From 2008-2024 the corporate has dropped its carbon footprint on each bottle of wine by 40% in response to an impartial report.
Miguel A. Torres, president of Familia Torres, mentioned: “We should proceed to work with willpower and maintain our sights firmly set on the bold goal we have now set for the long run. The urgent have to act within the face of the local weather disaster calls for accountability, dedication, and collaborative effort. I’m satisfied that wine can change into an emblem of resilience within the battle towards local weather change.”
Since 2008, by way of the implementation of its Torres & Earth local weather motion plan, Familia Torres has invested greater than €23 million in adaptation measures, emission discount initiatives, water administration, and reforestation.
Among the many most modern options are the seize and reuse of CO2 generated throughout wine fermentation, due to a pioneering system launched in 2021; a water regeneration plant, operational since 2016, and the adoption of regenerative viticulture throughout greater than half of its 1,000 hectares of natural vineyards in Catalonia.
The corporate now plans to decrease transport-related emissions by selling rail distribution for its wines throughout Europe and additional lowering bottle weight by adopting the lightest wine bottle available on the market, weighing simply 300 grams, for chosen wines.
For direct emissions, the vineyard will set up lithium batteries at its Penedès customer centre this yr to maneuver nearer to power self-sufficiency, proceed increasing regenerative viticulture to the rest of its vineyards in Catalonia, and plant timber to offset a part of its emissions utilizing its personal sources.
Moreover, Familia Torres will take part in analysis tasks aimed toward scientifically validating extra sustainable options in each winery and vineyard.
