The Tide Mill previously received the Award in 2015 and 2020.

The Carbon Charter is awarded to companies that are monitoring and reducing their carbon emissions; it is intended to provide public recognition of those involved in making Suffolk the Greenest County.

To achieve the Gold Charter the Mill demonstrated that it had a working energy/carbon reduction policy with clear reduction targets and planned actions in place to measure and monitor progress.

It showed it is making significant and measurable progress on carbon reduction and demonstrated a clear and credible plan for achieving Net Zero.

John Carrington, Chair of the Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust, said: “This is uplifting news. We’re very proud that Suffolk Carbon Charter has chosen to recognise the Mill for its environmental significance. The Mill is the quintessence of low energy, low mileage, local food production and the Trustees are immensely grateful for the work our team has done to justify this Gold Charter Mark”.

He went on to thank the East of England Coop, one of only two Pathfinder Partners of Suffolk Carbon Charter, who sponsored the Tide Mill for the award, some of whose local stores stock Tide Mill flour.