library
Our Digital Library is a collection (external links) of online available (free) educational resources and tools to assist the rum community. The aim is to become the virtual go-to knowledge hub on all topics related to the rum value chain. Updates (new links) in the mentioned categories (see below) will occur frequently.
We encourage visitors to refer relevant (new) content to us, which we can add (after validation) to the Library. If you have and/or found a relevant publication on rum, please reach out.
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| Business Case |
| News |
| Research Papers |
| Theme Access to finance |
| Theme Energy |
| Theme Waste |
| Theme Water |
| Tools |
Business Case
- a Caribbean perspective on rum manufacturing competitiveness
- B-Corp certification – Montanya rum case
- Bristol distillery to sell spirits via blockchain technology
- Campesino rum – start up business case
- CRAFDI Expo: Environmental Packaging Panel
- CRAFDI Expo: Sustainability in Distilling
- Deep Roots Distillery (business case)
- Fairer rum production – Mauritius business case
- Family-operated distillery will use local sugarcane
- How Flor de Caña Rum Takes a Holistic Approach to Sustainability
- Husk rum distillery business case
- Impact of COVID 19 – Craft distiller’s story
- Koloa Rum – sustainable commodity supply case
- Podcast – sustainability in a bottle of rum
- Raleigh tech startup figures out how to age spirits in days, not years
- Ron Diplamtico – ISO 14001 certification
- The Unconventional Methods Liquor Makers Are Taking to Be More Sustainable
- Two Drifters – sustainable business case
- UK Eco-Friendly Distillery Wins Green Impact Award for Efforts to Preserve the Environment
- UK selection of distillers and wineries sustainability best practices
News
- 3 Ways to Tell if a Booze Company Is Greenwashing
- 5 eco-friendly distilleries
- Bacardi on sustainability in packaging
- Barriers To Transparency in the Wine and Spirits Industry and How To Overcome Them
- Carbon neutral rum distillery (UK)
- Climate change and impact on production
- Craft and sustainability in the spirits industry
- Eco-friendly distribution technology
- EU regulations from 25 May 2021 onwards for spirits
- Go Inside the Greenest Rum Distillery in the Caribbean
- How can craft distilling survive the coronavirus
- If you can’t beat ‘m – invest in them
- Impact of COVID 19 – Caribbean outlook
- Is your rum Bonsucro certified?
- Mount Gay – Barbados & sustainability
- Opinion: climate matters to purchase your rum
- Overview of Rum & Rhum Production
- Post-Covid 19 – craft distillers challenges
- REBALANCING THE ‘COVID-19 EFFECT’ ON ALCOHOL SALES
- Responsible rum is to everyone’s taste
- Rum adapts to changes in environment and attitude
- Rum and climate change
- Rum start up idea -2020 is the year
- Supply chain of rum under scrutiny
- Sustainability report shows drinks sector ‘considerably behind’
- Sustainable Rum Distillery
- The EU Spirits regulations – live from 25 May 2021
- The World’s First Sustainable Rum Label
- UK freezes spirits duty 2020 – support to go green
Research Papers
- Alcohol industry corporate social responsibility initiatives
- Barbados & the rum global value chain
- Cachaça and Rum
- Craft Distilling Tourism – the role of community capital
- Drinks Industry Sustainability Index – Trends Report 2020
- Effects of ethanol on flavour perception of rum
- EU Spirits: 100% sustainability from farm2glass
- Opportunities in the craft- distilling market in South Africa
- Social impact – labor practices sugar cane industry
- Sustainability risks and impacts in the regional rum value chain
- The alcohol textbook – 4th edition
- The effect of distillation conditions and molasses concentration on the volatile compounds of unaged rum
- The microbial ecology of a rum production process
Theme Access to finance
- A craft investment fund (whiskey & rum) in Ireland
- Craft Spirits Funding landscape (2017)
- Example of investor fund distilleries
- Green Distilleries competition (reading materials)
- Green Distilleries competition UK
- How much does it cost to start a craft distillery
- How to get started investing in spirits
- how to launch a distillery with 0 in the bank
- Impact investment in the Caribbean
- Plans submitted for £10m carbon-neutral rum distillery Cornwall
- Private equity firms for distillers
Theme Energy
Theme Waste
Theme Water
- Chemical and tech characteristics of rum distillery wastewater treated with Aspergillus
- Cruzan Rum wastewater treatment plant
- Rum Distillery wastewater treatment using fungi
- Veolia – Diageo USVI – wastewater treatment partnership
- Wastewater solutions – some examples at distilleries
- We Value Nature: Business action on valuing water
Tools
- A collection of tools for factory efficiency
- Distilling your dream – business plan template
- EU initiative – 100% sustainable farm2glass
- Product Sustainability Forum – best practices tackling hot spots
- Sustainable Value Stream Mapping for Spirits, Brewing and Wine Making Webinar
- Technical guidance manual for distilleries (Indian Ministry of Environment)
- Tennessee Sustainable Spirits Resources and Tools
- We Value Nature: Facilitate your sustainability transition to Circular economy action
- WVN: Food & Beverage business training: concept of natural capital
- WVN: Know Your Environment – Apply the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool
- WVN: Practical guidance on nature and biodiversity for SMEs in the agri-food sector