Group baseline carbon footprint 2017
Devise a target reduction programme from 2018 – 20212017
2 Measure Member carbon footprint
Devise and deliver an annual operational sustainability questionnaire to all Member suppliers2017
3 Measure non-Member Irish supplier’s carbon footprint
Devise and deliver an annual operational sustainability questionnaire to all non-Member suppliers2018
4 Establish third party transport and logistics carbon footprint
Complete a full audit to establish a baseline of Ornua’s third party transport and logistics carbon footprint2017
Devise a target reduction programme from 2018 – 20212017
GOAL 2
Reduce the consumption of water in our supply chain
Target Review Date
1 Reduce Group water usage
Establish Group water usage baseline2017
Devise a target reduction programme from 2018 – 20212017
2 Measure Member supplier water usage
Establish Member supplier water usage baseline as per MT of product sourced2018
3 Measure non-Member supplier water usage
Establish non-Member supplier water usage baseline2018
Goal 3
Reduce waste across all Ornua plants and offices
1 Reduce Group waste production
Establish Group waste production baseline2017
Devise programme with targets to improve or reduce waste management from 2018 - 20212017
Goal 4
Embed an operational efficiency programme, the OrnuaWay, across all Ornua plants
1 Embed an operational efficiency programme, the OrnuaWay, across all Ornua plants
Eight manufacturing facilities operating to a minimum of level two operational excellence maturity level 2018
Goal 5
Guide all staff on resource use efficiency
1 Educate staff about resource use efficiency
Devise and implement a resource use efficiency educational programme and launch to all staff2017
Goal 6
Source environmentally and socially sustainable products, packaging and ingredients
1 Investigate environmental impacts of all Group non-dairy items
Devise and deliver non-dairy items supplier sustainability questionnaire 2017
Devise key sustainability projects to implement in 2018 2017
Goal 7
Maintain fully verified Origin Green status
1 Achieve Origin Green plan targets
Devise Ornua Member Supplier Sustainability Policy2017
Reduce food waste through contribution of c.5,000kg of product per year to Foodcloud2017
Reduce water usage by 10% per person in head office2018
Reduce waste production by 30% per person in head office 2018
Devise a target reduction programme for resource use at Kerrygold Park2018
