Montanya Distillers Partners with terrapass® to Fight Climate Change and Offset its Carbon Emissions

The distillery’s offsets help fund a community forest to remove carbon dioxide

Crested Butte, Colo., May 15, 2018– Montanya Distillers, a craft rum distillery located in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, takes another step to integrate sustainability into every aspect of its business. The distillery has partnered with terrapass® to offset its carbon emissions from distilling, business travel, outgoing freight and inbound shipping. 

Through the partnership, Montanya is offsetting about 52 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) this year. The offset will help fund a Forest Management Project, which absorbs and stores about 2,500 more metrics tons of CO2each year than neighboring forests. This project is equivalent to taking about 550 cars off the road each year. The sale of carbon offsets is a critical way the forest is funded since it doesn’t rely on taxpayer money. 

“I am really excited about this new relationship because it has helped us to more quantitatively measure every single input and  output in our company,” noted Karen Hoskin, co-founder and CEO of Montanya Distillers. “From Amazon shipping to freight of rum, to shipping of our bottling supplies, to Sysco restaurant supplies, to natural gas under our stills, we’re now measuring every aspect of our carbon output. Then once we calculate, we’re able to offset our emissions directly. The previous company we used didn’t put us through these vigorous calculations and didn’t connect us directly to their outcomes, which made it harder to assess our success.”

Carbon offsets help make up for the carbon footprint left behind. Although carbon offsets can be confusing, it’s quite simple in application. Projects are designated to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (in Montanya’s case a community forest) and then companies and individuals fund these projects directly. One carbon offset equals one ton of reduced emissions.

To learn more about Montanya’s other sustainable initiatives visit: Our Green Philosophy.

Outstanding Distiller Award
Recently Montanya also received a big distinction, being named Outstanding Distiller at the Colorado Manufacturing Awards. Monatanya received this award in large part because of its sustainable approach to business. The judges chose Montanya for its business success, manufacturing acumen, support for gender diversity, and other operational aspects of the business. Many of the judges cited the distillery’s work around sustainability.

You can learn more about the award with this video:

About terrapass
Terrapass, a member of Just Energy Group, works towards a cleaner planet by pursuing sustainable solutions to climate change. We support projects throughout North America that destroy greenhouse gases and produce renewable energy. The terrapass products and services provide consumers and businesses with the options and ability to help them reduce the environmental impact of their everyday activities through carbon offsets and renewable energy credits. Learn more at www.terrapass.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitterand Pinterest. Terrapass is a registered trade name of Just Energy Advanced Solutions LLC.

About Just Energy
Established in 1997, Just Energy (NYSE:JE) (TSX:JE) is a leading retail energy provider specializing in electricity and natural gas commodities, energy efficiency solutions, and renewable energy options. With offices located across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, Just Energy serves approximately 1.5 million residential and commercial customers providing homes and businesses with a broad range of energy solutions that deliver comfort, convenience and control. Just Energy Group Inc. is the parent company of Amigo Energy, Green Star Energy, Hudson Energy, Tara Energy and terrapass. Visit justenergygroup.comto learn more. Also, find us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter.