SWR Webinar: The Role of Sustainability Standards in Wine

Globally, there are more than 40 sustainability standards in the wine sector. How do these, and the organisations behind them actually drive positive change on sustainability along the value chain? Where do they work well, and where are the gaps to fill? Moreover, what can be done to ensure that they are as effective as possible?

In this webinar we deep dive into the role of sustainability standards in shaping the future of the wine industry. We bring together leaders from standards organisations, retailers, and producers to explore how these standards influence operations from vineyard to market. We examine the practical challenges and benefits of adopting sustainability standards, with a focus on ensuring they are accessible and impactful for all stakeholders, including smaller producers.

Key discussion topics include:

• How sustainability standards drive best practices in vineyards, wineries, and supply chains.
• The challenge of inclusivity: ensuring smaller growers are not left behind.
• How standards are used by growers, and how they decide which ones to use
• How sustainability standards influence purchasing decisions and shape the market.
• What do consumers think? How standards affect their buying choices.

We also provide an exclusive preview of SWR’s upcoming benchmarking pilot results and discuss how our benchmarking process addresses the growing complexity of sustainability standards in wine.

Speakers:

• Will Drayton, Director Technical Viticulture, Sustainability & Research, Treasury Wine Estates (USA)
• Linda Johansson, Sustainability Manager, Systembolaget (Sweden)
• Kate Venugopal, International Marketing Sustainability Specialist, Wine Institute (USA)

Moderator: Dr. Peter Stanbury, Research Director, Sustainable Wine Roundtable

If you have any questions with regards to SWR’s sustainability standards benchmarking, please contact Dr. Peter Stanbury (Research Director) or Delaney Sheridan (Operations Manager).