Sustainability

Jackson Family Wines said all its Napa Valley estate vineyard properties achieved organic certification through the Certified California Organic Farmers (CCOF) program. Covering approximately 480 planted acres across 15 estate vineyards throughout Napa Valley, this milestone aligns with the company’s Rooted for Good: Roadmap to 2030 sustainability initiative. “I

Two years after saying it wanted to be net-zero by 2040, Heineken became the first global brewer to have its net-zero and FLAG ( Forest, Land and AGriculture) targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). SBTi’s approval affirms Heineken’s near- and long-term ambitions for decarbonization, which are

Anheuser-Busch said it will invest $22.5 million in its Houston brewery, to upgrade the facility's internal systems to enhance workplace safety and improve brewery efficiency. Last year, the brewer implemented water reuse technology at the Houston brewery to reclaim more than 100 million gallons of water each

The increase was driven  by four major producers.  Jackson Family Wines represented 664 acres in Sonoma County. Constellation's To Kalon has 331 acres of Napa County's 430 acres.  In Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo County, Halter Ranch has 200 of the 260 certified organic acres, and

For all the noise coming out of the Biden Administration about reducing carbon emissions, it's amazing how much of the low-lying, easy-to-pick fruit it has missed while building a network of recharging stations and remaking America's automobile fleet. Here's another one: Glass bottles. In

Environmental Protection Administration is offering U.S. and Canadian tools a handy tool to compare their energy efficiency to other distilleries with similar characteristics. It can be used to help distilleries benchmark, improve their energy efficiency, and seek special Energy Star certification recognizing distilleries that are best in class for

Trinchero Family Estates, the second-largest family-owned winery and largest winery in Napa Valley, said it is making "significant" investments in solar across four properties. Together, annual solar production across the four sites will reach 11.5 million kWh. The wineries are Westside winery in Lodi, Main Street winery

The third edition of the Sustainable Cocktail Challenge – a global cocktail competition that aims to inspire bars and bartenders to be more eco-friendly and integrate sustainable practices into their everyday operations. With this initiative, Flor de Caña is joining forces with bars to set new standards for sustainability, leading the

Beam Suntory released its 2022 Sustainability Report which  includes a 10% reduction in water usage rate across the company’s operations, an increase in shipped volume including on-pack nutritional data, and advancements in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).   The report highlights progress across the company's three "Proof

Sure, sustainability sells.  But will its use in your marketing messages attract new customers?  Probably not by itself. That's the conclusion of a just-released research report from researchers from New York University's Stern School of Business jointed with Edelman Communications to examine best practices for effective