The National Standard for Sustainability Certification in the Wine Sector, a portuguese standard, aims to promote the sustainability of organizations in the wine sector, both nationally and internationally, by highlighting sustainability certification in the marketed product.
This standard aims to respond to the main challenges facing the wine sector in adapting the sustainability approach:
- Maintaining a sustainable market in line with society's expectations, both inside and outside the organization, while maintaining economic and productive competitiveness;
- Improving society's trust in wine companies by implementing a sustainability-based approach;
- To develop sustainable viticulture with the aim of preventing negative environmental impacts and adapting to climate change by adapting production practices.
The National Standard for Sustainability Certification in the Wine Sector is based on the following 5 principles:
- Principle 1 - The sustainable approach integrates environmental, social and economic aspects
- Principle 2 - Sustainable viticulture respects the environment
- Principle 3 - Sustainable winegrowing is sensitive to social and cultural aspects
- Principle 4 - Sustainable viticulture aims to maintain economic viability
- Principle 5 - Sustainable initiatives require planning and evaluation.
It considers 4 central intervention vectors: 1 - Management and Continuous Improvement, 2 - Environmental, 3 - Social and 4 - Economic, with a set of indicators (86), 28 of which are “KO” indicators, organized into chapters (17) and distributed across the 4 Intervention Domains.
The Wine Sector Sustainability Certification is applicable to organizations in the national wine sector, regardless of size and level of progress in implementing sustainability practices, focused on creating economic, cultural, social and environmental value, whose practices and results are shared with their stakeholders and taking into account environmental and social concerns.
The different categories of operators covered are: Distiller, Bottler, Wine Vinegar Manufacturer, Preparer, Viticulturist, Winegrower and Winegrower-bottler.
APCER is recognized by ViniPortugal as a certifying body for the National Standard for Sustainability Certification in the Wine Sector.
