Prosperity Agreements

What are Prosperity Agreements?

Prosperity Agreements are voluntary agreements through which NIEA and an organisation can explore opportunities for reducing environmental impacts in ways that create prosperity and well being.

A Prosperity Agreement is about economic prosperity and is a tool for NIEA to help key partners see the environment as a way to achieve this.

• Prosperity Agreement brochure
• Prosperity Agreement eligibility and process
• Prosperity Agreement eligibility form

Progess Report

The progress and achievements of all businesses in the Prosperity Programme can be found in our progress report

• 2016 Progress Report
• 2019/2020 Progress Report

Prosperity Agreements are voluntary agreements through which the NIEA and an organisation or a group of organisations can explore new ways of reducing environment impacts in ways that create prosperity and well-being.

Current Prosperity Agreements

NIEA has signed Prosperity Agreements with the following progressive organisations:

Belfast Harbour

Belfast Harbour is the City’s port authority, operating as the principal maritime gateway on the island of Ireland. They signed an agreement with the agency in May 2021.

• Belfast Harbour Prosperity Agreement

Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland

Coca-Cola HBC NI are a franchised bottler for the Coca-Cola Company and one of the largest contributors to the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country. A 2^nd agreement was reached and signed with the agency on 25 February 2020.

• Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland prosperity agreement

Lakeland Dairies NI Ltd

Lakeland Dairies is a leading dairy co-operative with a heritage of over 120 years in dairy farming and milk processing. They are a global supplier of dairy foodservice products and food ingredients.

• Lakeland Dairies Prosperity Agreement

Dale Farm

Dale Farm, the largest UK farmer-owned cooperative, owned by 1,300 UK farmers. Dale Farm supplies a wide range of products into the retail, foodservice, ingredients and sports nutrition markets globally. An agreement was signed with Dale Farm on 21^st August 2019

• Dale Farm prosperity agreement

Previous Prosperity Agreements

Ulster Support Employment Ltd

Usel is Northern Ireland’s largest provider of supported employment for people with disabilities and health related conditions. An agreement was signed with Usel on 15 February 2018

• Ulster Supported Employment Ltd prosperity agreement

Granville Ecopark Ltd

Granville Ecopark Ltd is the largest Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion facility in Northern Ireland, producing renewable energy and fertiliser from their site in Granville Industrial Estate

• Granville Ecopark Ltd prosperity agreement

EP Kilroot and EP Ballylumford (formerly AES UK & Ireland)

Northern Ireland's largest electricity generator. An agreement was reached and signed on 16 June 2017

• EP KIlroot and EP Ballylumford prosperity agreement

John Thompson and Sons

John Thompson and Sons operate Europe’s largest and most advanced feed mill in Belfast. An agreement was reached and signed with the agency on 27 July 2015.

• John Thompson and Sons prosperity agreement

Linden Foods and Linergy

Linden Foods is a food processing plant and Linergy is an animal by-product rendering facility, both based in the Granville Industrial site in Dungannon. They signed an agreement with the agency in August 2014.

• Linden Foods and Linergy prosperity agreement

Lafarge Tarmac

Lafarge Tarmac is a cement production company based just outside of Cookstown. An agreement between Lafarge Tarmac and NIEA was signed on 5 March 2015.

• Lafarge Tarmac prosperity agreement

Further information

If you are interested further in Prosperity Agreements please contact:

• Northern Ireland Environment Agency