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Origin Green Sustainability Seminar November 30th 2023

Portmarnock Links Hotel
Thursday 30th Nov 2023 11:30 - 15:00
Registration Closed
Event is free of charge.

Origin Green Sustainability Seminar November 30th 2023

Agenda

This event will be MC’d by Richard Curran (Journalist, Broadcaster, Presenter).

11.30 – 12.00: Registration, Networking over Tea/Coffee

12.00 – 13.00: Welcome Address, Jim O’Toole, CEO Bord Bia Ministerial Opening Address

Origin Green Progress Update Summary and Acknowledgement of Gold Members 2023, Deirdre Ryan, Director Origin Green and Sustainable Assurance

Origin Green Member Panel Discussion on Accelerating Progress led by MC.

Aisling Walsh, Marketing Director, Butlers Chocolates; Audrey O’Shea, Group Head of ESG Strategy and Partnerships, Tirlán; John Durkan, Sustainability and Environmental Manager at ABP Food Group.

Sustainable Nutrition: Where we are now? The first in our barometer series, this global report will set out to explore how consumer behaviour is changing in the context of sustainable nutrition. Grace Binchy, Insight and Trends Specialist Bord Bia

13.00 – 13.40    Buffet Lunch

13.40 – 15.00: Briefing on New EU Legislation: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Russell Smyth, Head of Sustainable Futures, KPMG Ireland

‘Future of Sustainability: Courage to Transform’, Dr. Sally Uren, CEO Forum for the Future

Accelerating Sustainability, Mike Barry, Leading Advocate for Sustainable Change (ex. Director of Sustainable Business – Plan A, Marks and Spencer)

Customer Panel Discussion: The customer role in accelerating sustainability via suppliers and consumers.

Dennis Spiegel, Senior Responsible Sourcing Manager at Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland; Owen Keogh, Head of Sustainability at Musgrave.

Origin Green Upcoming Supports, Deirdre Ryan, Director Origin Green and Sustainable Assurance, Bord Bia

15.00: Closing Comments - Finish

Speaker Details

  • Richard Curran - MC for this event
  • Russell Smyth - Head of Sustainable Futures, KPMG Ireland
  • Dr Sally Uren - CEO Forum for the Future
  • Mike Barry - Leading Advocate for Sustainable Change
  • Grace Binchy - Insights Specialist, Bord Bia
  • Deirdre Ryan - Director of Origin Green and Quality Assurance, Bord Bia.