Brewdog ditches 'carbon negative' label over voluntary offset market concerns

Michael Holder
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Sign outside a Brewdog pub on a city street in central London | Credit: iStock
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Sign outside a Brewdog pub on a city street in central London | Credit: iStock

Brewing giant claims voluntary carbon market has been flooded with poor quality schemes that have meant the price of credits from credible projects have shot up to 'astronomical' levels

Brewdog has announced it is no longer buying carbon offsets, claiming the global market has become "unsustainable" due to an overabundance of poor quality schemes and a sharp increase in the price of credits...

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