Sustainability
Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day 2015 Launches
Broadcaster Dàithì Ó Sé helped to launch the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day 2015. He was on hand to do the task with the help of some little ‘Dell’ daffodil buds, Olivia McGowan, Lola Pastrana and Robyn Coleman in Fitzgerald Park in Cork. The Irish Cancer Society , with lead partner Dell, is calling for more support than ever for Daffodil Day as demand for support and services increases with growth in cancer incidence. Daffodil Day will take place on Friday, 27 March 27, 2015. It is all about the fight against cancer and selling daffodils on the streets in order to not just raise money, but also to raise awareness. While it can seem odd…
Read MoreDatapac Invests €75k in Resurgent Sponsorship to Boost Wexford Festival Trust
Enniscorthy, Co Wexford based ICT solutions provider Datapac has renewed its sponsorship deal with Wexford Festival Trust, which is valued at €75,000 over three years. The Wexford Festival Trust produces the annual Wexford Festival Opera , which is one of Ireland’s longest established arts and cultural events, founded in 1951. Its next festival will take place from 21 October to 1 November in Wexford Opera House, recently officially recognised as Ireland’s national opera house. Ticket sales are expected to be well in excess of 20,000. As the festival’s exclusive IT and telecommunications partner since 2008, Datapac is upgrading existing IT infrastructures and delivering additional new technologies to support planned growth of the festival…
Read MoreIWEA says Ireland’s over-complicated regulatory framework is choking the renewables sector
IWEA says Ireland’s over-complicated regulatory framework is choking the renewables sectorinister for Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan with, from left: Kenneth Mathews, CEO, IWEA, David Gunning, CEO, Coillte and Stephen Wheeler, chairman, IWEA, at the WInd Energy (IWEA) conference in the INEC, Killarney At the start of its autumn conference yesterday, the IWEA shared some alarming statistics on Ireland’s renewables portfolio for 2011. We are the worst performers in Europe night now, despite having some of the best wave and wind resources on the planet waiting to be capitalised on, both to reduce our extremely high reliance on imported fossil fuels (over 80pc) and to engage in green…
Read MoreTowards a ‘Green IFSC’
Towards a ‘Green IFSC’ The so-called ‘Green IFSC’ has the potential to put Ireland very firmly on the map as a support centre for the global renewables and clean tech industries, KPMG’s Mike Hayes tells Grainne Rothery. The belief that Ireland is very well placed to become both a centre of excellence and a key support for the global renewable industry is the driving force behind an initiative to establish what is loosely being called the ‘Green IFSC’ in Ireland. At the launch of the initiative in January of 2011, then Taoiseach Brian Cowen said its establishment would position Ireland as a leading financial services centre for the management of…
Read MoreWave Energy Firm Wavebob Turns Heads at Green Machines Exhibition
The Irish wave energy firm Wavebob has been voted the most popular sustainability project at the Science Gallery Green Machines exhibition, which has attracted over 30,000 visitors including US Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. The show was unique in that visitors had the opportunity to virtually invest in 18 very different sustainable design projects they think are the most likely to help kick-start a green revolution. Over €5.4bn was invested in the projects, which included projects ranging from a bamboo bicycle, a toilet with a built-in sink, and home insulation made from fungus through to wave power generators and a wind turbine designed by Phillip Starck. However, Wavebob came up…
Read MoreDawn Meats awarded McDonald’s Europe ‘Sustainability Supply Award’
Dawn Meats awarded McDonald’s Europe ‘Sustainability Supply Award’Jose Armario, McDonald’s; Joao Lopes, McDonald’s; Francesca DeBiase, McDonald’s; Richard Clinton, Dawn Meats; Niall Browne, Dawn Meats; Brian Hyland, Dawn Meats; Doug Goare, McDonald’s Europe; and Keith Kenny, McDonald’s Europe Irish company Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s Europe ‘Sustainable Supply Award’ at the bi-annual McDonald’s Europe Supply Chain Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal. This is awarded to the supplier that has shown outstanding leadership and demonstrable results in making the McDonald’s supply chain more sustainable. Dawn Meats has won a number of sustainability awards in recent years, including in the global Best of Sustainable Supply awards in 2014. Niall Browne, CEO Dawn…
Read MoreIrish Cancer Society and Dell Ireland Appeal Support Daffodil Day
Irish Cancer Society and Dell Ireland appeal for business support for Daffodil Day The Irish Cancer Society and its lead partner for Daffodil Day, Dell Ireland , have launched an appeal to companies and businesses all over Ireland to support the event, which is being held on 27 March. The overall target for Daffodil Day 2015 is €3.5 million. “Corporate partnerships and employee fundraising activities help to make a real and significant impact on the Irish Cancer Society’s ability to continue to provide services and support to people affected by cancer in Ireland,” said Irish Cancer Society chief executive, John McCormack. “We need companies to sign up this year and once again commit to…
Read More‘Blue Nose Month’ launched in support of Irish Autism Action
‘Blue Nose Month’ launched in support of Irish Autism ActionKevin Whelan, CEO of Irish Autism Action, TV presenter Kathryn Thomas, Ciaran Mulligan, CEO of Blue Insurance and Ian Kennedy, Blue Insurance at the launch of Blue Nose Month Online insurance broker Blue Insurance has launched ‘Blue Nose Month’, its first campaign as part of a new partnership with Irish Autism Action, which includes a commitment to raise up to €50,000 over the coming year for the organisation. All monies raised through the fundraising efforts of the team at Blue Insurance will go towards supporting the numerous projects being undertaken by Irish Autism Action. These include a nationwide awareness campaign across…
Read MoreIreland on track to meet 2020 renewables target with wind, says IWEA
Some 142 MW of new wind generation capacity has been installed in Ireland so far this year, representing a total investment of €225m, according to new figures from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA). Speaking on Global Wind Day, which is marked internationally today, “Through the delivery of wind energy we remain on track to meet our 2020 renewable electricity targets, but it’s essential that policy makers maintain a stable policy environment to allow Ireland to continue to harness this home-grown Irish electricity and reap the considerable economic and social benefits we’ll gain from that,” said Kenneth Matthews CEO of IWEA . Last year, €352m was invested in Irish wind energy projects. The IWEA said…
Read MoreTesco Launches FoodCloud Pilot in the UK After Success of Irish Programme
Tesco has this week launched a pilot FoodCloud programme at 10 of its UK stores, following on from the success of the food redistribution scheme in Ireland. Last July, Tesco Ireland committed to donating all of its surplus food to local charities through a partnership with the FoodCloud social enterprise. Set up by Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O’Brien, FoodCloud connects businesses with surplus food to local charities that need it through its technology platform and app. The app allows store managers to alert local charities of the amount of surplus food they have at the end of each day. The charities then collect the food, free of charge. In the…
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