Appalachian Gap Distillery | A Climate Neutral Certified Brand

01 Measure

Appalachian Gap Distillery used operational data to estimate its carbon footprint for the year.

GHG Scope 1 Ⓘ

GHG Protocol Scope 1

Emissions from energy used in buildings, fleets, and equipment.

14 tCO2e

GHG Scope 2 Ⓘ

GHG Protocol Scope 2

Emissions from electricity.

0 tCO2e

GHG Scope 3 Ⓘ

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Emissions from raw materials, manufacturing, shipping, air travel, and other activities in the supply chain.

52 tCO2e

Total Emissions Ⓘ

Total Carbon Emissions

The sum of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

66 tCO2e

02 Offset

The entire carbon footprint was offset using verified carbon credits.

Carbon Credits

67 tCO2e

Total Investment in Carbon Credits

$413.54

Appalachian Gap Distillery's credits came from:

Forests

Emissions Offset

66 tCO2e

Lifetime Emissions Offsets

tCO2e

03 Reduce

Appalachian Gap Distillery is implementing a Reduction Action Plan to reduce emissions from within its own operations and supply chain.

Current Year Reduction Actions

What We’re Reducing

We plan to switch to 50% renewable natural gas from the methane produced by the organic material in landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and local farms.

How We'll Reduce It

We will contract with a local RNG supplier and commit to purchasing renewable natural gas equivalent to 50% of our steam system needs.

What We’re Reducing

We plan to reduce emissions in our supply chain relating to purchased goods by switching to 100% recycled glass bottles for our spirits.

How We'll Reduce It

We will research suppliers of 100% recycled glass bottles and switch to our selected supplier of recycled glass bottles for our flagship spirits line.

What We’re Reducing

We will research suppliers of 100% recycled glass bottles and switch to our selected supplier of recycled glass bottles for our flagship spirits line.

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

We plan to switch to 50% renewable natural gas from the methane produced by the organic material in landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and local farms.
We plan to reduce emissions in our supply chain relating to purchased goods by switching to 100% recycled glass bottles for our spirits.
We will research suppliers of 100% recycled glass bottles and switch to our selected supplier of recycled glass bottles for our flagship spirits line.

Prior Year Reduction Actions

What We’re Reducing

How We'll Reduce It

What We’re Reducing

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What We’re Reducing

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Other Sustainability Notes

Since we started up our still to make spirits for the first time in 2014, doing the right thing has been at the core of what we do. This ethos applies to the care we take with selecting local grains, taking only the cleanest cut off our stills and letting our whiskey rest in barrels until it's just right. Our commitment to doing the right thing also informed our decision to install solar panels and ensure our facility uses energy efficiently by insulating the building, equipment and using as much natural light as possible. Our fans care as much about sustainability as we do so it felt natural to take the next step and commit to going fully climate neutral. This way our customers can be confident that with each sip of whiskey, gin or agave-maple spirit they can drink well while doing good.

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