Without nature there would be no #whisky (and where would we all be without whisky?).
Today, on #earthday, read our latest blog on #sustainability in the whisky industry and the potential of #whiskycaskinvestment to deliver profits while helping to protect the planet.
"Today, the true value of any investment can be calculated not only on returns, but on the impact our choices have on the environment. A new generation of investors are building their portfolios through an environmental and socially ethical perspective, with 95% of millennials now saying that sustainability was an important factor in deciding where to invest.
Given its reliance on natural resources (like spring water, barley and wood) perhaps it’s unsurprising that the Scotch whisky industry is making progress to work in harmony with its surroundings, building up sustainable practices as an inseparable feature of producing the world’s best whisky.
The good news is that the whisky industry is making a conscious effort to take responsibility in the race towards Net Zero, with ambitious targets affecting every stage of the manufacturing process. In 2009, the SWA (Scotch Whisky Association) launched its Environmental Strategy, the first of its kind to cover an entire sector, with voluntary targets for water, use of non-fossil fuels and energy efficiency, packaging and sourcing of sustainably produced casks.
Now, as the urgency of the issue is increasing and governments around the world are committing themselves to their own net zero targets, the Scottish Whisky industry has decided to aim for an ambitious plan of reaching net zero by 2040, a full ten years before the overall objective for the rest of the UK economy..."
Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d6aTFBZH
Cheffe d'entreprise chez Poltoco | Organisation d'événements
4moSo proud to have been able to visit this place and the other marvelous estates of the Rathbone Wine Group a decade ago :) It still stand like an amazing experience ! Thank you Aaron Drummond, Ryan Morgan, Damien Sheehan, Matthew Rathbone