The Sustainability Report 2021, now in its sixth edition, has been available since 22 April.<\/p>\n
The challenge of change is this year's common thread. \"...a concept, in some respects a true strategic approach, linked by a double thread and from the very beginning to the history and successes of our company...\", reads the incipit of the Lettera dal Territorio, written in six hands by the three presidents (Enrico Viglierchio - Banfi S.r.l., Remo Grassi - Banfi Societ\u00e0 Agricola S.r.l., Rodolfo Maralli - Fondazione Banfi).<\/p>\n
In the beginning, \"...the challenge was to demonstrate that a new and dynamic entrepreneurial, productive and commercial approach, respecting the centuries-old values of the Italian wine-growing tradition, was possible... Today, also in the light of the continuous and sudden mutations that are characterising, as never before, this economic and social phase at an international level, the challenge to change has become a very topical and unfortunately indispensable theme.<\/p>\n
Among the main topics addressed in this edition is the important progress of 2021 turnover over 2020, the result of massive, timely and consistent corrective actions at the distribution and production level. In addition, 2021 saw the light of Direzione Futuro, a fundamental strategic corporate development project whose objective is to progressively return the company to the top of the international wine industry.<\/p>\n
In 2021, Banfi also obtained Equalitas certification, the highest recognition in the field of sustainability in the wine sector, which includes the three social, economic and environmental pillars, the result of a long journey that began with the first certifications in the early 2000s. Another fundamental step, consistent with the company's commitment to the territory in which it operates, was joining the Territorial Alliance Carbon Neutrality of Siena.<\/p>\n
To add to this, the WISWA 2021 sustainability award was bestowed upon Cristina Mariani-May, CEO and owner of Banfi, in recognition of her drive for corporate social responsibility, as well as her commitment to Banfi's ethical and sustainable production practices.<\/p>\n