One of the world's most popular single malt whisky brands has teamed up with a Scottish climate charity to create a special whisky to commemorate the climate change summit, COP26 in Glasgow.
Glenfiddich and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland will use the limited-edition 26-year-old whisky to raise awareness of the active steps Scotland is taking to tackle climate change as well as contribute vital funds for the charity.
World leaders and COP26 conference attendees will have a chance to taste the one-off Glenfiddich 26-year-old whisky at a series of COP26 events during the summit, hosted by Glenfiddich Ambassador to Scotland Mark Thomson.
Whisky enthusiasts and sustainability supporters alike will then have the chance to bid on the collector’s item – one of 100 bottles – via a charity auction through Royal Mile Whiskies.
The auction is raising money for Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and will be live from Monday, November 22 and finish up on Monday, November 29.
Glenfiddich’s global brand director, Claudia Falcone, said the bottle was the most recent project in a long list by the brand in their bit to tackle climate change, including the brand’s recently launched, pioneering ‘closed loop’ sustainable transport initiative, ‘Fuelled By Glenfiddich’.
This involves converting production wastes and residues into Ultra-Clean Low Carbon fuel that is starting to be introduced to some of its transport fleet.
She said: “Glenfiddich is a brand that encourages us to individually and collectively push boundaries and always consider the next step. It has taken more than a decade for Glenfiddich to become the first global spirits brand to process its production wastes and residues into biogas fuel to power some of its trucks.
"We’re honoured to support the wider sustainability agenda. By releasing the 26 Year Old in partnership with Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, we hope to bring attention and inspiration to continued climate change progress through our one-off auction of the limited-edition commemoration bottle.”
Alistair Dutton of Stop Climate Chaos Scotland, a diverse coalition of over 60 civil society organisations in Scotland campaigning together on climate change, added: “We’re pleased to be working with Glenfiddich and hope this incredible whisky will raise funds to tackle the climate emergency.
"The proceeds from the Royal Mile Whiskies auction will help Stop Climate Chaos Scotland members in their work to create a greener future for Scotland."
Scotland has set an ambitious target to cut emissions by 75% by 2030, and to become Net Zero by 2045. With whisky forming such a large part of Scotland’s identity, the Scotch Whisky Association has outlined its ambitious and impressive vision for the future with a focus on four main areas for industry action:
- Tackling climate change by having net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040
- Moving to a circular economy by making all packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025
- Hitting responsible water use targets by 2025
- Caring for the land through the active conservation and restoration of Scotland’s peatland by 2035
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