MORE SUSTAINABLE SIPS
We’re working to create a refreshingly real future for soft drinks. Not just healthier recipes and better ingredients, but also a way of producing it that respects people and the planet.
The truth? Our industry has a long way to go. But we’re proud of the progress we’re making and we’re committed to the work still ahead.
One step at a time, we’re pushing for a better, more responsible way to fizz.
From Farm to Fizz
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QUALITY FRUIT MATTERS
It’s always the quality of our fruit that makes Dalston’s pop without the need for sugars, sweeteners or artificial nasties. It’s harder (and let’s be real - more expensive) to craft, but it’s better for your insides, better for the planet and it tastes superior.
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SUPPORT BRITISH FARMS
We’re big fans of British fruit and the small UK farms growing it the right way. But for flavours that can’t grow here, we team up with global growers who share our values, like our Costa Rican pineapple farmers who champion sustainable agriculture, leading the way in responsible, best-practice fruit growing.
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RHUBARB FIELDS FOREVER, HEREFORDSHIRE UK
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THIS ENTIRE FIELD OF RHUBARB GOES INTO OUR DRINKS
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ELDERFLOWER POWER, ROSS-ON-WYE UK
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OUR ELDERFLOWER IS HAND-PICKED AND SORTED
crushing on cans
Recycled aluminium cans are considered the least environmentally damaging single-use container.
While most materials degrade each time they’re recycled (until they inevitably end up in landfill) aluminium can be recycled infinitely - it keeps its quality every time.
Even the best intentioned recyclable packaging doesn’t always get recycled. This can be due to complications caused by colour, to lack of infrastructure and demand. Aluminium cans, however, are currently recycled at 69% globally and, unlike other materials, a 100% real recycling rate is possible in the future.
Aluminium recycling uses infrastructure that already exists. Cans have an efficiency rate of 90% beating glass (67%) and PET (66%). Plus no new material needs to be mined or transported.
Recycling aluminium can also save up to 95% of the energy used to make a new can - plus no new material needs to be mined or transported.
75% of all of the aluminium ever produced is still in use today.
EVERY DALSTON'S CAN IS 100% Recycleable
FANTASTIC NOT PLASTIC
12.2 million tonnes of plastic ends up in oceans every year.
Let's not add to the problem.
When we first started Dalston’s, we used glass bottles before moving to more sustainable 100% recyclable cans.
Necessary to keep everything secure during transport, on a metric tonne pallet of Dalston’s we use only 300g of plastic pallet wrap, which is made up of 30% recycled plastic.
We’re able to use just 20g of plastic per case of Dalston’s in our shrink wrap and it's made up of 30% recycled plastics. We're working with our packaging partners on how we can continue to keep your Dalston's secure, but use less plastic.
B CORP CERTIFIED
In February 2024 we became a Certified B Corporation, however our B Corp journey started long before this. We went through a rigorous assessment process to verify that Dalston’s met the high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability required to become certified.
We’re now a proud member of the incredible B Corp community, a group of brands who, like us, believe business can be a force for good.
It's a journey
We’re constantly working on big-impact projects as well as small tweaks to improve our practices.
By making some key changes to our packaging across our core product range, we’ve been able to reduce cardboard usage by 46%.
With the help of Climate Partner, our official partner for climate action we’ve offset over 1 million kg of Co2. However, offsetting is just part of the puzzle. We’re constantly engaging in carbon reduction initiatives to reduce the amount of carbon we’re creating in the first place and and improving our impact step by step.
Each year, around 14 million pieces of plastic rubbish end up in and around our canals and rivers, and so each year (whether it be for World Environment Day, Plastic Free July or Earth Day) the Dalston's Team gets down’n’dirty cleaning London Canals to beat plastic pollution.
For the past three years, we’ve skipped the Black Friday chaos and run Soulful Sales instead. Our way of putting Good Taste Good Deeds into action.
Through FoodCycle, we turn our profits into meals for people who need them, and our team also volunteers in their welcoming community spaces across London.
Teamwork makes
the dream work
Our canal clean-ups have been going strong for 4 years and in 2025 we took to the water on paddleboards to clear rubbish and make a bigger collective impact than ever!
