Corporate social responsibility is in our genes. We have been creating work opportunities in Schiedam for 330 years. And we have been a good neighbour. We are at the heart of Schiedam.
Apart from pursuing energy and climate goals, an important issue for us is ensuring responsible alcohol consumption. We notify the Foundation for Responsible Alcohol Consumption (Stichting Verantwoorde Alcoholconsumptie) of all our activities in the Netherlands, e.g. those in the hospitality sector. For our international activities, we adhere to the principles laid down by DrinkIQ.
As a producer of spirits, we endorse the principles of the National Prevention Agreement (Preventieakkoord). Agreements, once made, must be fulfilled and given time to become effective. In the Netherlands, we are quietly helping to reduce the number of problem drinkers. Let us ensure, together, that measures are implemented to bring down this number even further.
KETEL 1
KETEL ONE
The KETEL 1 Scholarship Fund (Stichting Studiefonds Ketel 1) grants scholarships for study and research projects in medicine, law, history and business administration. The scholarship fund is an initiative of the Leiden University year club KETEL 1 and was established in 1995, on the occasion of its fifteenth anniversary. Nolet Distillery contributes financially to the fund.
Would you like to be considered for a scholarship? Then check studiefondsketel1.nl.
Discover the story behind KETEL 1 Jenever: a rich family heritage, innovative craftsmanship, and a vision for the future. During the tour, you’ll experience the distillation process, visit the modernized distillery, and see De Nolet Mill – the tallest tower mill in the world. Taste KETEL 1 at the Nationaal Jenever Museum and find out why this Dutch classic is loved in bars, at festivals, and at home. Visit www.ketel1.nl/bezoek-ons for tickets.
For more than 25 years, Nolet has been working with Stroomopwaarts: the leading partner in social entrepreneurship. Stroomopwaarts helps residents of Schiedam, Vlaardingen and Maassluis who fall under the Dutch Participation Act or who have a work-limiting disability to find work. For many months every year Stroomopwaarts helps us find some sixty fantastic temporary colleagues to package more than 200,000 presents for our American customers. In 2022, Stroomopwaarts and Nolet Distillery concluded a social work pact to preserve and foster employment opportunities for vulnerable groups in the employment market.
Experience Schiedam’s oldest coal-fired pot still together with our thoroughly modernized distillery.
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Enjoy, but drink in moderation.
