# EthicDrinks

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2025
**Certified since:** 2023 (most recent: 2025)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://ethicdrinks.fr/en/
**Sustainability page:** https://ethicdrinks.fr/en/

## Sustainability story

EthicDrinks is a leading French wine producer that stands out for its dedication to sustainability, quality winemaking, and its mission to make a positive impact on the world of wine. Through their sustainable practices and the leadership of winemaker Mickael Alborghetti, they strive to create a better future for both the planet and wine enthusiasts

## Emissions (2025)

**Methodology:** EthicDrinks's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. EthicDrinks attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 4 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 12 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 12 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 1,765 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 1,765 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 1,780 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 1,780 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per unit of product — unit of product

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2022 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.73 |
| 2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0.63 |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 1,765 | 0.61 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — Transition from regular ocean freight to using a sail boat for some shipments to the USA, and increase use of train freight instead of the road across all wines that we control the export. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q4 2024, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition all current 750ml  glass bottles used for our red and white wines from virgin glass to recycled glass. Our goal is to achieve a 10% reduction in weight for our white and red wines that are packaged in 750ml glass bottles. (source: Packaging, target: Q3 2024, completion: 90%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 5% bottles made of glass to 20% lighter bottle across some brands that allows that weight reduction. (source: Packaging, target: Q2 2025, completion: 70%)
- **Scope 3** — In our France stores, we will implement a reuse policy for our bottles, lowering the carbon impact by 20%. (source: Operational waste, target: Q4 2025, completion: 20%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 70% of road trucking to to rail transport across to our container going to the port of north of france (source: Upstream shipping, target: 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition 20% of of the flint glass  to to a lighter and electric production that reduce the carbon impact of those bottles by 60% across the flint range of bottle we have (source: Packaging, target: 2025, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2025)

**Total funding:** $38,205

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $38,205
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Light bottles switch to lower carbon impact (Low-carbon material purchase, Materials & Manufacturing): $15,400
- [VCA] Sail transport for our wines (Direct fuel switching, Energy Procurement & Production): $22,805

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