Responsible Sourcing

Our Responsible Procurement Programme sets out our supplier selection criteria and integrates sustainability into the procurement processes, procedures and systems with key stakeholders.

We focus on ensuring and re-enforcing compliance with all applicable laws on anti-slavery and human trafficking requiring our suppliers to confirm acceptance and conformance with the relevant Glanbia policies.

In 2024, we continued to complete a risk assessment of active suppliers assessing ESG and procurements risks. The results of this risk assessment enable us to prioritise the suppliers that require a more in-depth assessment using the EcoVadis platform. EcoVadis is a global trusted provider of business sustainability ratings.

Our focus for 2025 is to continue to expand our visibility of supplier ESG performance through participation in the EcoVadis programme and work with them to improve, where required.

Dairy supply

Glanbia continues to participate in and support industry best practice programmes. These include U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI), Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, The U.S. Dairy Stewardship Commitment, which demonstrates action against key sustainability targets. Glanbia also aligns with U.S. National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and their Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) programmes.