Climate and environment

We aim to reduce emissions from Vinmonopolet’s entire supply chain by 55 percent by 2030. This includes cultivation, production, packaging and more.

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Vinmonopolet pushes for positive environmental and climate impact throughout our entire value chain. This involves growers, producers, suppliers, industry and certification bodies. Initiatives within packaging, transportation, cultivation, and production will contribute to a more sustainable industry worldwide. Changes are underway, but to reach our goal of 55 % cut in climate emissions it is necessary to make changes at a higher pace.

Packaging is most important

A study carried out on behalf of the Nordic alcohol monopolies shows that 27 % of our CO2 emissions are linked to product packaging alone. In particular, the production and transportation of heavy glass bottles requires a great deal of energy. We thus work systematically to shift more of our products into lighter packaging, such as bottles in PET or cans in aluminium.

Read moreNew weight packaging requirements from January 2026

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International cooperation

Vinmonopolet has close collaboration on climate and environmental issues with the alcohol monopolies in Canada, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Together, the alcohol monopolies are one of the world’s largest purchasers of alcohol, and our cooperation provides efficiency gains and increases our overall impact on the industry.

Learn aboutThe Nordic roadmaps for climate and environment, and for human rights in our supply chain

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