Heaven Hill Manufacturers is worked up to announce two firm amenities acquired the EPA’s first-ever ENERGY STAR certification for distilleries in recognition of superior power effectivity and efficiency.
In response to the EPA, distilleries which earn the ENERGY STAR use considerably much less power and contribute fewer greenhouse fuel emissions than their friends. The corporate’s historic Bernheim Distillery in Louisville, Ky. has been the lifeblood of Heaven Hill’s whiskey operations because it was acquired in 1999. Additionally receiving recognition is the corporate’s Deep Eddy Vodka Distillery in Buda, Texas.
Distilleries acknowledged by the EPA earned a rating of 75 or larger utilizing the ENERGY STAR’s Vitality Efficiency Indicator (EPI) which amenities can use to benchmark their efficiency on a scale of 1-100. Heaven Hill has applied a wide range of tasks over current years, together with completion of a number of boiler effectivity and insulation tasks to cut back power wants, substitute of sunshine fixtures with extra environment friendly LED bulbs, and tree plantings round its amenities with the intention to attain objectives recognized within the firm’s bigger environmental and sustainability technique.
Put into place in 2021, the technique focuses on reaching the next important milestones by 2030:
- Drive towards zero carbon emissions by lowering carbon emissions from operations by 30%
- Use water extra effectively by enhancing water use effectivity by 15%
- Cut back waste by eliminating 10% of waste generated by operations, lowering virgin plastic in bottles by 50%, and dealing in the direction of zero waste customer experiences
- Preserve the ecosystems that assist the enterprise by sponsoring planting of 5,000 timber of considerable dimension in native communities, supporting sustainable white oak provide, and supporting sustainable agriculture
“Heaven Hill has at all times strived to be a superb steward of the pure assets used to create our merchandise,” mentioned Rachel Nally, Heaven Hill Manufacturers Director of Atmosphere & Sustainability.
“Cultivating sustainable and thriving communities is vital for our workers, our companions, and our neighbors. Heaven Hill’s power effectivity packages enhance group resilience by lowering emissions and lessening the load on the realm’s power infrastructure. We’re honored to obtain this certification from the EPA because it acknowledges our dedication to innovation in using power and responsibly utilizing all of the pure assets that assist our enterprise.”
About Heaven Hill Manufacturers
Based in 1935, Bardstown-based Heaven Hill Manufacturers is the nation’s largest unbiased, family-owned and led spirits producer and marketer and the world’s second-largest holder of Kentucky Bourbon. Heaven Hill’s diversified portfolio of manufacturers consists of Evan Williams, Elijah Craig, Larceny, and Henry McKenna Bourbons; Rittenhouse Rye Whisky; Deep Eddy Vodka; Admiral Nelson’s Rum; Black Velvet Canadian Whisky; Lunazul Tequila; HPNOTIQ Liqueur; Carolans Irish Cream Liqueur, plus the newly-acquired Samson & Surrey portfolio.
