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Gold for going green

SUSTAINABILITY A Journey of Continuous Improvement VILLA MARIA "As a family company, the desire to leave something for the next generation is an ever-present and overriding business objective." Founder & Owner Sir George Fistonich VINEYARDS Environmental Financial 30% Social & Community of company owned vineyards are organically managed. DID YOU KNOW? ... That we're using around 500 sheep to graze the vine rows over the winter at our Joseph Soler Vineyard in Hawkes Bay. No Synthetic Natural fertiliser from Healthy Soil & Vines Pesticides & Herbicides The sheep control grass growth and provide natural fertiliser. They return in summer for leaf plucking. our worm fams WINERIES GOLD FOR GOING Heat Recovery We recover waste heat GREEN from the refrigeration plant and store it for use in the wine- making process. Supreme Winner, Sustainable Business Network Awards 2012 NZI NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE Supreme Winner Green Ribbon Awards 2012 WINNER Natural Lighting Our wineries are Sustainability Champion Fabian Yukich (Executive Director) Sustainable Business Network designed to use natural light as a source of daytime illumination. Awards 2010 CERTIFICATIONS Recycling Approx. 70% of the packaging used for a bottle of Private Bin cerlifed En oG Mec SUSTAINABLE gro wine is made from CEMARS ORGAN recycled material. ORGANISATION WINEGROWING oanpas No. 4780 WAREHOUSE SOCIAL & Night Air Cooling COMMUNITY We're importing cool night air into our warehouse, turning the wine into giant • Equal opportunity employer since 1960's • Supporter of youth employment, cadet schemes • Support for heritage preservation "chilly packs" to maintain optimum temperatures, even during the summer heat. Reduction in SALES 11% greenhouse gases of 11% per bottle since 2010. Low Emmissions Car Fleet VILLA MARIA www.villamaria.co.nz/sustainability ONVTVAZ MaN

Gold for going green

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Villa Maria has a long held objective to be environmentally responsible and to operate using sustainable practices. These values are inherent in the long term view that we take of the wine business. A...

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