Sustainable Packaging
The importance of packaging in the Scotch Whisky industry can't be underestimated. Watch our Scotch Story from Yvonne at Chivas Brothers, for more on how companies like hers are working to make their packaging more sustainable.
The COP26 Whisky
To mark the 26th annual Conference of the Parties, the COP26 limited edition Scotch Whisky was blended and bottled in the host city of Glasgow, comprised of whiskies produced at 26 distilleries across Scotland’s five Whisky regions. The bottle is made from 97% recycled glass, with a fully recyclable stopper created from natural cork, recycled wood and recycled cork particles. The label paper contains 55% post-consumer recycled fibres, including leftover barley from the production process, and the carton is made from 100% recycled fibres.
Learn more about the COP26 Scotch Whisky, including the companies which produced its innovative sustainable packaging, here
Sustainable Packaging news & commentary
Trade Associations write letter to Secretary of State Steve Reed over EPR Concerns
National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) meet to discuss sustainability in the supply chain
NFUS met the SWA in a roundtable discussion involving members of the Combinable Crop Committee and representatives from the SWA’s Net Zero Working Group.
Whisky industry launches Water Stewardship Framework
The Scotch Whisky industry has launched its Water Stewardship Framework as part of wider sustainability commitments.
Scottish DRS can go ahead without glass
The UK government has written to the Scottish Government setting out the conditions for an exemption to the UK Internal Market Act which would enable DRS to go ahead in Scotland next year
SWA comments on First Minister statement on DRS and alcohol marketing
The alcohol marketing consultation will be taken "back to the drawing board" and Deposit Return Scheme delayed until March 2024
Scotch distillers fear rising energy costs and threat of tax hike
Three quarters of Scotch Whisky distillers expect energy prices to increase in 2023 – with more than a quarter (27 percent) expecting them to double.
Sustainability numbers add up for green whisky strategy
New data shows the Scotch Whisky industry has more than halved greenhouse gas emissions since 2008.
Sustainable Packaging pages
2024 UK General Election
Learn more about the Scotch Whisky Association's manifesto for the 2024 general election, and how candidates can pledge to #SupportScotch in three key areas.