pearly has become one of the first nine wineries in obtaining the certificate of environmental excellence Wineries for Climate Protection. The only one specific to the wine sector in terms of sustainability.
Wineries for Climate Protection for Perelada
Christian Barré is the president of the Spanish Wine Federation (FEV). He presented the award together with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and the Environment, Isabel García Tejerina.
“It is not just another seal, or a claim, but rather the recognition of a job well done. On the continuous improvement of the wineries in environmental matters ”, he defined Closed off after that success of Pearly.
The climate changeáIn particular, it affects the viñedo, very sensitive to temperature fluctuations. It poses the threat of a possible change in the quality and identity of the wines for the wineries. The certification scheme Wineries for Climate Protection is oriented to continuous improvement.
Also to the sustainability acting on four fundamental pillars. The first is in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Then, water management, waste reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
Garcia Tejerina He stressed that this initiative highlights the sector's ambitious commitment to the environment. “The wine sector is at the forefront of the fight against climate change. Being a benchmark of sustainability for other sectors ”.
He also wanted to congratulate “the companies that have made a considerable effort. Today they are rewarded with this public recognition ”.
Reduce consumption and seek green energy sources
In the specific case of pearly, the winery has reduced its carbon footprint by introducing improvements such as reduce the consumption of electrical energy. By contracting, instead, the supply from renewable sources and reducing the grammage of glass in cava bottles. Also with the reduction of the weight of the cardboard in the packaging or optimizing the use of water. Installing lighting with LEDs and automatic shut-off switches have been other ecological measures.
At present, deepening the continuity of these improvements, the replacement of the electric boiler by one of biomass. "For pearly the protection of the environment it is one of the essential strategic lines. We will continue working so that our activity is increasingly sustainable ", he commented Eugeni Llos, Marketing Director of the Bodegas del Grupo Perelada.
«It is a great honor for us that this work, begun several years ago, has been recognized with the certification Wineries for Climate Protection"He concluded.
Perelada Group owns the wineries of Emporda and Penedès, but also It has in Great House of Siurana (DOQ Priorat). In addition to the wineries End of century (DOCa Rioja) Y Finca La Melonera (DO Sierras de Malaga).
