Sustainability Report 2015
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015 . 2016 COMPANY INFORMATION (102-1; 102-3; 102-53) Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. Address: Av. Vitacura N° 2670, Piso 16 ID Number: 91.041.000-8 Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Telephone: +56 2 2477 5300 Web: www.vsptwines.com For more information about this report, contact: Sustainable Development Department Tel:+56 2 2477 5300 Collaboration in report writing: María Ignacia Espinosa Collaboration in report content: Centro Vincular-PUCV Collaboration in design: Alejandra Urzúa I. ii Present in the most important valleys of Chile and Argentina CHILE ARGENTINA CHILE ARGENTINA Elqui valley ValleMendoza de Uco Santiago Casablanca valley Uco valley Leyda valley Maipo valley Cachapoal valley Curicó valley Colchagua valley Maule valley Itata valley 1 ABOUT: CHILE ARGENTINA Capital Population Capital Santiago Buenos Aires Currency Currency Chilean peso Argentinian peso Time zone Time zone UTC-3 UTC-3 Ethnic groups Ethnic groups 17,650,114 43,886,748 88,9% (est. July 2016) (est. July 2016) 97,2% White and European non-indigenous (the majority being Spanish and Italian Life expectancy descendents) 9,1% and mixed race Mapuches Total population Total population (mixture between European ancestors and American 0,7% Indians) Aymaras Male Female Male Female 78,8years 78,8 81,9 74 80,4 7years 7,1 1% (est. July 2016) (est. July 2016) Other groups (including Rapa Comparison with Comparison with Nui, Likan Antai, the rest of the world: the rest of the world: Quechua, Colla, 52 77 Diaguita, Kawesgar, 2,4% Yagan or Yamana) American Indians Type of governance 0,3% 0,4% Not specified Republic Africans (est. 2012) (est. 2010) Internet use 11.256 million 30.142 million of the of the Climate 64,3% population 69,4% population Climate Temperate; Comparison with Comparison with Mainly temperate, desert in the north, the rest of the world: the rest of the world: dry in the south-east, Mediterranean in the 43 23 sub-antarctic in the central region, cold (est. July 2015) (est. July 2015) south-west. and wet in the south. Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ci.html 2 ABOUT THIS REPORT (102-49; 102-50; 102-52; 102-54) Since 2009, in line with the commitment to were supported in this process by Centro Vincular transparency with its stakeholders, VSPT Wine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso. Group has voluntarily reported its management To identify relevant topics for VSPT and its every two years in its sustainability reports using stakeholders, interviews were conducted with the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Standards1. priority groups such as shareholders, Union This report discloses economic, social and leaders and international clients. In addition, all environmental performance for the period from Group managers and certain deputy managers 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2016, and was were interviewed to understand the achievements prepared in accordance with the option “core” of and challenges of each area with regards to the GRI standards. sustainability. One of our challenges is to incorporate the Apart from the interviews, secondary information international operations of VSPT Wine Group, and was analysed, including VSPT’s strategic guidelines, thus we have included operations in Argentina for results of surveys, certifications, and rankings the first time in this report. such as RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability In accordance with GRI, and in order to facilitate the Assessment, press, among others. reading and searching for topics in this document, The results of the process were reviewed and we have incorporated the GRI content table (pages validated at a special session of the Sustainability 97-100). Committee in which all managers as well as the CEO participated. Definition of material topics (102-21; 102-46) The material topics are described in the following table, highlighting where in the value chain the This year, we updated the materiality process impacts occur. presented in the 2013-2014 sustainability report. We 1 http://www.globalreporting.org/ 3 TABLE OF MATERIAL TOPICS (102-21; 102-46) Grape Grape production Harvest Wine-making Bottling and packaging Wholesale distribution and sales (nat. & int.) Consumption Post-consumption MATERIALITY 2017 Governance Ethics and anti-corruption Transparency Risk management Human Rights Innovation Support for the industry and country Certifications Integration of sustainability in international operations Collaborators Professional development Work climate Labour relations Occupational health and safety Attraction and retention of talent Diversity Working conditions for temporary workers and contractors Suppliers Development of grape producers Sustainable purchasing Clients and Client satisfaction consumers Sustainability dissemination Efficient logistics Responsible consumption Community Engagement Contribution to local development Environment Climate change Water management Energy consumption Use of inputs (packaging, marketing) Waste Biodiversity 4 ÍNDEX MESSAGE FROM THE CEO 7 MILESTONES 2015/2016 12 WHO