Certified Irish Angus Launches Enviroflex Partnership with Bank of Ireland Providing Sustainability-Linked Loans to Beef Farmers

Pictured at the launch of Certified Irish Angus’s new Enviroflex partnership with Bank of Ireland are Charles Smith, General Manager, Certified Irish Angus, Nicola Fitzpatrick, Business Advisor, Bank of Ireland Longford Branch, Mark Glennon, Agri Development Manager, Bank of Ireland, and Mark McCoy, Agri Development Manager, Certified Irish Angus.

Certified Irish Angus Producer Group has announced a partnership with Bank of Ireland to offer Enviroflex sustainability-linked loans to beef farmers for the very first time. Enviroflex loans are designed to incentivise farmers to continue implementing sustainability-focused improvements on their farms, with the product offering reduced interest rates to support investment in sustainable practices.
Bank of Ireland has developed strong, proven partnerships across the Agri sector. Enviroflex loans are already available to all dairy farms through 16 established co-op partnerships, and to tillage farmers who are members of Irish Distillers’ grain sustainability programme.

Building on its position as a leader within the Agri sector, Certified Irish Angus is now the first to partner with Bank of Ireland to support the roll-out of Enviroflex loans to the beef sector, with sustainability-linked financing now available to members of the Certified Irish Angus Elevate Bonus scheme.
The Elevate Bonus*, launched in 2026, is a tailored sustainability programme for Certified Irish Angus’s members to incentivise and reward farmers for delivering sustainability initiatives on their farms. It has been designed to drive genetic improvement, support sustainability and safeguard the long-term value of Angus cattle produced by Certified Irish Angus Producer Group members.

Speaking about the initiative, Charles Smith, General Manager, Certified Irish Angus said, “As a progressive organisation committed to innovation, education and sustainability in beef production for the last 25 years, Certified Irish Angus is delighted to share this announcement today which we believe will be warmly welcomed by our 12,000 farming members. We aim to encourage best practice at every stage of production to deliver additional value throughout the supply chain from conception to consumer. We are confident that Bank of Ireland’s Enviroflex offering will provide targeted support to our members so that they can continue to implement and enhance environmental measures on-farm along with enjoying the genetic improvements of the Angus breed for years to come.”

Mark Glennon, Bank of Ireland Agri Development Manager, commented, “As the leading agri-lender, Bank of Ireland is delighted to welcome Certified Irish Angus members to the Enviroflex scheme. Since first launching the product, we have seen significant demand from farmers looking to enhance their farms’ sustainability, and we are delighted that we are now able to expand this product to the beef sector. Our aim in developing Enviroflex has always been to make it available to as many farmers as possible across the Irish agriculture industry and to reward farmers for their sustainability actions. We understand that a more sustainable farm is a more efficient and profitable one in the long term.”