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SUSTAINABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSIVITY

At Giraffe Distillers, we pride ourselves in our sustainability efforts. We believe if we do our part in looking after the environment, then we can make a difference - no matter how big or small.

Our Efforts

Sustainability

Installed MyEnergi electric chargers (Zappi)
We partner with brands who have similar values and environmental goals.
Our HMI control panel reduces water waste and energy usage by 60%.
We have 185 solar panels, that generate 49kw of energy per day, meaning we can run our whisky system from the sun.
Our packaging is 100% plastic free and fully recyclable. Even our pallet wrapping is 100% biodegradable.
We are a paperless office.
We recycle our Pin Gin bottles to anyone who wants them!
Any grain botanical waste from our whisky production is sent to local farms to be reused.

Accessibility

We offer disabled parking
All of our on-site parking is free for customers and staff.
Staff are supportive of peoples needs. For example, offer chairs on the distillery floor for those who struggle to stand for a long period of time.

Inclusivity

We always want to give back to the community, and do so through our charity partners. This year, our chosen charity is St Barnabas.
We work closely with Naomi's Garden to aid fundraisers.
We offer flexible working for all our staff, as we understand those with commitments may need to work from home or reduced hours.
In our bar, we offer dietary substitutes, and non-alcoholic substitutes.
Our Ops Assistant, Phoebe, has completed a course in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Advocacy in the Workplace, and can offer mental health support when neccessary.

Future Plans

We still have a long way to go, and have many ways in which we can improve all aspects of our business. We began in August 2022, and since then have implemented all of the bullet points above. However, we do have clear plans in how we can improve. Click below to see what we have in the works.

Refill Station

We encourage all customers to reuse their Pin Gin bottles as candle holders, vases, or just as storage bottles. However, we understand that (depending on how much gin you consume) you may not want hundreds of empty bottles lining your house, just so you don’t have to feel the guilt of them going to landfill. We are currently looking into installing a refill station, now we have our on-site gift shop. This would mean customers could bring their empty bottles and refill them for only the price of the liquid. This would massively reduce glass wastage, and although glass if fully recyclable there is a lot of water and energy that is used in the recycling process.