173: Reduce Your Carbon Footprint with Lightweight Wine Bottles

<p class="MsoNormal">Did you know that standard wine packaging, including the bottle and the process, is 42% of the wine’s total carbon footprint? That statistic is exactly what inspires <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Erica Landin-Lofving,</span> <span style= "mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Chief Sustainability Officer at Vintage Wine Estates to explore alternative packaging. Lightweight bottling positively impacts the full circle sustainability of wine from </span>saving money on glass and transportation to the quality of work for the people lifting cases to less wear and tear on equipment. Erica covers challenges and solutions related to all types of alternative packaging (wine in a bag, wine in a box tetra pak, lightweight glass) including choosing the best packaging for your brand, quality signaling, getting leadership to buy in, what changes will be most sustainable, and educating consumers.</p> <h2>References:</h2> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/resource-library/vineyard-establishment-and-management.php?id=1011"> 171: How to Farm Wine Grapes for Climate Change</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.alloywineworks.com/">Alloy Wine Works</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vintecclub.com/en-us/wine-articles/sustainability/how-climate-changes-will-change-the-wine-climate/"> How Climate Changes will Change the Wine Climate</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="i">Is Wine in Cans Your New Favorite Format? </a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.sipcertified.org/get-certified/self-assessment/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> SIP Certified</span></a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://youtu.be/DNztdLcBKSU">The Changing Landscape Of Sustainability</a> (Video)</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.vineyardteam.org/resources/resource-library/so