WE ARE 15 OUR GOVERNANCE 33 SUSTAINABILITY IN VSPT 41 ENVIRONMENT 45 WATER MANAGEMENT 64 SOCIAL COMMITMENT AND WELLBEING 69 QUALITY 90 ANNEXES 101 Our commitment and vocation to a more sustainable wine production, as well as a genuine concern for our entire value chain, have strengthened over the last two years 6 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO (102-14) Dear friends and co-workers: in each of our four pillars; Environment, Water We are very proud to present to you, our Management, Social Commitment and Wellbeing stakeholders, our fifth sustainability report, in and Quality. which we evaluate our economic, social and With the objective of reducing our environmental environmental performance, for the 2015-2016 impacts, over the past two years VSPT Wine Group period. has continued managing and verifying its carbon In VSPT Wine Group we honor and respect our footprint in order to improve this important people and our land, both of which continue to indicator. With that objective in mind, 2016 was a inspire and guide how we act. During these past landmark year for us with the inauguration of two two years our commitment and vocation towards unprecedented renewable energy projects: a more sustainable wine production, as well as a Firstly, we launched the world’s first Biogas genuine concern for our entire value chain have Plant in the wine industry. This plant provides strengthened. Sustainability is one of our five corporate values, clean energy for the Viña San Pedro operation, generated from and our commitment is to continue to grow sustainably in deep organic waste produced during the harvest season. Secondly, harmony with our land and our people, through innovative in Viña Tarapacá, we opened the first mini-hydroelectric power projects that add value to our brands and processes. station in a Chilean winery. Both projects have the potential It is of vital importance to us to ensure the integration of to supply 60% of the energy consumed in their respective sustainability in our international operation, and thus for the wineries, while the remaining energy is injected into the Central first time we are reporting on the management of our operations Interconnected System (SIC), thus providing clean energy to the in Argentina, located in the Uco Valley, Mendoza. country. In 2015, we met our ambitious goal of implementing 360 All the work and progress made with our 360 Sustainability sustainable initiatives proposed in the year 2011 as part of our Program made us worthy of the recognition of "Green Company 360 Sustainability Program. This achievement made us the of the Year" in the Green Awards 2016 organized by the British winery with more sustainability initiatives in the world (verified magazine The Drinks Business, considered the greatest by the international company Deloitte) which were implemented recognition in terms of sustainability in the international alcohol 7 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO industry. At the same time, according to the magazine's judges, implementation of actions in 2015 and 2016, thus achieving a VSPT was the undisputed winner in the category "Implementation cumulative reduction of 57,8% from 2014 to 2016. of Renewable Energy". As a company, this fills us with pride and In the social sphere, in VSPT we are deeply committed to the gives us strength to continue on this path. development and wellbeing of all our collaborators and their In terms of biodiversity, we are continuing work on the program families. That is why in these two years we have continued "Biodiversity of VSPT Wine Group", with the creation of a with the development of the program b.b.bien, with special discovery path in Viña Tarapacá and emphasis on educating our collaborators on wine and its history We are aware of a second trail in development at the in the context of self-care, promoting the consumption of wine the importance Grandes Vinos winery in Totihue. in a responsible manner. Through various activities in 2015 of reporting our Both trails are geared to visits and 2016 we reached a total of 2043 collaborators, suppliers progress and from collaborators, customers, and and members of the communities that surround us in Chile, challenges in the communities, where they can get to providing them with the necessary tools to enjoy the nobility management know the vineyard and its conservation and qualities of wine responsibly. Our challenge for 2017 and areas, through paths with different 2018 will be to replicate these initiatives in Argentina. of our entire informative stops on native flora and In the same pillar, in 2015 we concluded our Suppliers production process fauna of the area and its ecosystem Development Program (PDP) which aimed to extend sustainability services. In the 2017-2018 period, we and social responsibility towards our grape suppliers. Thus, from will continue with the challenge of implementing this plan that 2012 and 2015 we supported 27 grape suppliers, representing seeks to preserve and recover native species and educate our 60% of the grapes we purchase from third parties, to implement value chain on the importance of protecting the biodiversity of more sustainable practices in their vineyards.