Three Offaly groups shortlisted for Sustainability and Circular Economy Awards
Three Offaly groups have been shortlisted for the prestigious RDS Sustainability and Circular Economy Awards.
Taking place on Wednesday, April 9 as part of the ‘Finding Common Ground’ festival, the awards look to celebrate the people behind farms and businesses that are developing effective and impactful sustainability or circular economy initiatives.
The local groups shortlisted include Wild Irish Foragers, Agri Data Analytics, and Five Alley Printing.
Wild Irish Foragers are 5th generation family farm, who strive to recreate a taste of the past by handpicking all their wild berries, flowers and herbs, and handmaking their products in small batches.
Agri Data Analytics, located in Daingean, is tackling the climate crisis with the Bovine Breathalyser, an emissions monitoring system that measures the methane and CO2 output of cattle, which provides data that is used to reduce livestock emissions and improve beef and dairy production.
Fivealley Printing is an environment-focused family enterprise that provides eco print, sign and branding services, with a focus on developing a circular signage aspect to its business where it designs and manufactures signs for an emerging circular economy.
The ‘Finding Common Ground’ festival, which takes place over two days in the RDS in Ballsbridge, is being delivered as one of the RDS Foundation social impact programmes.
It will bring together scientists, researchers, policymakers, industry professionals, practitioners, advocates and RDS Members to explore how Ireland can harness the benefits of our natural resources and the circular economy with a view to creating increased awareness, education and identification of solutions.
A series of talks and panel discussions will focus on the latest advancements and challenges in areas such as land use, forestry and the bioeconomy.
The broad programme will also explore topics such as decarbonising construction, how to use the arts to engage with environmental societal change and primary science education.