Sustainability Code of the Chilean Wine Industry

Consorcio I+D Vinos de Chile

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Independent of the specific requirements of this Code, the companies must comply with the laws, norms and national standards for social and environmental aspects, as

well as the ILO Agreements and UN Conventions, signed by Chile.

With de Support of:

• What is the Sustainability Code?

It is a tool that is voluntary in nature, focused on incorporating sustainable practices in wine growing companies, on the basis of requirements in three complementary areas: green (vineyards), red (wineries. and bottling plants) and orange (social).

These requirements fall within a long-term vision based on the combination of environmental, social equality and economical viability principles.The Code is applicable to all types of wine growing companies, whatever their production scale may be.

• Objective

Our objective, is to guide the Chilean wine-growing sector towards sustainable wine production, based on a high social, environmental and quality standard.

• How is it managed?

The governability, updating and administration of the Code are the responsibility of Vinos de Chile. There is a Superior Code Committee which supervises the transparency and consistency of the system; a Norms Committee in charge of revising and proposing normative changes to the Code’s requirements, and a Technical Unit in charge of the Code’s administration, the latter is the instance related with vineyards and certificationorganizations.

• How does it help vineyards?

The code allows:

1. Planning, implementing, operating and maintaining a management system focused on a sustainable wine production.2. Minimizingpotentialenvironmentalimpactscausedinthewine production chain.3. Guiding working relationships inside the company within an ethical framework.4. Improving communication with their clients, suppliers, interested parties in the wine production chain and with the communities surrounding their production units.

• Certification

The certification is a transparentindependent process carried out through certified companies inscribed in theSustainability Code certifiers’ registry.What is “certified”, is the company’ssustainable management, obtaining the right touse the“CertifiedSustainableWineofChile”seal.

• Chapter per area

Green Area

• Erosion• Soil Management• Nutrition• Diseases, pests and weeds management• Training • Management and application of agrochemicals• Vigor Management• Water protection sources

Red Area

• Waste reduction and recycling• Energy saving• Water management• Prevention of contamination• Reduction of emissions and waste

Orange Area

• Ethics• Environment• Working life quality• Community• Marketing and consumer commitment

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Environmentally  friendly    

Economically  viable    

Socially  equitable