1. 76% of the public believes independent third-party certification is the best way to verify a product’s social or environmental claims.
-The Guardian
-The Guardian-76% of the public believes independent third-party certification is the best way to verify a product’s social or environmental claims.
-Consumers want to know how their wine is made so SIP Certified developed a program to ensure that the people and the planet are protected. So, when you buy a bottle of SIP Certified wine you know it has been made sustainably.
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2. -SIP Certified was developed by Vineyard Team, a non-profit dedicated to sustainable winegrowing since 1994
-It evolved from California’s first and award winning sustainable vineyard farming self-assessment
-Vineyard certification Launched in 2008 and because sustainability does not stop in the vineyard, winery certification piloted in 2016
-The rules evolve with science and technology through annual updates and external peer review every five years
-Sustainability is about being more than green: SIP Certified looks at the 3 P’s – People, Planet, Prosperity

3. When you find the SIP Certified seal, you can be assured that we are preserving and protecting the natural environment, treating our employees and community with care, and have sound business practices with a long-term view.

4. People are a valuable resource:
-Education to ensure worker safety
-Giving back to the community through donations and volunteer work

5. Many practices make a sustainable vineyard:
-Cover cropping to promote biodiversity, protect soil from erosion, and filter water
-Measure water use to prevent waste
-Well pump efficiency tests to ensure energy is not wasted
-Habitat conservation to protect wildlife
-Protect people and the environment by prohibiting high risk pesticides

6. A viable business is necessary to maintain good practices with the people and planet:
-Multi year budget to maintain a sustainable business
-Succession plans to ensure company longevity

7. Eco Certifications
While you’ll find organic wines that are also SIP Certified, the SIP Certified process addresses additional farming methods, looking at sustainable practices on every level, from farm labor to agriculture – from energy conservation to water quality.

8. Gold Standard Rigorous threshold Social responsibility
No high risk pesticides
Third-party inspection
No conflict of interest
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