Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance
We are embracing our motto, "Innovation, Passion, Knowledge", in our journey to improve the environmental and ethical impacts of our award-winning beer.
Read about how we make our operations more sustainable, addressing our carbon emissions, and environmental and social governance as a matter of priority.
Sustainability
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Office & Taproom
- Moved the office and warehouse team to new, much more energy efficient offices.
- All lighting and heating is done on sensors so no wasted energy
- Changed from hand towels to air dryers in the bathrooms saving thousands of kilos of kg CO2e annually
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Brewery
• All spent grain is collected and used by local farmers to feed their livestock
• All spent hops go to Thornbridge Hall gardens to be composted
• Nearly 25% of our power now comes from Solar, this means saving about 44 tCO2e (tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent) from going into the environment.
• More energy-efficient LED lighting has been installed through the brewery
• Reduced boil duration from 65mins to 50mins
• Reduced CIP temperature 80c to 30c
• New Chiller is 20% more efficient and uses r44a (GWP 1387) instead of R410a (GWP 2088)
• All our Pipework is being insulated
• CO2 blower in cellar - reducing caustic usage in CIP
• CLT at 10c instead of 4c to reduce energy used in chiller
• Invested in a New Air Compressor
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To the Consumer
- All cardboard is recyclable at kerbside and will be FSC certified by the end of 2024
- Waste cardboard is shredded and used as void fill in online shop orders
- We have reduced the weight of our bottles by 71 tonnes annually meaning less fuel consumption in transport
- Our cans are made of over 60% recycled content
- We have removed 3.5 tonnes of external excess packaging from the supply chain
- Our draught beer is transported in returnable casks and kegs which allows 45,000 fills per year
- We developed the most sustainable advent calendar on the market in 2023, and it’s reuseable in 2024!
- Sustainable Clothing - Learn about our circular economy model and our sustainable supply chain, from sustainable organic cotton farms to renewable energy t-shirt printing factories. find out about the whole story here
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We are proud to be members of the Zero Carbon Forum
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Zero Carbon Forum, a non-profit, collaborative action group and a guiding light to empowering hospitality to achieve net zero at pace
Joining some of the biggest names within the industry, we will look to share best practices and drive action across the sector to accelerate decarbonisation and be part of the industry’s most collaborative effort on climate change.
Joining @zerocarbonforum reinforces our company’s goals and commitment to reaching net zero sooner than national government targets and signals our intent to strive towards eliminating carbon emissions in the hospitality sector
Official Charity Partner to The Children's Hospital Charity
Thornbridge Brewery pledge allegiance to The Children’s Hospital Charity as an official charity partner after raising over £100,000 in recent years
We have become an official Corporate Partner with The Children’s Hospital Charity after years of raising money through our venues and sponsorship of their events and fundraisers
We have long had an affinity with fund raising and sponsorship of local charities, but The Children’s Hospital Charity is particularly close to their heart. Through various initiatives including the Bears of Sheffield, the Christmas Snowflakes campaigns, various sporting fund raisers, gala’s and incentives at Thornbridge pubs, we have quietly raised in excess of £100,000 in the past few years. These funds have directly contributed to a specific sponsored bedroom in the hospital’s award winning new wing as well as larger projects including the new Cancer and Leukaemia Ward and the new state of the art £6m Helipad which is due to be operational in early 2024.
The Children’s Hospital Charity supports the vital and world class work of Sheffield Children’s. Specifically, the monies raised through donations buys life-saving equipment, funds vital research and treatment for thousands of children from across the world and helps create comfortable, engaging environments for their patients.
Simon Webster, CEO of Thornbridge commented ‘Being born and raised in Sheffield and being a family man, I know exactly how important The Children’s Hospital Charity is to the kids and families of people from not just Sheffield, but from all over the world. This is why it is so important for us to do our bit so that the team at TCHC can continue to do theirs’.
We are so thankful for the friendship we have with Thornbridge and the Children’s, two organisations, both world class, coming together more and more to make a huge difference to the patients, families and staff who use our services. I’m looking forwards to what we can achieve together over the next few years. Tchad Western – Chief Fun Officer – The Children’s Hospital Charity