Cape Byron Distillery, home of Brookie’s Byron Gin was founded in 2016 on the now regenerated 95 acre family property. In 1988 Pam & Martin Brook purchased the property, which was a cleared, run-down dairy farm. The Brook family set about planting 4,500 macadamia trees and 40,000 native rainforest plants. Today the property is a thriving regenerated ecosystem with countless self-seeded rainforest trees that serve as essential habitat for the vulnerable native wildlife such as Koala.
Cape Byron Distillery views its business as a force for good, going beyond industry norms, creating and implementing better solutions and hopefully working to teach and inspire others to do so to make the distilling industry a leader in sustainable practice.
Cape Byron Distillery is choosing long-term investments over quick wins, and measures their success based on the positive impact they create. The team has implemented several goals to ensure they continue to improve procedures upholding the highest sustainability standards. These goals include improving the rainforest regeneration on site and protecting the biodiversity, as well as eliminating negative impacts from production.
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Sector: Manufacturing
Size: 10-49 employees
B Corp Certified – Impact Score: 97.2
