Guaranteed Irish и FoodCloud объединились для борьбы с пищевыми отходами в Ирландии

Guaranteed Irish and FoodCloud to help businesses stop food waste A new partnership which aims to help businesses get good food to people instead of to waste while supporting more than 650 community organisations across Ireland has been announced. Guaranteed Irish is partnering with FoodCloud to strengthen local communities and champion sustainability across Ireland. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to helping businesses create meaningful social impact by preventing more food from going to waste and contributing to a more circular economy. It will also support Guaranteed Irish members in navigating emerging sustainability opportunities and policy developments, including the implementation of the EU Waste Framework Directive. Collectively, Guaranteed Irish members contribute €59.3 million annually in social value initiatives, supporting communities throughout Ireland through employment, volunteering, charitable initiatives and sustainable business practices. FoodCloud is Ireland's leading food redistribution organisation, connecting businesses with surplus food to charities and community groups, ensuring perfectly good food reaches those who can use it. Since its foundation, FoodCloud has built a nationwide network that empowers more than 650 community organisations and 200 food businesses, helping charities reduce costs, support more people and strengthen local communities through access to quality surplus food. Through the partnership Guaranteed Irish and FoodCloud will work together to raise awareness of food redistribution, encourage greater participation from businesses across retail, hospitality, manufacturing and food production, and share practical guidance that enables organisations to reduce waste while delivering measurable social and environmental impact. The partnership comes at an important time: by June 2027, Ireland must implement the revised EU Waste Framework Directive into national law, with a greater emphasis on surplus food distribution as a measure for preventing food waste. For the first time the revised directive also sets targets for food waste prevention. FoodCloud estimates that a coordinated national surplus food donation programme could save 20,000 tonnes of food annually, save 50,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions from going to waste and provide the equivalent of 50 million meals each year. Guaranteed Irish and FoodCloud are also proud SDG Champions 2025-2027, recognising their shared commitment to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through practical, business-led action. Bríd O'Connell, CEO of Guaranteed Irish, said: “ We would like to recommend to our members to work with FoodCloud to prevent good food from being wasted whilst they progress on their ESG journey.” The new partnership aims to demonstrate that reducing food waste is not only an environmental imperative, but an opportunity to create lasting positive impact and strengthen local communities.