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Sustainability in the Chilean Wine Industry

Sustainability in the Chilean Wine Industry. Down to Earth – New World @ Prowein Sustainability Seminar 23 rd March 2010. CHILE: Impact of Climate Change Sustainability Management in Chilean Wine. DE MARTINO: First ‘Cradle-to-retail’ CO2 neutral winery in S-America

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Sustainability in the Chilean Wine Industry

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  1. Sustainability in the Chilean Wine Industry Down to Earth – New World @ Prowein Sustainability Seminar 23rd March 2010

  2. CHILE: • Impact of Climate Change • Sustainability Management in Chilean Wine • DE MARTINO: • First ‘Cradle-to-retail’ CO2 neutral winery in S-America • Commercial opportunity: NUEVO MUNDO

  3. THE CHILEAN WINE INDUSTRY • 117.000 Ha (2007 SAG) • 9,86 million HL (2009 SAG) • Highly dependent on exports (70%)  6,93 million HL • 1,38 billion USD • Key driver of Chile’s country image

  4. IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE Increase in T: 1-1,5ºC until 2050; 2-4ºC until 2100

  5. IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE 30% Decline in precipitation; increase of extreme weather events

  6. MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS • Water Management: • Irrigation • Capture • Storage • Treatment/reuse • Vineyard practices: • Move vineyards south • and to higher altitude; • plague control • drip irrigation • harvest dates • grape variety selection • R&D: • Technological adaptation • Genetic selection of heat/ • drought resistant varieties • Public policy: • Interdisciplinary task forces • more studies and measurement • promotion of renewable energy • planning of land and water use • education

  7. SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT: MACRO

  8. SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT • Chilean Wine Industry Sustainability Code (in development): • Benchmarking (Vineyard, Winery/Offices, Social/local Environment) • Best Practices Manual • Management Tools for self-evaluation: • International Protocol for GHG Calculations in the Wine Industry • (International Wine Carbon Calculator) • BEST Winery • ISO 50001

  9. BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTANABILITY MANAGEMENT

  10. SUSTAINABILITY: THE FUTURE ISO 26000 Sustainability as a competitive advantage and driver of innovation

  11. BEST PRACTICE : DE MARTINO • Family owned; 300 ha Organic vineyards • First winery in the world to sell Carbon Credits • First certified ‘cradle-to-retail’ Carbon Neutral winery in South America • Best example of water management in the Chilean wine industry

  12. BEST PRACTICE : DE MARTINO

  13. DE MARTINO: Organic Viticulture 300 Ha BCS Ökogarantie Certified Organic (2000)

  14. DE MARTINO: Organic Viticulture Biological Pest Control

  15. DE MARTINO: Organic Viticulture Drip irrigation and cover crops Composting 3000 m3

  16. DE MARTINO: Water Management/Climate Change USD 1,5 million WWTP (UNFCCC) 58 MM ltrs 30.000 tCO2e reduction p.a.  World’s first winery to sell carbon credits

  17. DE MARTINO: Innovation & Education Xtreme Sustainability Project (2008) Cradle-to-retail Carbon Audit (2009) NUEVO MUNDO: First Organic and 100% Carbon Neutral Wine brand from South America: Organic terroir wines (Isla de Maipo) Minimum environmental impact Certified Carbon Neutral PET, BIB or glass

  18. DE MARTINO: NUEVO MUNDO Jacques Wein Depot (D) Dansk Supermarked (DK) Gal & Gal (NL) ………… (UK) ………… (B) …

  19. DE MARTINO: First Carbon Neutral Winery in South America 2010: ALL De Martino wines certified CO2 Neutral (Carbon Reduction Institute)

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