The future clearly relies on us making changes today to protect the world of tomorrow – and it is essential that we come together and put collaboration ahead of competition. I firmly believe that distillers can and should work together to help create a sustainable future.”
…at Chivas Brothers
We’re deploying ground-breaking distillation technology at Chivas Brothers where we aim to achieve carbon-neutral distillation by 2026. As well as transforming the distillation process through highly efficient technology such as Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR), the team at Chivas Brothers is making big progress across its value chain - eliminating waste and reducing carbon emissions in the growing of natural ingredients, packaging and transportation.
...at The Absolut Company
Absolut Vodka already boasts one of the most energy-efficient distilleries in the world and will eliminate all fossil fuels by 2025. Reducing the carbon footprint of glass packaging is another key step in Absolut’s drive to become completely carbon neutral by 2030. The brand is co-investing alongside glass manufacturer Ardagh Group to benefit from the global spirits industry’s first-ever hydrogen-fired glass furnace.
...at Havana Club
Havana Club’s San José distillery is working to eliminate its use of fossil fuels - installing 2,280 solar panels to generate, by the end of autumn 2023, 50% of its on-site electricity, and introducing a fleet of electric vehicles. The long-term aim is for solar panels to reduce HCI footprint by saving 1.8KT CO2 and to meet 100% of the distillery’s electricity-powered operations (production, bottling) by 2024 and to redistribute excess energy to local communities free of charge to support Cubans nationwide amid the island’s energy crisis.