# Botanica Wines

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Other
**Website:** https://www.botanicawines.com

## Sustainability story

We have been working to increase the carbon in our clay soils since 2012.  We farm using no-till practices with both our protea flowers and wine grapes.  Using mulch, vegan compost, and rotating cover crops has allowed us to forgo fertilizer application now that our carbon % is nearing 2%.   Building soil carbon takes patience as it is a slow process and we realized that we needed broader and more immediate goals to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.  Change Climate Project Certification holds us accountable each year.  Additionally, their expertise in identifying quality carbon credits is valuable for small companies like ours.

## Emissions (2024)

**Methodology:** Botanica Wines's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Botanica Wines attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 184 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 184 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per dollar of value added — dollar of value added

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0.35 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0.29 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2023 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030 (completion: 0%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 2** — We will install a solar energy system with annual production of 55.68MWh to power 100% of our current electricity needs for our entire operation (farming, hotel and wine storage) and purchase a 100kWh lithium battery back up power. (source: Electricity, target: Q2 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Redesign glass bottles across all wine brands to reduce product weight by 33%. (source: Packaging, target: Q1 2025, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 1** — Replace our company vehicle with one electric vehicle. (source: Vehicle fleet, target: Q1 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — We will move the storage of our labeled wine from a third-party warehouse to our warehouse, which utilizes 100% renewable energy for electricity and cooling.  It will also reduce the fuel delivery vehicles use by 40%. (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q1 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition from combustion engine transport of goods to electric vehicle transport of goods across all local deliveries. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q1 2026, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $1,990

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $0
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [BVC] Bac Lieu Wind Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $1,990 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Gold Standard, vintage: 2021, location: Vietnam, provider: Point Zero

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