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29 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s Ballymaloe Foods, Carbery Group Ltd., Durrus Cheese, Folláin Teo, Glenilen Farm, Irish Distillers, Ornua and Shannon Vale Foods Ltd. have been awarded Origin Green Gold Membership following extensive auditing across a range of sustainability initiatives, at a ceremony held by Bord Bia and Origin Green. Origin Green introduced Gold...
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27 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The weekend saw the public launch of an innovative and ambitious new Centre of Excellence for Climate Action and Sustainability in West Cork. CECAS is a first for the region, and brings together community, business, policy makers and educators under the stewardship of Green Skibbereen CLG a not...
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27 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Reducing electronic waste and making life easier for consumers are just two of the reasons to introduce a common charger in the EU. This is according to Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune who has welcomed news that the European Commission is proposing the introduction of a common charger....
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24 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie East Cork’s Proinsias Ó Tuama has been unveiled as the MACE Community Environmental Unsung Hero in recognition of his tireless work in cleaning up the coastal habitats and beaches around East Cork and the wider community. Proinsias is the driving force in numerous community-based actions in caring for...
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23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Eco booking option allows passengers in Cork to book hybrid or electric taxi on FREE NOW app at no extra cost FREE NOW is a mobility as a service provider headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. It was formed in February 2019 from a joint venture between BMW and...
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23 September 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ABP have a large meat processing plant at Kilbrogan, on the Northside of Bandon town, on the road from Bandon to Brinny ABP has become the first Irish-owned company to achieve the International Water Stewardship Standard Version V2.0, Platinum Level certification. The leading international sustainability standard was awarded...
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20 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The team at the Viatris, Little Island site have recently won three national industry awards in the areas of operational excellence, sustainability, and supply chain development. Viatris, Little Island, have recently won three national industry awards in the areas of operational excellence, sustainability, and supply chain development. The...
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18 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Few people walking below on Grand Parade know that above them a solar energy system provides green energy to the Central Library. There is a 36-panel array on the roof of Grand Parade Library and on a sunny autumn day, the system generates significant amounts of electricity. This...
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17 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork PR expert Anne-Marie O’Sullivan of AM O’Sullivan PR has been appointed as a Director of The Providence Resources PLC. This is according to public documents filed by the organisation with the Companies Registration Office (CRO). The recently filed Form B10 states that the appointment was effective from...
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14 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie To say that Thermo Fisher Scientific (Nasdaq: TMO) is a large company would be an understatement. At the time of writing its shares are worth 561.21 US Dollars each, according to Yahoo Finance. It is one of the many foreign pharma firms located in and around Ringaskiddy, Co...
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14 September 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Pride of Place The adjudicators for this year’s All Ireland Pride of Place competition visited County Hall last Monday to meet and interview the Carrigaline Tidy Towns members representing Cork County in the All Ireland final. Due to Covid-19 no physical adjudication took place and each town in...
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13 September 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork householders are being urged to bring their electrical and electronic waste to a free collection day to help the county meet recycling targets which have increased since the first lockdown last year. The event, hosted by Midleton Skip Hire in partnership with WEEE Ireland, takes place on...
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