We are delighted to be able to share with you our 2025 Sustainability Report.
The annual report provides a comprehensive overview of our fifth-generation, family business and outlines developments made on the many ongoing sustainability projects and initiatives as we seek to achieve net zero Scope 1 & 2 emissions and carbon neutral malting barley and distilling wheat production by 2030.
In the past 12 months, we have reached several key milestones, including our first B Corp recertification and the commissioning of the renewable Energy Centre neighbouring our Tweed Valley Maltings. This has reduced the malt production carbon footprint at the UK’s largest malting site by 72%, while reducing Scope 1 & 2 emissions company-wide by up to 55%.
But, as always, our approach goes beyond environmental impact alone. The report also captures how we’ve supported our colleagues, customers, suppliers and communities throughout the past year.
You can read the full 2025 Sustainability Report by clicking HERE or on the image below.
Report highlights
- We’re proud to have completed our first B Corp recertification. Our score has risen from 89.6 to 130.7, reflecting meaningful progress across all five areas of the B Impact Assessment framework: Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers.
- The new renewable Energy Centre neighbouring our Tweed Valley Maltings in Berwick-upon-Tweed is now online. It has cut the carbon footprint of malt production at the site by 72% and has reduced company-wide Scope 1 & 2 emissions by up to 55%. The malt production carbon footprint at our Tweed Valley Maltings is now just 44kg/CO2e.
- Working with partners Yara UK and OCI, we’ve expanded the use of low-carbon fertilisers across our Growers Groups, achieving verified on-farm GHG reductions of up to 15% without compromising yield or quality.
- We achieved a 76% positive response rate in our latest Great Place To Work® survey, launched our Salary Extras employee benefits platform and enhanced support for both physical and mental wellbeing.
- We donated £162,083 to charities, schools and local good causes in 2024, continuing our commitment to give back more than 1% of profit before tax each year.
- We were honoured to receive the Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) “Growing a Better Planet” Award, acknowledging our leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture in partnership with our growers. We also achieved 100% FSA Gold for our distilling wheat Farm Management Group.
- Our 2025 Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys recorded continued high satisfaction levels, with Simpsons Malt achieving an NPS of 85 and McCreath Simpson & Prentice scoring 36. We received strong feedback on product quality, customer service, communication and sustainability progress.
We hope you enjoy reading the report and, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.