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Codd Mushrooms

Membership Status:

Membership Pending

Sector:

Horticulture

About the company

Codd Mushrooms, located in Tullow, Co Carlow, is a family owned and managed business - growing the finest quality mushrooms on the Codd family farm since 1989. With initial beginnings from a small growing shed, the company has now progressed to a modern, purpose-built mushroom production and packing facility with 18 growing rooms. The company's 250 staff produce over 5,000 tonnes of mushrooms annually. With over 30 years' experience in both the production and marketing of mushrooms, it is now the largest supplier of mushrooms into the Irish market, supplying both major retailers and the food-service, and strives to be one of the most innovative and environmentally friendly mushroom production facilities in Europe.

Key Sustainability Commitments

Codd Mushrooms key sustainability commitments include reduction of energy, waste and water.

We are also involved in a number of local community initiatives - the company paid for flood lights to be installed in the local rugby club along with sponsoring many more local clubs, organisations and events.

English classes have also been offered to their staff who are mainly Eastern European.


Spotlight Target Area: Waste
Codd Mushrooms recognises sustainability as a key component of business
performance and is committed to minimising its impact on the environment. A key
area which it has focused upon in its current sustainability plan (2018-2022) is the
reduction of waste. To reduce the level of general waste sent to landfill, the company
implemented initiatives to reduce unnecessary packaging generated from its label
suppliers, invested in the research and sourcing of compostable film and punnets, and
introduced a product line in cardboard punnets. As of 2020, the company achieved
a 10.6% decrease in general waste sent to landfill. Due to strong initial success, Codd
Mushrooms readjusted its target for wastage reduction of rejected mushrooms from
22% to 51% by 2022. In 2020, 80% ahead of its current target, recorded a decrease
of 83.6% kg/kg from baseline per unit of output. This points to an extremely strong
performance, particularly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which created an influx in
demand from retailers, who require product prepacks, and a decrease in demand from
food service, who receive produce in bulk.

Case Study 2021