Building Towards the Future
OUR OBJECTIVES
It's is not easy being green, everyone leaves a carbon footprint.
Running a distillery comes with its fair share of challenges, but for small distilleries, the balance between craft production, tight budgets, and environmental responsibility makes sustainability even trickier. Sourcing sustainable botanicals like juniper is becoming harder due to habitat loss, while waste management, from spent botanicals to packaging, adds another layer of complexity especially for those aiming for zero waste.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Scaling up eco-friendly practices, such as recycled glass, renewable energy, and ethical sourcing, is costly and logistically demanding. Yet, many small distilleries are pioneering innovative, sustainable solutions. So, what is Downton doing to lead the way?
- Created a bottle for life programme.
- Created a wilding environment around the distillery.
- Create spirits using produce and bi products from local producers.
- Educate through events and courses.
- Improve the amount of recycled glass that is used within our bottles.
- Use green energy within the distillery.
- Measure and start reducing our carbon footprint to zero using SME Climate Hub.
- Measure and reduce our plastic footprint.
- Helping protect and nurture our environment.
- Reduce our waste (bottles, materials, bi-products, packaging).
- Reduce water wastage.
- Re-wild juniper on the Wiltshire Downs and on the vineyard.
- Responsible consumption and production.
- Source responsibly & ethically.
- Use of environmentally friendly materials.
- Use recyclable packaging.
- Waste - ensure recycled correctly through partnerships.
