A little more than a year after Banfi Società Agricola srl obtained the Equalitas certification, one of the company's most prestigious and historic wines, Brunello Poggio all’Oro 2016, is the first Brunello to reach the goal of the Equalitas Sustainable Product Certification.
The certification, issued by CSQA, ensures the compliance of this Brunello with the requirements of the Equalitas standard.
Certification which, however, is part of the broader program of actions and objectives of the Strategic Sustainability Plan, which guides company decisions and is represented in the Sustainability Report.
As with the Equalitas - Sustainable Organizations standard, the Equalitas - Sustainable Products standard also analyzes different areas, in all stages of production, starting from the company management system integrated with sustainability, in order to ensure product quality.
Then there are three environmental sustainability indicators that are taken into consideration: the carbon footprint, that is to say the emissions of greenhouse gases; the water footprint, i.e. the mapping of water management; ending with biodiversity, measured in water, air and soil with the Biodiversity Friend method.
Another area taken into consideration is that of socio-economic good practices which refers to workers, training, relations with the territory and the local community as well as economic practices.
Good communication practices, with a truthful and documented communication policy, and the reportare also among those aspects analyzed.
Soil, fertility and irrigation management, as well as plant, defense and harvest management are the parameters examined in vineyard management for good agricultural practices.
Good winery, bottling and conditioning practicesrefer to aspects of harvesting, winemaking and bottling, cleaning and sanitizing rooms and equipment, packaging and waste and wastewater.
The range of Equalitas Sustainable Product Certifications achieved by the wines produced by Banfi is, however, wider and embraces the complete Brunello family:
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio all’Oro 2016
- Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Marrucheto 2018
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio alle Mura 2017
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 2018
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura 2019
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio alle Mura 2018
- Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Marrucheto 2019
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Alle Mura 2020
- Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Marrucheto 2020
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio Alle Mura Riserva 2019
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all’Oro 2019
