The Amorim group as a whole has placed sustainability and the circular economy at the heart of its business philosophy and its operations. No other closures manufacturer has worked for so long and so hard with its clients to foster sustainability.
Over its 150 years of operations the Amorim group has consistently integrated sustainability practices within its production operations, including 100% use of all cork and implementing recycling operations for used cork. Corticeira Amorim is the only Portuguese company taking part in the 50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders campaign, organised by the TBD Media Group. The company won major sustainability awards in 2020, including a World
Finance Magazine Sustainability Award, in the “Wine products industry” category, and the Best Raw Materials Sustainability – Europe 2020 award, attributed by Capital Finance
International. Amorim is also a founding member of the Porto Protocol Foundation a non-profit corporate institution, with hundreds of members, including leading wineries and spirits producers, who assume a binding commitment to make a greater contribution to mitigate climate change. The Foundation’s core mentors are Taylor’s Port, Amorim, BA Glass, and Marks & Spencer.
All of this is underpinned by the essential sustainability of cork, due to the fact that cork forests constitute vital biodiversity hotspots, cork is harvested without damaging the tree, there is 100% use of all cork extracted and cork is 100% sustainable, recyclable and renewable. Amorim upholds sustainability concerns shared by spirits producers – such as reducing waste, using greener packaging, maximising recyclability, encouraging responsible drinking, building thriving communities and championing diversity.
The company has been a key partner in recycling initiatives across three continents, in the context of which over 670 million cork stoppers have been recycled and over 828,000 autochthonous trees have been planted since 2008.
