SUSTAINABILITY
MISSION
We are a winery focused on making and producing high-quality, authentic, and consistent wines with character. We seek to express the identity and quality of our vineyards in each and every one of our ranges. Our strategic themes are tradition, innovation, and sustainability and we are becoming ever more aware of the importance of caring more actively for the environment and our community.
VISION
We draw strength from our 138-year history while always looking to the future and staying abreast of new trends so that we can meet consumers’ changing needs. We are not afraid to challenge the status quo and explore the unknown.
Now more than ever, with future generations in mind, we reaffirm our commitment to continue contributing to caring for our environment and combatting climate change.
Wines of Chile Sustainability Code
The Chilean wine industry’s Sustainability Code is a voluntary standard that guides wine producers’ efforts to work sustainably based on requirements in three complementary areas: vineyard, winery-bottling plant, and social responsibility.
In its most recent audit (2021), Viña Undurraga obtained 92.4% compliance. The requirement for this third part was 90%. This audit is carried out every two years.
Since 2023, we have been working on the certification of the Sustainability Code of the wine Tourism Area, to continue with our commitment to sustainability in all our areas of operation.
Viña Undurraga has had this certification since 2016.
Waste managmente program
We have a waste management program. 420 tons of waste are recycled, which is equivalent to 83% of the total waste generated by Viña Undurraga according to the record for the year 2021.
| YEAR | RECYCLING INDEX |
| 2018 | 48% |
| 2019 | 85% |
| 2020 | 93% |
| 2021 | 74% |
SOLAR PANELS
At Viña Undurraga, we use efficient, safe, and renewable energy.
This is why we currently have three photovoltaic plants:
– Fundo Santa Ana Talagante that contribute 27% of the total of our needs.
– Fundo de Cauquenes that contribute 34% of the total our needs.
– Fundo de Leyda, just began to be operational in March 2023.
Fundo San Cayetano photovoltaic plant it is planned for 2025 to be operational.
GHG verification according to ISO 14064–3:2019
A corporate assessment of the greenhouse gases produced in 1 year by: Viña Undurraga, 2021, has been carried out. This year is defined as the base year as it consists of the first measurement of the organization’s carbon footprint.
IWCA Member
International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) is a non-profit collaborative working group of environmentally committed wineries taking a science-based approach to reducing carbon emissions across the wine industry.
In 2022, Viña Undurraga was approved by the IWCA Board and updated its status to IWCA SILVER MEMBER.
Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges we face as a winery. Addressing this crisis requires more than commitments and promises: it takes measurable action. As Viña Undurraga we are proud to be part of IWCA, a movement for climate action in wine.
Viña Undurraga committed to Fundación Reforestemos
Fundación Reforestemos carries out the largest and most extensive reforestation campaign in the history of Chile, with projects in 11 regions, 56 communes and 3 countries. Fundación Reforestemos restores, protects, and promotes the reforestation of degraded ecosystems, recovering high ecological value areas such as national parks and reserves and generating a culture of awareness of the importance of native trees.
As Viña Undurraga we mark our commitment to the Fundación Reforestemos, and it has been 8 years since we have been the official winery in which we have been contributing to this great campaign. Our contribution contemplates a direct monetary contribution to the foundation in relation to the sales of Aliwen bottles around the world.