Kerry Group Plc

 Identity of the Organisation 
Membership Type : Ordinary Members
Category : Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Name : Kerry Group Plc
Address : The Healey Complex,Healey Road,Ossett,West Yorkshire,WF5 8NE. UK    United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 1924 269210
Registration Number : 515691
Fax : +44 1924 277071
Email : carmel.collins@kerry.com
Website : http://www.kerrygroup.com
Country : United Kingdom
Contact Person : Carmel Collins
Designation : Research and Development Manager
  Primary Nomination of Representative 
Name : Carmel Collins
Designation : Research and Development Manager
Telephone : +353 68 50426
Fax : +353 68 21562
Email : carmel.collins@kerry.com
  Secondary Nomination of Representative 
Name : Fergal Corry
Email : Fergal.Corry@kerry.com
 Information of Organisation 
Kerry Group today is a world leader in food ingredients and flavours serving the food and beverage industry, and a leading supplier of added value brands and customer branded foods to the Irish and UK markets.
Mission Statement

Kerry Group will be:- a world leader in food ingredients and flavours serving the food and beverage industry,   and - a leading supplier of added value brands and customer branded foods to the Irish and UK markets
We are committed to the highest standards of business and ethical behaviour, to fulfilling our responsibilities to the communities which we serve and to the creation of long-term value for all stakeholders on a socially and environmentally sustainable basis.
 Please state how your organisation intends to comply with the RSPO Code of Conduct. Specifically in the following areas: 
How will your organisation promote the RSPO internally and to other stakeholders? :
Kerry Group will promote the RSPO internally through on site notices/posters and information update emails. We will promote to other stakeholders through advertisement and referencing during meetings and conferences
Where relevant, what processes is the organisation establishing to engage with interested parties, for example to resolve conflict or to use sustainably produced palm oil? :
Kerry Group only buy palm oil from suppliers who are members of the RSPO.
Where relevant, how will your organisation work towards implementing the RSPO Principles and Criteria or assessing supplier performance against these criteria? :
Kerry Group will actively communicate and support the continuation of the Roundtable process and the implementation of Roundtable projects. Kerry Foods will also develop and implement internal plans of action to their best ability, in accordance with the framework of the Roundtable process, to promote sustainable palm oil production, procurement and consumption.
Any other information that would support the application such as what your organisation hopes to gain from joining RSPO and how it would support RSPO? :
Through joining RSPO Kerry Group hopes to produce products made only from sustainable palm oil.
 Application for membership is made by 
Name : Carmel Collins
Designation : Research and Development Manager
Applied Date : 8/02/2010
 Information of Organisation 
Membership Number : 4-0074-10-000-00
Status : Approved
Member Since : 29/03/2010
 Submission of Annual Communications of Progress (ACOP) 
Annual Report - Kerry Group Plc 2010-2011 

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