Solutions
Looking for inspiration and solutions for living more sustainably? Check out these daily highlights of innovative brands and products in apparel, home, food, travel, beauty, spirits, mobility and more!
Listen: Cheers to Gin - A More Thoughtful Pour for Everyday Cocktails
Cheers to gin — and the Solutionists innovating to deliver a terrific spirit with a lighter footprint. In this Greening My… episode of the Seeing Green Podcast, we explore what’s behind the bottle and spotlight five choices that might just be your next favorite for a G&T.
In Their Own Words: Lost Valley Wines on Farming, Packaging and Place
Lost Valley Wines shares how organic farming, thoughtful packaging and a modern approach to winemaking are shaping a more sustainable path from vineyard to glass. It’s a firsthand look at how place, story and stewardship come together in the wines they produce.
Four Pillars Gin Pairs Great Gin with a Smaller Footprint
Four Pillars Gin is an Australian distillery crafting bold, modern gins with a more mindful approach to how they’re made. From fresh citrus and native botanicals to circular innovations like its “Made From Gin” range, the brand is also rethinking what happens before and after the bottle.
Penrhos Spirits Is Reimagining Gin from Orchard to Aluminum Bottle
Penrhos Spirits is a British distillery founded by two farming families in Herefordshire. They craft small-batch gin from surplus and imperfect orchard fruit, packaged in 100% recycled aluminum bottles for a lighter footprint.
Gray Whale Gin Distills the Spirit of Coastal Conservation
Gray Whale Gin is a California craft gin inspired by the gray whale’s 12,000-mile migration along the Pacific coast, featuring botanicals sourced from that same route. Every bottle celebrates the ocean and supports efforts to protect it.
Organic Spirits with Driftless Roots at La Crosse Distilling Co.
La Crosse Distilling Co. is redefining craft spirits with a conscience — producing organic, grain-to-glass vodka, gin and whiskey powered by geothermal energy and rooted in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. By sourcing locally, cutting waste and giving back to the land, they’re proving that great taste and sustainability can share the same pour.
Hayman Distillers Blends Heritage, Quality and a Smarter Way Forward
Hayman Distillers is a family-owned British spirits producer blending generations of distilling heritage with a modern commitment to quality and sustainability. From classic gins to its waste-reducing Respirited Vodka, the company shows how craft spirits can deliver exceptional taste while thoughtfully reducing their environmental footprint.
Ahascragh Distillery Is Redefining Irish Spirits With Zero Emissions
Ahascragh Distillery is Ireland’s first zero energy emissions whiskey and gin distillery, blending historic craftsmanship with cutting-edge clean technology. It produces premium spirits while proving that tradition and sustainability can evolve together.
12 Days of Greener Giving: Day 6 - Festive & Conscious Sips
Festive, conscious sips are our pick for today’s 12 Days of Greener Giving, offering gifts that bring celebration, craftsmanship and lighter-footprint choices into every toast of the season. Click through for some of our favorite brands that blend sustainability, flavor and thoughtful production for the people you love (or to elevate your own holiday bar cart).
Vibe Check: Sustainable Happy Hour Edition
This Vibe Check celebrates leading sustainable spirits, wine and beer brands redefining what better drinking can look like this festive season. From climate-smart distilling to organic vineyards and circular brewing, these innovators are proving great taste and lighter impact can share the same glass.
Our Faves: Sustainable Spirits & Planet-Friendly Drinks
Sustainable beverage brands are redefining how we enjoy wine, spirits and beer by crafting drinks that celebrate flavor while protecting the planet. This post highlights innovators proving that great taste and environmental responsibility can go glass-for-glass.
How Two Drifters Distillery Crafts Community-Rooted Spirits with Impact
Two Drifters Distillery is the world’s first carbon-negative rum company, founded in Exeter, UK, by Russ and Gemma Wakeham. Blending bold flavors with bold climate action, they craft award-winning rums while proving sustainability can be at the heart of every bottle.
Ellers Farm Distillery Crafts Spirits With Purpose
In the rolling countryside of North Yorkshire, UK, Ellers Farm Distillery is proving that great taste and bold sustainability can go hand in hand. Founded with the belief that the drinks industry can -- and should -- be a force for good, the distillery has quickly become known not only for its craft spirits but also for its uncompromising environmental and social commitments.
Nc’nean Pioneers Scotch With Low Impact
Nc’nean Distillery is a modern standout in the Scotch whisky world -- small in scale but mighty in impact. Founded in 2017 , this organic Highland distillery is on a mission to create experimental spirits and pioneer sustainable production.
SERVED Upcycles Wonky Fruit to Shake up the Ready-to-Drink Cocktail Scene
SERVED is on a mission to create the best tasting pre-mixed drinks on the planet while reducing food waste and impact on the environment. The company is UK’s fastest growing ready-to-drink (RTD) brand, producing a range of cocktails and hard seltzers made from naturally-sourced surplus fruit that would otherwise go to waste.
Wheyward Spirit Turns Food Waste into a New Category of Sustainable Spirits
Wheyward Spirit is a pioneering craft distillery that upcycles excess whey – the liquid co-product of cheese and other dairy products -- into premium, award-winning spirits. The company blends sustainability with innovation to create a smooth, sippable base spirit, bringing a unique flavor profile to cocktails while elevating the spirits industry with a distinctly circular approach.
Holistic Spirits Co. Blends Botanicals and Science for Greener Cocktails
Holistic Spirits Co. is a pioneering venture in the spirits industry, blending wellness principles with artisanal distillation to create plant-based, functional spirits. On a mission to “nourish our well-being as humans and our planet at the same time,” Holistic’s flagship products, Origen Holistic Spirits specialty vodka and Harmony Gin, aim to offer a more mindful drinking experience.
Arbikie Highland Estate Distills Spirits from Field to Bottle on Scotland’s Coast
Arbikie Highland Estate is a pioneering field-to-bottle distillery located on Scotland’s east coast. Recognized as one of the world’s most sustainable distilleries and purveyor of the world’s first “climate-positive” gin and vodka, Arbikie is a genuine field to bottle operation, combining traditional farming with forward-thinking innovation.
Boatyard Distillery Brings Sustainability From Grain to Glass
Boatyard Distillery is a family-owned, independent distillery based in Northern Ireland, dedicated to producing high-quality craft spirits. Inspired in part by the natural beauty of its location on the banks of Lough Erne, sustainability is at the heart of Boatyard Distillery’s operations, with several initiatives aimed at reducing their environmental footprint from grain-to-glass.
Raising a Glass to Two Drifters Distillery’s Carbon-Negative Approach to Rum
Two Drifters Distillery is a UK-based rum producer born out of a passion for crafting high-quality rum while making a positive impact on the planet. Sustainability is at the heart of Two Drifters Distillery, making it one of the world’s first carbon-negative rum producers.