Reduce Our Carbon Footprint

Conservation of energy

We are committed to transitioning our operations to clean energy sources in line with our carbon reduction targets. All electricity used at our main manufacturing sites – Clonmel and Wellpark – comes from renewable sources. In FY2025, 95% of our total Group electricity use was sourced renewably. In line with our Transition Plan, we are working to move all electricity contracts to renewables sources. To further reduce energy consumption in our operations, we have completed a range of decarbonisation projects at our sites, including the implementation of electric forklift trucks (‘FLTs’) to our fleet, anaerobic digestion and biogas projects at our Wellpark Brewery, the commissioning of a 1MW heat pump at our Clonmel manufacturing facility, as well as the successful transition of a number of our key depots to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (‘HVO’) as a sustainable fuel source for our distribution network.

Reducing our carbon emissions

In FY2025, we achieved a reduction of 36% Scope 1 and 2 (location-based) against FY2020 baseline. This reduction in emissions is driven by capital investment in new technology at our manufacturing sites, increasing the use of renewable energy across our own operations, introducing more low carbon vehicles into our distribution fleet and further rollout of HVO.

Scope 3 emissions

Our Scope 3 emissions (including Purchased Goods, Use of Sold Product, End of Life Treatment, and other indirect emissions) accounted for 95% of C&C’s total emissions in FY2025. In recent years, we have made significant progress in reducing our direct emissions, but we understand that to continue to reduce indirect emissions, we need to enhance our supply chain engagement to ensure that our suppliers and customers are working together with us to reduce emissions across the supply chain.

C&C Group continued to work with CDP (previously Carbon Disclosure Project) Supply Chain programme. We encourage our supply chain partners to report carbon emissions data through CDP, as C&C Group has done since 2010. In addition, as part of our SBTi validation, we have also committed that we will collaborate with value chain partners making up 67% of our Scope 3 emissions, to have science-based targets in place by 2026.

Sustainable Logistics

Operating as a distributor, a significant amount of our emissions are fuel-based. Understanding the negative impact fossil fuels have on our climate, the Group continues to commit to transitioning to lower carbon alternatives where feasible. We are committed to a further rollout of alternative fuel HVO across our depot sites. In our flagship depot in London, Orbital West, we are also trialling the use of Electric HGVs.

Waste Minimisation and Circularity

Across our manufacturing sites, C&C Group has maintained a commitment to Zero Waste to Landfill. Our waste management policy is guided by a waste hierarchy approach, prioritising prevention, reuse, and recycling where possible. In our manufacturing sites, waste materials are source-segregated, and in all operations waste minimisation and prevention is prioritised. We routinely monitor our waste streams for contamination and target improvement through our waste KPIs. 100% of our manufacturing by-products are recycled for use as animal feed or organic compost. Over 20,000 tonnes of spent grain and apple pomace were used as animal feed, with the remainder of our waste either recycled or sent for energy recovery.

In Clonmel, we have moved to 30% recycled content on pallet stretch wrap. The Group are currently working with our main can supplier in a further phase of can lightweighting, which aims to remove an additional 25 tonnes of aluminium from our supply chain each year. Our carbon reduction programme has delivered significant improvements, supported by a range of energy recovery and re-use. The carbon capture facility in Wellpark has once again supported a further year of self-sufficiency in supply to this site. 100% of our products are sold in containers that can be recycled and 26% are already in returnable formats.