We are officially verified as producing net zero carbon emissions from our own distillery operations (scope 1 and 2) by Environmental Strategies Limited, confirming that the few emissions we produce whilst distilling are less than the amount which we have removed from the atmosphere.
Our distillery production footprint is naturally very low due to our use of 100% renewable energy. Our two copper pot stills are powered solely by our biomass boiler using wood chip from the local forest for its power; all the trees that are harvested are replanted. We source a very small amount of low carbon electricity from our green energy partners, Engie. Engie are a global supplier of low-carbon energy who are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world.
The combination of this green electricity and our biomass energy means that our footprint for distillery production alone for the 2022-23 year was a minute 18.5 tonnes of CO2 per annum. Together with all the emissions associated with our supply chain, our total carbon footprint for the whole year was 2037 tonnes. This might seem quite large, due to our scope 3 footprint being a lot bigger than most years due to emissions associated with our warehouse and bottling building project.
To achieve our net zero status for distillery operations, we have partnered with Highland Carbon to offset our remaining few carbon emissions. We do this via a sustainable forest planting project with a verified carbon standard hallmark.
If you fancy getting in to the nitty gritty of everything we do, you can read our full sustainability report here.
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