With environmental and ethical concerns at the top of their agenda, Kingsdown believe it is their duty to produce drinks in the most environmentally responsible way and be a leader in the environmental market. They commissioned an independent carbon audit in 2014 to gain an accurate measure of the exact carbon emissions they produce. Armed with this information, they were able to reduce carbon emissions in a number of key areas in production and distribution processes. Since then, they have taken various steps, including investing in tree planting schemes and hydroelectric projects in central America, to offset the remaining carbon emissions and achieve a carbon neutral status. 

Kingsdown Water and Kingsdown Sparkling Pressés are only available in glass bottles. As well as being tactile and premium, glass is the most sustainable packaging material on the planet. It is 100% and infinitely recyclable. They make new bottles from melting recycled glass which uses far less energy than using new raw materials – every tonne of glass re-melted saves 246 kg of carbon dioxide emissions. 

Kingsdown also recycle everything they can. All empty pallets are all re-used, waste cardboard and polythene packaging is recycled, and the spring water used for rinsing new bottles is filtered and returned to the aquifer.