Since late 2020, 4 Pines Brewing Co. has partnered with Landcare Australia to deliver long-term environmental projects that restore landscapes, support sustainable agriculture and improve biodiversity, all as part of the brewery’s commitment to ‘Brew Better’. That same year, 4 Pines became a member of 1% for the Planet and now commits 1% of revenue from all beers sold to environmental not-for-profits. Landcare Australia is 4 Pines’ primary partner.
The partnership began close to home, within 4 Pines’ supply chain. In 2021, Landcare Australia identified opportunities to support Ryefield Hops, a family-owned hop farm in southern NSW that supplies 4 Pines. After enduring severe drought, bushfires, followed by flooding in 2019, which led to no hop harvest in 2020, the farm needed support to rebuild resilience. Between 2021 and 2022, Landcare Australia designed and delivered a project that saw 3,000 native trees, shrubs & groundcovers planted, restoring riparian zones, improving water security and strengthening the farm’s long-term sustainability.
In 2021/22, the partnership expanded in scale and visibility through a collaboration with Cricket Australia. At Cape Jervis on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula, 44,444 native trees, shrubs and groundcovers were planted, with four trees, shrubs or groundcovers planted for every 4 hit by the Australian Men’s Cricket Team during the Summer of Cricket. The project improved landscape connectivity, boosted biodiversity and created long-term habitat for threatened species, including the Glossy Black-Cockatoo.
That momentum continued in 2024 at Billabong Farm near Inverell, NSW, where another 44,444 native trees, shrubs & groundcovers were planted to restore degraded land and create habitat for some of Australia’s most vulnerable wildlife, including the Koala, Spotted-tailed Quoll and Regent Honeyeater. In 2025, planting began at Lake George near Bungendore, a fifth-generation family farm where 44,444 native trees, shrubs and groundcovers are being established to restore riparian zones, improve soil health and strengthen biodiversity. This project will be completed in 2026, once seasonal conditions allow.
Beyond cricket, 4 Pines has also partnered with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, planting four trees for every try scored each season, turning moments of celebration on the field into lasting environmental impact.
Together, these projects represent 113.7 hectares of land restored through the 4 Pines × Landcare Australia partnership, a tangible outcome made possible by consistent, long-term commitment.
Alongside its 1% for the Planet commitment, 4 Pines has been B Corp certified since 2017, meeting high standards for social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.