Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions - March 10, 2022
Diageo to Build Carbon Neutral Distillery in Canada
Global beverage alcohol company Diageo announced plans for a new distillery to produce its Crown Royal Canadian Whisky brand with 100% renewable energy.
The CAD $245 million facility will have the capacity to produce up to 20 million LAA’s (liters of absolute alcohol, the equivalent to 10.5 million proof gallons) annually and will be carbon neutral. It will sit on approximately 400 acres in Ontario’s St. Clair Township and includes a distillery, as well as blending and warehousing operations.
“A low-carbon world is essential for a sustainable future, so I am thrilled to announce our first carbon neutral distillery in Canada as we continue to build momentum in our journey to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030,” said Perry Jones, President, North America Supply for Diageo in a statement. “We celebrate such a significant milestone for our Crown Royal brand, our North American operations and global footprint.”
The new Diageo St. Clair Distillery will supplement the company’s existing Canadian manufacturing operations in Amherstburg, Ontario, Gimli, Manitoba, and Valleyfield, Quebec. Construction is anticipated to begin in the second half of 2022 and the distillery is expected to be operational in 2025.
Diageo aims to reach net-zero carbon across its direct operations by 2030, harnessing 100% renewable energy. The company is also working to achieve net zero carbon across the entire supply chain by 2050 or sooner, with an interim milestone to achieve a 50% reduction by 2030.
The company had announced plans to transition its Valleyfield manufacturing site in Quebec, Canada to become carbon neutral by 2025, and opened its first carbon neutral whiskey distillery in North America in Lebanon, Kentucky, to support Bulleit Bourbon.
Three of Diageo’s distilleries in Scotland -Brora, Royal Lochnagar, and Oban- have achieved carbon neutrality. The company announced recently that it is also building a carbon neutral whisky distillery in China.
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