Environment

We are passionate about minimising the impact of our business on the planet.

We’re big believers that small actions can have a big impact. For example, the glass used for bottling our wine and beer products is 100% recyclable, and we take steps to reduce the environmental impact of our products during transportation by shipping many of our wines in tanks and bottling in the UK.

Whilst we have several initiatives in place to reduce our environmental impact, we know that there is more we can do. The Board of Directors is developing a plan to minimise the Company’s environmental impact through further product innovation, targeted operational initiatives, and collaboration with our key stakeholders.

Our Recycling Ethos

We pride ourselves on our rigorous recycling practices across both our warehouses, and comply with the PRN (Packaging Recovery Notes) scheme, where we pay a levy to help cover the cost of recycling the packaging that we import.

Among our key initiatives:

• We aim to recycle all packaging materials including all cardboard from suppliers, the plastic film used to secure imports, and office paperwork
• We reintroduce wooden pallets back into the network for reuse, and even repair those that are broken to reduce waste
• Our transit packaging is manufactured from 100% FSC certified paper, is 100% recyclable, 100% biodegradable and has up to 88% recycled content
• We do everything we can to avoid single-use plastics within our product packaging, and are working on further eradicating the use of plastic across the business

Carbon Emissions

Our FY21 and FY20 UK energy consumption and associated GHG emissions can be found on page 29 within the Annual Report and Accounts 2021.

We are working on a roadmap to reduce our emissions. Currently, we are proud to ship 25% of our wines in tanks, to be bottled in the UK. By doing this – as opposed to shipping in bottle – we reduce the carbon emissions involved in this process by approximately 40%.