Crafting a Greener Future

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A free service supporting production efficiency, worker health, and environmental performance.

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Environmental Sustainability Recognition Program

BetterBev is a free environmental sustainability recognition program that helps craft beverage producers review their facility operations, identify process improvements, and reduce business costs. BetterBev representatives in your state offer the tools and support you need to succeed.

Meet You Where You Are

The program works with all interested parties, from beginners looking for simple tips to experts that want to investigate the latest green technologies. No matter where you are, the BetterBev program will help you take positive steps that meet your financial, operational, and strategic priorities.

Continuous Improvement

Participating companies drive their continuous improvement by measuring and assessing waste generation, energy use, water consumption, and material inputs, such as raw materials, packaging, and cleaning products.

Ten Sustainability Criteria

The BetterBev program uses the following criteria to review facility operations and generate technical recommendations.

Environmentally responsible sourcing
Water usage
Wastewater reduction
Stormwater management
Energy efficiency and conservation
CO2 use and emissions
Cleaning and sanitizing
Waste reduction
Packaging format and materials
Environmental culture

Safer Cleaning Practices

BetterBev works with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute's Cleaning Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell to identify high-performing, cost-effective cleaning practices that reduce health and safety risks. Ask your BetterBev representative for more information.

What People Are Saying About BetterBev

Mike Teed, Co-owner, Black Pond Brews, Dayville, CT

“Black Pond Brews is excited to be an early participant in the BetterBev program for a number of reasons. We pride ourselves on actively trying to become more carbon neutral and have more of a positive effect on our environment and community, and this program lets customers know that. The BetterBev program also has and will help us to identify a number of other procedures and equipment that can help us to become even more environmentally friendly through things like CO2 recapture, better utility benchmarking, and using less toxic (but still highly effective) cleaning chemicals to name a few. We are proud to be part of this program and would encourage other breweries to join as well!”

Daniel Kramer, Founder, Element Brewing and Distilling, Turner Falls, MA

“Working with the BetterBev Green Beverage Recognition program gave us insight into what we were already doing well and directed us down a path toward being even better stewards of the planet. The UMass Boston team helped us make a few easy, low-cost changes to decrease our environmental impact and identified some bigger changes that we are looking to implement in the future.”

Jack Hunsicker, CEO, Lamplighter Brewing, Cambridge, MA

“We’re grateful to Rob and the BetterBev Green Beverage Recognition program for the work they’ve done to make sustainability accessible for breweries. Understanding our limitations as a small business, the assessment and recommendations provided by Rob were clear, approachable, and outlined opportunities for us to continue to prioritize sustainability. We look forward to a greener future!”

Ron Dixon, Co-founder/Owner, True North Country Hard Cider, Dover, NH

“Sustainability and conservation are at the core of what we do at North Country Hard Cider. We are grateful for our partnership with the NH Sustainable Craft Beverage Program and for their acknowledgement of our dedication to the environment. Their guidance has supported our ongoing commitment to sustainability, and now that the program is part of the New England BetterBev Green Beverage Recognition Program, we're excited for the increased awareness and support of these efforts.”

Tom Ruff, Founder, Orange Bike Brewing, Portland, ME

“Our collaboration with the BetterBev program and their dedicated service-learning interns was invaluable during the launch of our mission-driven brewery. BetterBev's unwavering support and wealth of expertise empowered us to pursue our social and environmental vision seamlessly. We eagerly anticipate harnessing the ongoing benefits of this invaluable partnership as we continue to grow and make a positive impact.”

Gary Rogers, Founder and Chief of Business Operations, True North Ales, Ipswich, MA

“The BetterBev Green Beverage Recognition initiative has enabled True North Ales to continue and expand our focus on all aspects of sustainability in our operations. We are proud to have been recognized for our successes to date and understand that there is still work to do to improve. We embrace the sustainability challenge.”

Pete Weafer, Head Brewer and Sustainability Lead, Untold Brewing, Scituate, MA

"Sustainability and environmental responsibility have always been integral to Untold Brewing. Since the beginning, we have been striving to implement best practices that have helped us conserve water, energy, and CO2. Partnering with the BetterBev Green Beverage Recognition program has helped us reach efficiency goals, implement new best practices, and be a part of a cohort of like-minded breweries working to minimize our environmental footprint in various ways."

Bob Manley, Co-Founder, Hermit Woods Winery and Eatery, Meredith, NH

"Hermit Woods is proud to have collaborated with the New Hampshire Sustainable Craft Beverage Program to advance our sustainability initiatives at the winery and raise awareness about the program's significance. Sustainability has been integral to our mission since our establishment in 2011. We are grateful for the recognition from the New Hampshire Sustainable Craft Beverage Program and delighted to learn about their expanded efforts through their partnership with Better Bev.”

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