Sustainability in our heart

Gee talks about our sustainable and ethical ambitions and explains why we are good by nature.

The Ellers Farm distillery is under construction in the scenic landscape of North Yorkshire. What drew me to Ellers Farm was the chance to build global brands with a sustainable and ethical core.

Our sustainable mission starts at our heart, and pumps through the veins of everything we do: from the materials we use, the processes we have implemented, our efforts to off-set our carbon footprint and our ambition for these actions to culminate in achieving B-Corp certification as soon as we can.

Our Ethical Promise

We believe we have an opportunity to truly disrupt not only the spirits industry, but the wider food and drinks industry. We take a relentless approach to running a responsible business with honesty and transparency at its core and we know there is always room for improvement in the way we impact the environment, the people who work for us, and the communities in which we operate.

We operate from a place of radical responsibility and consider our impacts on people, planet, and profit in every action we take. We want to set an eco-friendly example to the rest of the industry. Our approach to sustainability is what sets us apart from the majority of the spirits industry today, but our hope is that one day not too far away the only thing that will set us apart is the quality of the liquid in our bottles.

We’re Good by Nature!

Ellers Farm Distillery will be climate positive from day one – before we even placed the foundations for our distillery, we have already planted over 600 trees to actively off-set to a greater degree our carbon footprint.

We believe that planting trees is incredibly important for the environment, helping to combat global warming by absorbing poisonous carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and releasing healthy oxygen. Trees also reduce wind speeds and cool the air as they lose moisture and reflect heat upwards from their leaves.

After all, we want the stunning North Yorkshire countryside surrounding our beautiful distillery to be around for the generations to come, and so we’ve committed to do our part for the environment!

Supporting the Local Community

We not only want to support other business with similar ambitions, but also give back to our local community from day one. Born and bred in North Yorkshire, we are proud to be owned by a local family and free from corporate interference so that we can course our own journey. As a result, we have chosen to work with close ranged and ethical suppliers and support the local community.

Not only is our decision to source closer to home engrained in our DNA, but it also helps us to reduce our carbon footprint and minimise our impact on the environment.

Our B-Corp Ambitions

Our ethical aims are ambitious, and we are proud they are so. We want to achieve B-Corp certification as soon as humanly possible, with the goal of becoming the first family-owned distillery in the UK to achieve this.

By harnessing the power of business, B-Corps use profits and growth as a means to a greater end: positive impact for their employees, communities, and the environment. The B-Corp community works toward reduced inequality, lower levels of poverty, a healthier environment, stronger communities, and the creation of more high-quality jobs with dignity and purpose.

Here at Ellers Farm Distillery we applaud other organisations seeking to become climate positive. In the near future we will be employing a Head of Sustainability, we are looking forward to that person working with other eco-friendly organisations that share our vision and sustainable drive.

Recruiting a Head of Sustainability, at this stage of our journey, demonstrates our ambitious goals for helping to protect our planet. Our aim is to be the best for the world by being the world’s best, and we hope that you will join us on this journey to sustainable perfection.