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5 Reasons why you should leverage the Bord Bia Library to Champion Sustainability

Did you know? The Bord Bia library is here to help you! Ask us any question, anytime by calling +353 1 668 5155 or emailing us at thethinkinghouse@bordbia.ie

 

The Bord Bia Library can help nurture a thriving future for Irish producers. It’s home to a world-class collection of authoritative insight and information and is managed by a team of Librarians and a Data & Market Intelligence Specialist with 40+ years of collective experience helping to fill knowledge gaps for the Irish Food, Drink & Horticulture Industry. Read this short article to discover 5 reasons why you should leverage the Bord Bia Library to Champion Sustainability:

  1. Here at the Bord Bia Library, we can offer free and timely on-site/remote access to costly online databases with content on Sustainability which simply can’t be found on Google.
  2. Information available in the Library can help inform your Origin Green Plan targets on raw material sourcing, packaging, manufacturing processes, reformulation, social sustainability targets and biodiversity. We can also provide consumer and customer insights on attitudes to Sustainability and our entire library collection aligns to the UNSDGs.
  1. We care about the outcome of our library engagements and working collaboratively with you, we will take our time to listen to your problems or challenges and ensure we understand them fully.
  1. We are here to fill a diverse range of knowledge gaps and have a strategic focus to help you find the best possible search results that ignite new ideas and fresh thinking on sustainability. We see your knowledge gaps as our knowledge gaps to fill!
  1. Ultimately, we give confidence through clarity of understanding to help you and your business learn, know and sustainably grow. Just think of us as your team of helpful Librarians with curious minds who get up in the morning to empower good thinking and good decisions with good information.

 

But don’t just take our word for it – check out this recent client testimonial

“Bord Bia’s Library Team are world class and second to none! I am a regular user, and tap into their service. They have a wealth of knowledge and credible data, which saves me and my colleagues time and supports better business decision making.” David Deeley, Insights Manager, Europe, Kerry Taste & Nutrition

 

Teaser of Sustainability insight you can access at the Bord Bia Library:

 

Sustainability in Retail:

 

Mintel – Private Label Prioritising Sustainability – 2023

With the mounting concerns over climate change, retailers continue to prioritise sustainability in their private label ranges as they see demand in this space grow. Mintel recommends: Green opportunities, Reduce, reuse and recycle and supporting biodiversity.

 

IGD – Sustainability Trends 2023: Savings for the planet

In this report, IGD delves into five specific sustainability trends that will have the greatest impact on the grocery retail landscape in the coming year.

 

Euromonitor – Retailer Corporate Sustainability Strategies 2023

This report explores the growing importance of sustainability through the lens of eight specific retailers, all of which have made becoming more sustainable a central pillar of their corporate identities.

 

Sustainability and packaging:

 

Mintel –  4 Part Series Sustainable Packaging Defined 2023

A practical guide to understanding the technologies, terminologies, facts and nuances of sustainability and sustainable packaging.

 

Sustainability and Health and wellbeing:

 

New Nutrition Business – 10 Key Trends in Food, Health & Nutrition 2023

Understanding which consumer trends will be the most important – and which strategies you can use to create success for your business – is a super-power for food industry executives. This unique report is written to enable you and your colleagues to develop this super-power.

 

Sustainability and marketing:

 

WARC – What we Know about Sustainability Marketing 2023

This guide looks at the attitudes of consumers towards the topic of sustainability and discusses actions that brands can take.

 

Sustainability and food poverty:

 

 

GlobalData – Success Case Study: Your Local Pantry – Community Initiative Succeeds in Providing Alternative Food Banks for Those in Need 2023

Your Local Pantry was launched in 2014 to help tackle food poverty and waste through community-based food stores. There are now 80 pantries around the UK. A new partnership with the Co-op aims to see the number of pantries trebled over three years to 225.

Sustainability and responsible production:

Canvas8 – Can ‘farmfluencers’ impact regenerative practices? 2022

A decline in agricultural workers across the global north is hindering the pursuit of more sustainable food systems. But as young farmers bring their values and new approaches to the fields, how can brands engage with them and support greener ways of both eating and growing food?

And of course don’t forget The Thinking House also produces Sustainability thought leadership studies, which can be found here

What next? The library is here to help you! Ask us any question, anytime and/or book an appointment to visit the Library and explore the reports featured above and so much more by +353 1 668 5155 or emailing us at thethinkinghouse@bordbia.ie

Looking forward to engaging with you,

Mairéad Mc Keown, Manager, Knowledge & critical Capability, Bord Bia