Lidl Ireland sign up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as part of “A Better Tomorrow” Sustainability Strategy to Support Declining Pollinators
Date published: July 17, 2019
Lidl Ireland have been busy bees looking at ways to further support biodiversity as part of their “A Better Tomorrow” sustainable strategy. With one third of our bee species threatened with extinction from Ireland, Lidl Ireland have signed up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan. Declining pollinators such as bees and butterflies are considered an essential part of the team at Lidl Ireland in producing food, as they transfer pollen, aiding in the fertilization of plants and flowers, producing seeds, ensuring a new generation of greenery is produced every day.
The decline in pollinators is due in part to the reduced amount of food (flowers) and safe nesting sites in our landscapes. Signing up to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan ensures our operations support biodiversity so pollinators can survive and thrive. Steps we have taken at Lidl Ireland as part of Operation Pollination include:
- Promoting our bee friendly pollinator range in our leaflet, which are plants that are particularly attractive to pollinators such as Lavender and Perennials – watch out for our bee friendly logo!
- Ensuring that there are no pesticides which are harmful to pollinators on our bee friendly plant range.
- Installing bat boxes (night-time pollinators), insect hotels and pollinator friendly plants at our head office in Dublin as well as a native wildflower meadow at our distribution facility currently under construction in Newbridge, Co. Kildare
The environment forms an important part of Lidl’s “A Better Tomorrow” sustainability strategy, with numerous actions already underway to support biodiversity and the planet in which we live. For example, Lidl has a strict policy concerning pesticides, which indicates that our fruit and vegetables may contain no more than one third of the maximum level permitted by EU law. Our suppliers work hard to meet these requirements, which ensures we are supporting biodiversity on a daily basis.
