Finnebrogue was awarded Outstanding Commitment to ESG at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards, standing out among 250 entrants for its fully integrated, measurable, and forward-thinking approach to environment, community and governance.
Here are some of the highlights of why Finnebrogue stood out:
- Embedded ESG across the business through its Bigger Picture programme, with clear targets, tracking, and action across energy, waste, water, and biodiversity.
- Major carbon reductions: cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ~70% (2022–2024) and achieved 100% renewable electricity, eliminating Scope 2 market-based emissions.
- Significant investment in renewables and efficiency, including one of NI’s largest solar PV arrays, electrification, and smart energy monitoring.
- Strong environmental impact: landfill-free, reduced water use (saving 6 million litres/year), improved biodiversity, and clear net-zero targets (2030/2040).
- Outstanding social responsibility: Diversity Mark accreditation, carbon literacy training, and redistribution of surplus food (tens of thousands of meals to charities).
- Responsible supply chain leadership, with targets on human rights, deforestation-free sourcing, and supplier ESG improvement programmes.
- Robust governance and transparency, with long-term ESG tracking, external benchmarking, and cross-functional supplier engagement.
- We support communities, redistributing surplus food to charities and providing tens of thousands of meals while reducing waste.
- We inspire future talent through our Feed Your Future programme, offering workshops, site visits, and placements.
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