Over a decade of caring
Committed to a better, more sustainable wine industry
- At Sandalo Organic Estates we have been adopting positive practices for the environment for more than a decade, specializing our portfolio in organic winemaking. These practices have increased over time, and we are proud to share all the steps we are taking for a greener future.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Our key actions towards Climate Action
Sandalo Organic Estates is an organic, vegan and biodynamic wine importer. These are our three main ways to contribute to a more sustainable future:
Organic producers
Our partner wineries practice organic farming, and do not use pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers on the soil or chemicals in the winery.
Vegan-friendly wine and packaging
We partner with vegan wineries who use non-animal fining products in their wines and use vegan-friendly packaging that does not include any animal-sourced components.
Going Carbon Neutral
In 2022, we recognized the importance of reducing our carbon footprint, and began measuring our CO2 emissions and developing an action plan.
Our commitment to the environment runs deep. After all, at our core, our partners are farmers, and the environment couldn’t be more important to the health and longevity of our vines and very industry.
- Paul Clear, CEO
OUR PATH TOWARDS
Going Carbon Neutral
We identified practices that contribute to emissions, and made changes to reduce our impact. Now, we're offsetting our remaining emissions to achieve carbon neutrality.
We partnered with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit that makes it simple for anyone to help the environment by planting trees. Our initiative is partnering with reputable non-profit organizations that align with our core values, and One Tree Planted is a perfect fit. Through this partnership, we are not only reducing our carbon footprint, but we are also contributing to the restoration of natural habitats and the improvement of local communities' lives. These are the three steps we are following in our efforts to achieve Carbon Neutrality:
Measure our CO2 emissions
We measured all our emissions, a meticulous process that allowed us to develop an action plan to reduce and offset.
Reducing emissions
We changed practices or factors that contributed to our CO2 emissions, like improving our energy efficiency and changing production materials and packaging.
Offsetting emissions
To offset our carbon footprint, we are financing environmental projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. More specifically, we are financing forestry projects.
Taking action
Solar panels
The energy for the facilities comes from 100% renewable sources including solar panels on the winery.
Saving water
Our partner winery Dominio de Punctum recycles 100% of their water waste and waterfall for irrigation.
Reforestation
So far for 2023, we have successfully offset 20 tons of CO2 with One Tree Planted's reforestation projects.
What we are doing
Our immediate steps
1. Replacing plastic
We are using 100% compostable, plant-made tasting cups at consumer events instead of plastic.
2. Less printing
We are digitally filing all internal paperwork to limit our use of paper. When we cannot limit our paper consumption, we use 100% recycled paper.
3. Planning to offset shipping
In the future, we plan to donate to reforestation projects to help further offset the footprint of our container shipping.
4. Conscious traveling
We also try our best to choose transportation partners committed to the environment when we need to travel.
