Sustainability

Viña San Pedro is firmly committed to sustainable management. We do this by caring for the environment and respecting the communities that surround us.

Sustainability is one of our values and an integral part of our DNA. It is simply the way we work, an aim that is present throughout each of our operations.

With an aim to continue challenging ourselves and improving our practices, in 2018 we began to work on our 3-year 360° Commitment program, working with a sustainable-first mentality in the areas of our environment, our employees, as well as the communities we work alongside.

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Our people and surroundings are at the heart of what we do, which is why our values define our approach to sustainable winemaking.

The values that inspire us

  • 1

    Respectful agriculture: Promote environmentally-friendly agricultural practices that integrate the biodiversity of our surrounding with our people, so as to achieve quality production sustained over time.

  • 2

    Passion for our people and wine: Provide our employees job opportunities that guarantee dignity, security, and development; promoting happiness and personal and professional fulfillment alongside tools to be successful in their work. We educate about wine and its responsible consumption. We promote passion for wine and at the same time, promoting responsible alcohol consumption.

  • 3

    Honor our communities: Be a positive impact in the regions in which we are present, building relationships of transparency and collaboration together with innovative, sustainable and above all environmentally friendly practices, and lastly promoting their pride and sense of belonging.

  • 4

    Continuous improvement: In all our processes, we seek to innovate and develop projects that allow us to improve our water and energy consumption rates, through actions and measures that are more environmentally friendly.

Background

Iniciatives

Renewable Energies
Biogas Plant

One of Viña San Pedro’s most important initiatives is the biogas plant located in Molina. This project began in 2009 and was inaugurated in 2016 as the world’s first Biogas Plant to use organic waste from harvest as the only fuel, in order to supply electric and thermal energy to the winery. The biogas plant can harness 1 MWh power and will provide the equivalent of 60% of the energy requirements of Viña San Pedro winery. This is equivalent to the average energy consumption of 3,200 homes in one month.

Renewable Energies
Photovoltaic Project

Furthermore, Viña San Pedro has implemented two photovoltaic projects. The first project involves installing solar panels in eight agricultural estates, generating 1.8 MW power for our irrigation systems. This is equivalent to the average monthly consumption of 5,700 homes.

The second project, for which construction began in 2020, is a photovoltaic project at the Molina Plant in Curicó, which can harness 1.3 MW power for winemaking operations.

Community Development
Buchaueico Project

With an aim to carry out business using cutting-edge, ssustainable and environmentally-friendly practices which are in harmony with the communities where we operate, a project was born three years ago with the Buchahueico community in Malleco. This successful public-private project, which also had support from Indap and the National Irrigation Committee, began in 2015 with the implementation of an unprecedented model of collaborative work. The project began with two families from the Buchahueico Mapuche community in the Malleco Valley, Araucania Region, in order to produce Pinot Noir grapes.

Compliance
FOR LIFE

Since 2020, Viña San Pedro has had the For Life Certification, which supports the Company’s respet for basic social and environmental responsibilities along Chile.

Compliance
Wines of Chile National Sustainability Code

Viña San Pedro has been certified under this code. The code, which is voluntary, is a standard that measures sustainable practices in three areas: vineyard, winery and bottling plant operations, and social aspects related to collaborators and communities.

Responsible Consumption
b.smart.

We implemented b.smart with the dual objective of stimulating a passion for wine while at the same time promoting sensible, moderate alcohol consumption. This program has enabled us to transmit this message among our associates and communities.

Reports

Get to know our commitments through our GRI Sustainability Report.

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