Emiliana

Viñedos Emiliana is Chile’s Top-Ranked for Climate Change Preparedness

• Viñedos Emiliana obtained one of the highest rankings in a study conducted by Fundación Chile and Capital magazine, making it Chile’s leading winery for its biodynamic and organic vineyard management.

• Emiliana’s certifications in social responsibility, sustainable initiatives, and Carbon Neutral status are further testaments to Emiliana’s efforts toward sustainability and its commitment to the environment over the past 12 years.

• This new acknowledgement reaffirms the winery’s first place ranking in 2009, awarded by England’s most prestigious trade magazine, The Drinks Business, which ranked the Chilean winery as the most sustainable in the country.

August 2010. Recognizing the importance of initiatives for sustainability and reaffirming the need for instruments for measuring carbon footprints, on Friday, July 30th the Fundación Chile and Capital magazine presented the first national ranking of Chilean companies that are best prepared for climate change.

Viñedos Emiliana obtained one of the top rankings—6th place—and was the only winery in the top 10. Classified as one of Chile’s most important biodynamic and organic wineries, over the years Emiliana has made an ongoing commitment to its team, the environment, and the community, that has converted in organic, biodynamic vineyards certified by IMO (Switzerland) and Demeter (Germany).

Emiliana was also the first Chilean winery to receive the ISO 14001 certification for environmental management as well as having Corporate Social Responsibility policies in place that are certified by IMO for Life (Switzerland). Most recently, the company’s main vineyard, Los Robles in the Colchagua Valley, was certified Carbon Neutral by the German certifying agency TÜV, which will allow the vineyard to further reduce its carbon emissions.

The study conducted by Fundación Chile and Capital analyzed more than 100 companies to determine whether they were “proactive in environmental matters, with a clear understanding of the possible commercial implications [of climate change] in terms of both threats and opportunities.”

The test measured six central aspects, most related to climate change management, such as corporate policies, the company itself and its suppliers, communication, and the actions taken with respect to climate change. It also measured companies’ vulnerability to climate change with respect to their markets, their competitors, and regulation.

For Emiliana, sustainability has been the way to best guarantee quality and ensure our long-term success as a business. Caring for the environment and respecting our workers and the larger community, while being economically viable have been the central pillars of the company’s plan of action. For this same reason, the winery’s sustainable, organic, and biodynamic growing methods have enabled Emiliana to achieve more balanced, healthy, and productive vineyards, which translates into better grapes and therefore better quality wines.

Also noteworthy are Emilana’s “green” practices,” such as the use of solar panels, biomass, biofuels, the 3R program for solid waste (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle), our LIW program for managing effluent, and the use of more environmentally friendly packaging.

From this perspective, therefore, this latest honor firmly establishes Viñedos Emiliana as Chile’s most sustainable winery. Its high quality wines and outstanding commitment and actions in favor of the environment, its employees, and the community at large have made this winery the leader among companies preparing to face the challenge of climate change.