We are in the third year of delivering our ambitions sustainability plan launched in June 2022 and are pleased to report that we are making great progress. Our efforts over the past 12 months have not gone unnoticed as we have picked up six sustainability awards, including, as our report went to press, Winner of the UK Green Business Retailer Award. Here’s a snapshot of our achievements with all the detail shared in our 2024/25 report.
Over the past 12 months, we have:
- Reduced energy consumption by around 20%, saving nearly £90,000 and now have 50% of our energy from solar
- Removed in the region of 250 tonnes of glass and 850kg of plastic/metal capsules from bottles we sell
- Increased the percentage of lightweight bottles we sell from 45% to 53%
- Invested £63,900 in our producers via our inaugural Climate & Nature Programme
- Expanded our range in lower-carbon packaging formats to 3% of volume sold
- Completed a trial of electric vehicles
- Rolled out new requirements and introduced training to ensure safe and fair working conditions in our supply chain
- Rolled out a new charitable giving and fundraising programme
- Delivered an improved Wine and Skills Programme providing training for local people looking for a helping hand, professionally.
View reports from previous years:
Read our annual sustainability report 2024/25
A detailed report of where we are in year three of our roadmap and what we still have to achieve.
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