Less packaging material is now used by Brancott, while increased recycling means minimum waste is going to landfill.

These advances are part of our ongoing efforts towards greater sustainability and environmental responsibility. It also supports the New Zealand Packaging Accord, an initiative to limit packaging waste.

One of our major savings was to stop using dividers in cases for the Classic wine range. This reduced the use of raw material by about 20%. A further saving comes from the cases themselves being 4% smaller, to press the bottles together and prevent scuffing.

Not only are the bottles lighter throughout, but some of them also contain up to 70% recycled glass.

With our pallets, we are now using thinner pre-stressed stretch wrapping to bind the cases together. This uses less plastic and obviates the need for further adhesives.