# Lubanzi Wines

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed, 2026
**Certified since:** 2020 (most recent: 2026)
**Industry:** Food + Beverage
**Website:** https://www.lubanziwines.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://www.lubanziwines.com/mission

## Sustainability story

At Lubanzi, we have several initiatives that go beyond becoming carbon neutral. Since our founding in 2016, we've given 50% of our annual profits to the Pebbles Project, a non-profit improving quality of life for those who work on wine farms throughout South Africa. We're also proud to be a 1% for the Planet member, a Certified B Corp & Fair Trade Certified by Fair for Life.

## Emissions (2026)

**Methodology:** Lubanzi Wines's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Lubanzi 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): 1 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 1 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 1,032 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 1,032 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 1,033 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 1,033 tCO2e**

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

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 638 | 59.89 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 25.22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 526 | 24.7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 697 | 20.56 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 886 | 886 | 20.95 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 25.56 |

## Reduction plans

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the purchase of plastic materials for our products by finding a non-plastic, preferably biodegradable or compostable, alternative for the plastic currently used to seal our bottles. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2021, completion: 26%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from downstream shipping by selling 50% of all products within 1,000 miles of where they’re packaged. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q2 2022, completion: 35%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to further reduce emissions from downstream shipping by selling 20% of all products in local markets exclusively. (source: Downstream shipping, target: Q1 2024, completion: 20%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from plastic packaging components by removing plastic tape from all cartons and replacing it with recyclable/biodegradable/compostable alternatives. (source: Packaging, target: Q1 2024, completion: 90%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce emissions from business travel by eliminating unnecessary sales travel. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2021, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce emissions from packaging by reducing the percentage of our products sold in glass bottles from the current 60% of total sales. (source: Packaging, target: Q4 2021, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — Work with manufacturers to install onsite solar to power the energy use in all production facilities in South Africa. (source: Supply chain energy use, target: Q4 2024, completion: 100%)
- **Scope 3** — Work with manufacturers to transition carboard products to recycled cardboard products across all product lines. (source: Raw materials, target: Q1 2024, completion: 40%)
- **Scope 3** — Eliminate all employee commuting emissions for Cape Town Office by transitioning to fully remote work. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q1 2026, completion: 50%)
- **Scope 3** — We will work to source 25% of our grapes from organic or biodynamic certified farms (source: Raw materials, target: Q1 2026, completion: 76%)
- **Scope 3** — Redesign helix glass bottles across bottled core wines to lightweight glass by less than 420g (source: Packaging, target: 2027, completion: 80%)
- **Scope 1** — Install onsite solar panels to power 50% or more of the energy use in our headquarters (source: Energy at offices or controlled facilities, target: 2027, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Transition all of plastic can sleeves to digital printed cans across 355mL SKUs (source: Packaging, target: 2027, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Source raw materials closer to manufacturing to reduce miles traveled by 50% across products & SKUs (source: Upstream shipping, target: 2028, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 3** — Work with manufacturers to transition all of grapes and wine to organically farmed or dry farmed across all SKUs (source: Raw materials, target: 2028, completion: 0%)

## Climate funding (2026)

**Total funding:** $15,510.49

**Carbon fee:** $15/tCO2e

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $3,472.99
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [VCA] Shrink Sleeves to Digitally Printed Cans (Low-carbon material purchase, Materials & Manufacturing): $3,472.99
- [BVC] PermCap Louisiana Methane Abatement (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $3,611.25 — type: Industrial, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2026, location: USA, provider: CNaught
- [BVC] Liling Landfill Gas (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $5,411.25 — type: Landfill Gas, registry: Verified Carbon Standard, vintage: 2022, location: China, provider: CNaught
- [BVC] Bottomland Forests of the Louisiana Plains (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $2,407.5 — type: Forestry, registry: American Carbon Registry, vintage: 2022, location: USA, provider: CNaught
- [BVC] BONOS X-HAZIL (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $607.5 — type: Forestry, registry: Climate Action Reserve, vintage: 2021, location: Mexico, provider: CNaught

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