Sustainability Summary
- Good On You - Not found
- Ethical Consumer - This information is locked, visit Ethical Consumer's website
- B Corp - Certified, score 87.2
- Trustpilot - No
- This is an unclaimed profile. Makers Mark Jewellers has not joined Sustainability Tracker to verify their sustainability credentials. We gathered what we could from public sources.
Maker’s Mark presents itself as a bourbon brand that links product quality with environmental care. Its public sustainability story focuses on regenerative agriculture, soil health, water protection, waste reduction, and energy use. It says it is a B Corp, which is a certification for companies that meet social and environmental standards, and it also highlights Regenified certification for its farm. The brand says it works with growers, researchers, and community partners to protect white oak, improve farming, and reduce waste at its distillery. Most of the detail comes from the brand’s own site and related press coverage, so the picture is positive but still mostly self-reported. Positive Sentiment Found Public coverage is broadly positive about Maker’s Mark’s sustainability work. Independent articles describe it as one of the more active bourbon brands on conservation, with a B Corp certification, Regenified farm certification, and a large white oak research project. Whisky Magazine reported that the distillery became the largest in the world to earn B Corp status, which is a certification for companies meeting social and environmental standards. Trellis and other coverage also praised its work on regenerative farming, water protection, recycling, and habitat projects. Consumer-facing sources in the scraped material do not show strong sustainability criticism, and the brand’s own claims are echoed by press coverage rather than challenged. Common Criticisms: The main negative signal in the material is not a direct complaint about Maker’s Mark itself, but a lack of independent consumer sustainability data for the brand. There is no Trustpilot page for Maker’s Mark in the scraped content, no Good On You assessment for this brand, and no third-party criticism of its ESG claims from review platforms or watchdogs. That means there is little outside evidence to test the brand’s own story. Some independent commentary also warns that conservation claims can drift into greenwashing if companies do not keep proving results over time. In short, the available material is mostly positive, but the public record here is thin and does not give a full outside check on the brand’s claims.
Makers Mark Jewellers Sustainability Actions
Makers Mark Jewellers Sustainability Commitments
2030
Cut Scope 1-3 emissions
Parent company Suntory Global Spirits has set a target to reduce Scope 1-3 emissions by 30% by 2030. Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions mean direct emissions, energy-related emissions, and emissions across the wider supply chain. Maker’s Mark is part of that wider group target, so this is a future climate commitment tied to the brand’s operations and suppliers.
2040
Reach net-zero value chain
Suntory Global Spirits has also set a goal of net-zero carbon emissions across its value chain by 2040. Net zero means cutting emissions as much as possible and balancing the rest with removals or offsets. Maker’s Mark is included in that long-term target through its parent company.
2024
Expand global campaign rollout
The brand said its global campaign and website relaunch would roll out to additional markets in 2024. This is not a sustainability target by itself, but the campaign was tied to the brand’s purpose-led messaging and its social and environmental positioning.
