Other Awards
INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDS 2012
International Winner - 'Most Sustainable Medium Business'
Yealands Estate Wines was the only New Zealand organisation, and globally the only winery recognised by the leading global sustainability awards.
The International Green Awards were created with the aim of identifying companies that have exhibited leadership and innovation in their sustainability approach.
The Most Sustainable Medium Business category is open to medium enterprises around the world, with total revenues between $10 million and $100 million. Judges commented that their aim was to reward an organisation that is innovating, challenging traditional wisdom and can show impressive first-hand results that can be replicated with other businesses. All entries were judged anonymously, to avoid any prejudice.
best of wine tourism 2012
International Winner - Sustainable Wine Tourism Category
For the third year running Yealands Estate has won the award for Sustainable Wine Tourism Practices at the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Awards.
The Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism throughout the nine greatest wine regions in the world.
The panel of judges commended Yealands Estate for leading from the front and demonstrating their commitment to sustainability, rather than just talking about it.
“Thinking outside the vineyard and more about the future, Yealands lead the way, from plastic wine bottles to making their own charcoal from the canes in the vineyard. Wine is not just about grapes and Yealands proves once again that while sustainability is an easy word to say, the proof is in the pudding,” says Judge Chris Fortune.
The Yealands Estate cellar door experience includes an educational sustainability winery tour. Visitors also have the opportunity learn first-hand about the sustainable initiatives via a complimentary interactive self-guided vineyard tour. A selection of picnic foods are available to match with Yealands Estate wines to complete the wine tasting experience.
The Great Wine Capitals is a Network of nine major global cities in both the northern and southern hemispheres, which share a key economic and cultural asset; their internationally renowned wine regions.
DRINKS BUSINESS GREEN AWARDS 2012
International Runner Up - Sustainable Business Category
Yealands Estate was runner up in the Sustainable Business Category of the Drinks Business Green Awards 2012, which recognises international leaders in sustainability and environmental performance.
Yealands Estate was one of 31 companies globally, to be nominated in these prestigious awards, run by Europe’s leading drinks publication.
The Drinks Business Green Awards encourage companies to decrease their impact on the environment, and is the largest programme in the world dedicated to raising awareness of green issues within the drinks trade.
Judged by an independent panel of sustainability and drinks industry experts, the Green Awards examine how companies manage various environmental issues including, water management, biodiversity, community environmental training, and supply chain efficiencies, along with the evolving challenges of global sustainability which face the industry.
