Suntory: Flark Conservation Activities: Peatland Water Sanctuary ™

Suntory: Flark Conservation Activities: Peatland Water Sanctuary ™

-Protecting the Scottish culture “whiskey making”-

Suntory Group:

In scotland
“Bowmore”, “Laphroaig”, etc.
It has multiple distilleries.

Flark conservation activities:

For making whiskey

The existence of a marsh that nurtures good water,
Ingredients for drying malt, etc.
The existence of peat “Pete” is important.
It is said that the marshland is losing its original shape after many years of land development.

For long-term whiskey production, it was decided to work on peatland conservation.

Peatland Water Sanctuary:

Conservation activities for flark and water sources.

Suntory Group:

Until 2030:

Invested over US $ 4 million,

Aiming to conserve 1,300 hectares of peatlands

Also work on water source conservation activities.

Until 2040:

We aim to conserve an area of ​​peat that can produce twice the amount of peat used by the Suntory Group.

Kyodo news

https://www.kyodo.co.jp/life/2021-10-27_3644116/

Suntory and Beam Suntory Announce Major Commitment to Restore and Conserve Peatlands & Conserve Watersheds in Scotland

25 October 2021

Suntory Holdings
Beam Suntory

are jointly launching a new Peatland Water Sanctuary™ initiative, a large-scale series of peatland restoration and conservation and watershed conservation projects in Scotland.

These projects represent a significant expansion of Suntory and Beam Suntory’s already pioneering leadership in watershed protection,

following their establishment of significant Natural Water Sanctuaries in both Japan and the US.

The companies plan to invest more than $4 million in the restoration and conservation of 1,300 hectares of peatlands by 2030,

enough to produce the same amount of peat that Beam Suntory harvests every year in making its Scotch whiskies on an ongoing basis.

Once restored and conserved, peatland naturally accumulates by 1mm per year,

and that 1mm growth spread across 1,300 hectares will equate to Beam Suntory’s annual use.

Suntory and Beam Suntory
will also undertake new watershed conservation projects at various locations in Scotland.

The first Peatland Water Sanctuary™ project is due to begin near the Ardmore distillery in November 2021,

with subsequent projects across other sites in Scotland to follow in the coming years.

https://www.beamsuntory.com/en/news/Peatlands-Water-Sanctuary-2021