Our responsibilities

Corporate giving and employee volunteering

Glanbia plc has a three year sponsorship agreement with Barretstown a therapeutic recreation camp for children with cancer and other serious illnesses. The Group has committed €75K per annum and Glanbia employees raised an addition €60K in 2009 through a wide range of fundraising and volunteer activities. Consumer Products through its Avonmore Brand seeks to raise awareness of Barretstown and creates the opportunity for consumers to engage and support the charity. All funds go towards developing additional facilities at the camp.

The Group's US operations partnerned with Shriners Hospital for Children for a two-year period and donated over US$70K. Shriners used the donation to upgrade facilities for parents. Shriners Hospitals is a network of 22 paediatric hospitals in the USA, Canada and Mexico and provide all services free of charge.

Glanbia's US Cheese business unit hosted their 16th Annual Charity Challenge Golf Tournament and in 2009 raised US$105K for local charities. It has raised almost US$1 million dollars since it started in 1994.

As Glanbia, our corporate social responsibility focus is on the environment, health and safety, people and corporate giving.

Our goal is to develop a sustainable business and to contribute to our local communities.