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E. & J. Gallo Winery Releases Sustainability Report

By May 24, 2023Top News

E. & J. Gallo Winery touted its annual sustainability report in April. The company said it has “made significant strides in recent years, from reducing our energy usage and shrinking our emissions to furthering the recycling of water and materials.” Among its efforts, the company reported significant impacts from its use of an on-site water-to-energy plant and generation of 12,000,000-plus kilowatt hours of solar electricity annually at its Livingston, California winery; reduction of more than 3 million miles off the road annually using proximity of its East Coast Regional Distribution Center in South Carolina; achieving a 30% energy offset annually by making biofuel from winemaking byproducts and from using solar energy; diverting nearly 200,000 tons of glass from landfills annually; implementing more than 200 vineyard management best practices to address land use, energy efficiency, canopy management, water use efficiency and biodiversity; using the highest recycled content achievable for its glass bottles; and maintaining its ISO 14001 certification and the California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices.

 

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