OUR WEBSITES OUR REPORTS CONTACT US SUPPLIERS HOME ABOUT US OUR BUSINESS INVESTORS MEDIA CAREERS About us Glanbia at a glance Our history Strategy Board and Senior Management Governance Risk management framework Our responsibilities SHARE PRINT EMAIL Home > About us > Our responsibilities Our responsibilities Glanbia’s corporate social responsibility is focused on respect for our employees, involvement with our local communities and strong environmental stewardship. COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT OUR PEOPLE Our local communities As a global performance nutrition and ingredients group, it is appropriate that Glanbia is associated with a variety of health and sports initiatives that reflect the breadth of our brands, the diversity of our locations and our values as an organisation. Corporate donations Glanbia's partnership with Barretstown in Ireland is in its fifth year. Barretstown is an organisation which helps children with serious illnesses to regain their confidence and self-esteem through therapeutic recreation and camps. Since the relationship began in 2008 a total of €1.2 million has been raised for the charity through employee volunteering, sponsorship and corporate donations. Through Business in the Community Ireland, Glanbia participates in Skills@Work – an education inclusion programme that partners schools with business. The aim of this programme is to improve the rate of school completion by enhancing the educational experience for students. Since 2012, we partnered with Duiske College, Co Kilkenny. This involved Agribusiness employees working with students on resume writing and interview skills. In the US, Glanbia Nutritionals made a donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Wisconsin and to the American Red Cross. These contributions were to support food relief activities in the southwest region of the State of Wisconsin and to assist with Hurricane Sandy disaster relief on the east coast of the US. As part of breast cancer awareness month, Optimum Nutrition produced special pink labelled tubs of 100% Soya Protein to benefit the Lynn Sage Foundation, a Chicago-based charity committed to discovering a cure for breast cancer. Glanbia's partnership with Barretstown, an organisation which helps children with serious illnesses, in Ireland was established in 2008 Employee volunteering "Team Glanbia" were the largest group participating in the annual Price Cutter Championship Fun Run in Springfield, Missouri The Group aims to contribute to local development by supporting our employees as community volunteers in various capacities. During 2012 employee volunteers raised over €50,000 for Barretstown. Among the employee engagements that took place was the ‘Glanbia Four Peaks Challenge’ which took place over three days in September. 42 of our employees took part in this inaugural challenge to climb the highest mountain in each of Ireland’s four provinces. Another Glanbia team event was a partnership with the Kilkenny cycling club, Marble City Cyclers, for the fourth 'Tour de Kilkenny' sportive. Glanbia "Champions" in different offices also organised a number of smaller fundraising initiatives throughout the year. The 18th annual Glanbia Charity Challenge golf competition was the largest charity event held in Magic Valley, Idaho. 192 players from various vendors, customers and dairy patrons of US Cheese participated in this event and over $140,000 was raised for charities in the local area. In Springfield, Missouri "Team Glanbia" were the largest group participating in the annual Price Cutter Championship Fun Run and they raised funds to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Sports sponsorships Glanbia has a long association with the All-Ireland Hurling Championship through its sponsorship of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Optimum Nutrition sponsorship covers a multitude of sports around the globe, from the Scottish Rugby team to the Big Wave Surfing adventure athlete Mark Visser in Australia. The range of Optimum Nutrition sports is reflected in the diversity of the many athletes, Olympians, teams and sports that they are involved with. BSN sponsor Cain Velasquez the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Heavyweight Champion. BSN is the ‘Official Nutritional Supplement Provider’ of the UFC which is one of the fastest growing sports in America. In the US, Optimum Nutrition and ABB sponsored the Juvenile Protective Association's 5 kilometre run in Chicago's Grant Park. Over 500 runners competed in the event dedicated to raising funds to support local area children and families in need. Contact us Alert service Related links nodata Investor essentials All downloads » FY 2013 Results » FY 2013 Presentation » 2013 Annual report » Investor relations app Download iPhone App » Download iPad App » Download from the Google Play store » Keep in touch YouTube RSS © Glanbia plc 2014. All rights reserved Accessibility Site map Cookie policy Privacy policy Terms of use