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Sustainability is gaining importance worldwide every day. The wine industry is no exception.  In Argentina, the Association of Wineries of Argentina (Bodegas de Argentina) includes a sustainability commission that addresses this issue in conjunction with other important institutions of the wine ecosystem and proposes concrete actions to wineries so that they can achieve their objectives of being better for their regions and the environment in general and that they can also demonstrate it to the world.

You can’t manage what you don’t measure” – Peter Drucker

Here's a list of initiatives to help the wine industry reduce their carbon footprint 

The Confronting Climate Change (CCC) Initiative

Is a carbon footprinting project, developed to support the South African fruit and wine sectors through identifying and responding to the risks and opportunities associated with carbon emissions.

Pernod Ricard Winemakers Spain, with three wineries in Rioja - Bodegas Campo Viejo, Bodegas AGE y Bodegas Ysios - is a pioneer in sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

These values are an essential part of the company’s DNA, centered around a roadmap for 2030 that covers every aspect of its activity: nurturing terroir, valuing people, circular making and responsible hosting.

As the region of Rheinhessen, is shaped by its viticulture, local wine growers have a special responsibility when it comes to promoting sustainable development, and the wine industry has been proving its dedication in this field for many years. In 2012, for example, the marketing organisation for local wines (Rheinhessenwein e. V.) published a study with a strong focus on sustainability and carbon emissions.