Now you can sip sustainably with 100% green beers

A Suffolk-based beer and spirits producer has made its business 100% renewable. Adnams says its offices, stores, brewery and distribution centre are now supplied by a green tariff, sourcing energy solely from wind, solar and hydropower. The firm claims it expects to reduce its annual carbon emissions by more than 1,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, […]

What’s the carbon footprint of your beer bottle?

You may have had a few bottles of beer over the weekend but have you ever thought about its environmental impact? Well, a Suffolk-based brewery claims to be the first in the UK to have measured the carbon equivalent emissions for the whole lifecycle of its bottled beers. It covers everything from the growth of […]

UK sends first green trade delegation to US

Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will today lead the UK’s first green trade mission to the US. Wind turbine installers, a brewery and an insurance company will be among six companies joining Mr Barker on the five day trip, which will visit Washington, Philadelphia, Charlotte in North Carolina and Columbia in South Carolina. Mr Barker […]