Environmental issues
William Grant & Sons fuels Glenfiddich trucks on production waste
William Grant & Sons is to power the delivery fleet for its Glenfiddich single malt Scotch brand using biogas made…
Treasury Wine Estates uses street art for Lindeman’s UK sustainability push
Treasury Wine Estates is focusing the latest UK activation for its Lindeman's wine brand on sustainability cues. The brand owner…
Soft drinks consortium develops first enzymatically-recycled bottles
Nestle, Suntory Holdings and PepsiCo have unveiled the first bottles to be made from plastic broken down by a chemical…
Sources Alma unveils attached bottle cap for Aqua Pura
Sources Alma has launched new bottled water packaging in the UK that features an attached cap to allow for full…
Suntory Beverage & Food hands Lucozade US$8.5m sustainability boost
Suntory Beverage & Food, the soft drinks arm of Suntory Holdings, will spend US$8.5m on efforts to reduce the environmental…
Britvic eyes sustainability target for Ballygowan Mineral Water
Britvic is switching the bottles for its Ballygowan packaged water brand to 100% recycled plastic. According to Britvic, the move…
Grape Skin Vodka added to William Grant & Sons’ Discarded spirits line
Discarded Grape Skin Chardonnay Vodka, which is launching in the UK this month, sits alongside a rum made from banana…
Why consumers have intensified their focus on drinks packaging – focus
According to the report, Advanced Materials in Packaging, leading companies are increasingly finding ways for their packaging to be used,…
Alcohol’s sustainability & responsibility activations around the world – The IARD Digest – May 2021
The 12 member companies of The IARD have launched the first global standards for the online sale and delivery of alcohol…
Altia switches to 100% rPET wine bottle
The pack, unveiled today, is 90% lighter and uses 40% less carbon than a similar glass bottle. It will replace…