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B CORP CERTIFIED

OUR B CORP JOURNEY

In 2020, we were the first Scotch whisky company in the world to receive B Corp certification - meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance. The B Corp movement was established to help mission-driven businesses protect and improve their positive impact over time, and we’re proud to be part of this growing, global community of organisations using their business as a force for good.

To maintain certification, it is mandatory for B Corps to recertify every three years, and we are extremely proud to have not only retained our B Corp certification, but significantly improve our overall Impact Score.

As a B Corp, we are obliged to publish the impact we’ve made on an annual basis. Read more about our progress and achievements to date here.

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PEOPLE-CENTRIC POLICIES
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION
REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

We wouldn't be where we are today without the hard work of our dedicated team and part of our commitment to being a B Corp certified organisation is to ensure we recognise that. We have various policies and initiatives in place that enable our employees to feel valued, have their voices heard and to have opporunities to develop throughout their career. You can read about some of these policies below, and more detail is included in the Impact Report.

  • We have been accredited a Great Place to Work® and named among the UK’s top Best Workplaces for Women and Wellbeing
  • We implemented Islay Cost of Living Allowance for team members on the island, with 66% of our valued workforce benefiting
  • We hold an annual Community Day sees the full distillery team support local projects on Islay

Taking care of our beautiful island home is one of our most important priorities as a business. Below are some initiatives we have taken for The Botanist specifically, but more detail on what we're doing as a wider business is available in the Impact Report.

  • Through The Botanist Foundation, we’ve continued to positively impact the flora and fauna of Islay and beyond.
  • We’ve committed to funding a butterfly monitoring programme for ten years. Funding has been granted to Butterfly Conservation Scotland to monitor the numbers of the Marsh Fritillary using a team of volunteers.
  • We provided funding to Project Seagrass to map seagrass meadows around Islay. Seagrass beds are a Priority Marine Feature in Scotland’s seas, providing carbon sequestration, ensuring the health of the marine eco-system and providing vital habitat for sea creatures.

As a distillery, the majority of our footprint and emissions come from the fuel we use for distilling but decarbonising our operations remains one of our biggest targets. Our Impact Report covers our ongoing efforts in much more detail, and below are a couple of examples of the type of thing we're doing to help achieve this important goal.

  • We redesigned and removed secondary packaging from our signature Classic Laddie single malt, reducing packaging CO2 emissions by 65%
  • We are exploring the feasibility of using green, hydrogen energy on site, with the aim of installing a multi-fuel, hydrogen firing boiler
PEOPLE-CENTRIC POLICIES

We wouldn't be where we are today without the hard work of our dedicated team and part of our commitment to being a B Corp certified organisation is to ensure we recognise that. We have various policies and initiatives in place that enable our employees to feel valued, have their voices heard and to have opporunities to develop throughout their career. You can read about some of these policies below, and more detail is included in the Impact Report.

  • We have been accredited a Great Place to Work® and named among the UK’s top Best Workplaces for Women and Wellbeing
  • We implemented Islay Cost of Living Allowance for team members on the island, with 66% of our valued workforce benefiting
  • We hold an annual Community Day sees the full distillery team support local projects on Islay
BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION

Taking care of our beautiful island home is one of our most important priorities as a business. Below are some initiatives we have taken for The Botanist specifically, but more detail on what we're doing as a wider business is available in the Impact Report.

  • Through The Botanist Foundation, we’ve continued to positively impact the flora and fauna of Islay and beyond.
  • We’ve committed to funding a butterfly monitoring programme for ten years. Funding has been granted to Butterfly Conservation Scotland to monitor the numbers of the Marsh Fritillary using a team of volunteers.
  • We provided funding to Project Seagrass to map seagrass meadows around Islay. Seagrass beds are a Priority Marine Feature in Scotland’s seas, providing carbon sequestration, ensuring the health of the marine eco-system and providing vital habitat for sea creatures.
REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

As a distillery, the majority of our footprint and emissions come from the fuel we use for distilling but decarbonising our operations remains one of our biggest targets. Our Impact Report covers our ongoing efforts in much more detail, and below are a couple of examples of the type of thing we're doing to help achieve this important goal.

  • We redesigned and removed secondary packaging from our signature Classic Laddie single malt, reducing packaging CO2 emissions by 65%
  • We are exploring the feasibility of using green, hydrogen energy on site, with the aim of installing a multi-fuel, hydrogen firing boiler

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