Entwine Australia - supporting a sustainable wine industry
The sustainable production of grapes and wine depends on the environment and the communities who support wine production from grapes to the glass. Entwine Australia is the Australian wine industry’s sustainability program - set up to support growers and winemakers in demonstrating and improving the sustainability of their businesses. In WA there are 38 vineyards and 11 wineries with Entwine membership. The AWRI will be visiting Mt Barker on 4 May 2016 to present a workshop that will include information about the Entwine Australia program.
What exactly is Entwine Australia?
Entwine is as an ‘umbrella’ sustainability program. Under the Entwine umbrella there are two components for members – the reporting of sustainability metrics to the AWRI and participation in an environmental certification program. Members can choose which certification program best suits their business from: ISO14001, Freshcare Viticulture/Winery Environmental Codes of Practice or Sustainable Australia Winegrowing.
Entwine provides credentials which cover the fundamental components of sustainability (environmental, social and economic) and can be applied to both the vineyard and winery. The program also provides benchmarking tools and resources to enable planning, evaluation, control and communication. Entwine is a voluntary program designed with flexibility to suit the changing goals and needs of all Australian grape and wine producers.
Entwine benchmarking reports
Every Entwine member receives a personalised annual benchmarking report that allows comparison of environmental metrics with aggregated data from other members in their region or size category. The metrics focus on areas where growers and winemakers want to see improved efficiency and cost savings in their operations – predominantly water and energy use.
Entwine regional reports
Each region with at least eight certified Entwine members can customise their own online regional report card. Regions can use this report to communicate their environmental credentials.
Entwine individual reports
Every certified Entwine member can customise their own optional, individual online environmental report card, making their own information accessible to consumers and customers worldwide.
For more information about Entwine Australia visit the AWRI website or contact the AWRI helpdesk by email helpdesk@awri.com.au or telephone +61 (0)8 8313 6600.