Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News

Hallgarten gains Investors in People Silver accreditation

Published: 01 February, 2024

Specialist wine importer, Hallgarten & Novum Wines, has achieved Investors in People Silver accreditation, the company has announced.

Boutinot latest signatory to Harpers Sustainability Charter

Published: 22 January, 2024

Manchester-based Boutinot has become the latest company to sign up to Harpers Sustainability Charter.

Sustainability Report: Plotting Progress

Published: 05 December, 2023

James Lawrence charts the progress being made by the growing number of Harpers Sustainability Charter participants.

Concha y Toro brings forward net zero emissions goal by 10 years

Published: 05 December, 2023

Announced at COP28 in Dubai, Viña Concha y Toro has voluntarily committed itself to achieve net zero by 2040, rather than 2050 as called for by the Paris Agreement, after reducing its carbon emissions by 35% over the last five years.

Tony Cleary of Lanchester Group wins ESG Award

Published: 19 October, 2023

Lanchester Group founder Tony Cleary has won The ESG Award as part of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2023.

Registrations open for Harpers’ Sustainability Webinar

Published: 17 October, 2023

Titled, Portfolio of Diversity, registrations are open for Harpers’ Sustainability Webinar, in partnership with Bibendum.

Ellis Wharton Wines joins Harpers Sustainability Charter

Published: 11 September, 2023

Ellis Wharton Wines has become the latest signatory to the Harpers Sustainability Charter, an initiative designed to galvanise the trade into climate action.

Lanchester Wines receives BRC AA accreditation

Published: 04 September, 2023

Lanchester Wines has become only the third UK wine business to achieve BRC accreditation for storage and distribution.

Alliance aims to formalise waste removal from tastings

Published: 07 July, 2023

Alliance Wine has announced a partnership with the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) on a project which aims to remove waste from tastings, with best practice to be shared with the wider trade.

Hills Prospect joins Harpers Sustainability Charter

Published: 26 June, 2023

Leading distributor Hills Prospect is the latest signatory to Harpers Sustainability Charter, joining a range of UK drinks businesses striving together for positive action in the face of climate change.

Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos wins top prize at The Sustainability Awards

Published: 12 June, 2023

Entrecanales Domecq e Hijos, the family-run wineries in DOCa Rioja and DO Ribera del Duero, has been recognised as the food and drinks company with the best sustainable practices in Spain.

Hallgarten unveils sustainable ‘Eco Standard’ for its suppliers

Published: 05 June, 2023

Specialist wine importer Hallgarten & Novum Wines has announced the launch of its Hallgarten Eco Standard, to ensure its suppliers are held accountable with the use of a grading system across four key categories in sustainability.

Alchemy joins Harpers Sustainability Charter with paper-packaging initiative

Published: 02 June, 2023

Alchemy Wines is the latest signatory to the Harpers Sustainability Charter, an initiative designed to galvanise the trade into climate action.

North South Wines achieves B Corp Certification

Published: 11 May, 2023

North South Wines, the forward-thinking wine distributor, has achieved B Corp Certification.

Trading sustainability

Published: 28 April, 2023

A year on from the launch of the Harpers Sustainability Charter, the signatures continue to come, as Andrew Catchpole reports.

Sustainability Report: A social affair

Published: 27 April, 2023

From staff welfare to attracting employees, by way of putting back into the community, ethical concerns are ever higher on the agenda. Andrew Catchpole reports.

Harpers' Sustainability Charter: Charting signatories' progress

Published: 25 April, 2023

One year on, James Lawrence tracks developments with some of our Sustainability Charter signatories.

Leading the charge for sustainability in the boardroom

Published: 20 April, 2023

Harpers’ recent Folding Sustainability into the Boardroom DNA webinar delivered great insights into advancing the cause.

Avallen and Bon Coeur latest Sustainability Charter recruits

Published: 20 March, 2023

Avallen Spirits and Bon Coeur Fine Wines are the latest signatories to Harpers Sustainability Charter, bringing yet more momentum to the appetite for change across the UK drinks world.