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BrewDog USA Opens Its Final Round of Equity For Punks With 100% of Proceeds Committed to Sustainability Projects
PR / COLUMBUS, OH (September, 2020) -- BrewDog, the world’s largest craft brewer, is today launching the final round of its record-breaking crowdfunding program with Equity for Punks Tomorrow. After announcing on August 22 that the craft brewer is now carbon negative,...
Pure Project Brewing to Plant More Than 150,000 Trees
PR / California (September, 2020) - Our National Forests and Grasslands are at the core of America’s natural riches, but these treasures are currently threatened by unprecedented challenges. These National Forests and Grasslands are also the foundation of America’s...
Global Hop Supplier Installs Largest Solar Array in State of Washington
PR / YAKIMA, WA. (August, 2020) -- Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), a 100% farmer owned hop supplier for the brewing industry, has announced their latest solar panel installation for a total of 3,706 solar panels, the largest rooftop solar array in Washington state. While YCH...
Scottish Craft Brewer BrewDog Goes Carbon Negative
PR / Scotland (August, 2020) - Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has announced that it has taken the unprecedented step to become carbon negative, and that it will remove twice as much carbon from the air than it emits every single year. Making it the first carbon...
Heineken Goes 100% Plastic Free in the UK With Paperboard Packaging Innovation
PR / UNITED KINGDOM (August, 2020) — This summer, despite major operational obstructions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, HEINEKEN UK rolls out its innovative 100% plastic-free cardboard topper across thousands of UK retailers. The topper will feature on...
Minnesota Breweries and Distillery Form Twin Cities Spent Grain Co-op
PR / MINNEAPOLIS, MN (August, 2020) – Lift Bridge Brewing Company, Modist Brewing, Dual Citizen Brewing Company and Tattersall Distilling have been brought together by Twin Cities-based food upcycler, NETZRO to form the Twin Cities Spent Grain Co-op. Together, the...
New Belgium’s Fat Tire is First Nationally Distributed Carbon Neutral Beer in US
PR / EMERYVILLE, CA (August, 2020) — In celebration of International Beer Day, SCS Global Services (SCS) announced it has certified New Belgium Brewing’s iconic Fat Tire Amber Ale as America’s first nationally distributed carbon neutral beer. SCS issued the...
Ska Brewing Repurposes Old Cans Amid Aluminum Can Shortage
PR / DURANGO, CO (August, 2020) — Can manufacturers around the country are operating at capacity, and as the aluminum can shortage continues to grow many craft brewers are facing supply issues. But for pioneering canners Ska Brewing this latest hurdle presents...
Sustainably Brewed Beer Can Cost A Little More, But Most Consumers Will Pay For It
A number of studies suggest that consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products. One of the most recent, a 2019 survey by Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), found that two thirds of consumers said it was a major consideration, and that they'd be more...
DB Breweries Reveals Significant Continued Waste And Emissions Reductions
Brewer diverts 96% of its waste from landfill, halving carbon emissions from production between 2008-2018 PR / New Zealand (July, 2020) - One of the country’s largest brewers has today released its annual Sustainability Report, which details its progress towards...