Bordeaux is aiming to be a world leader in winemaking sustainability with the launch of an Environmental Management System.  Bordeaux wine body the CIVB announced its commitment to radically reduce carbon emissions by 2050. A 2008 study found that the Bordeaux wine industry produces 200,000 tonnes of carbon per year. CIVB pledged to reduce this by 25% by 2020 and by 75% by 2050. The aim of the new system is to reduce the environmental impact of wine production from the vineyard to bottling and transporting with a focus upon recylcing technologies.

CIVB will provide training to help companies set emissions levels, set up alert systems for reducing impact, and run efficiency audits. The CIVB will be running a pilot study with 20 companies this year to troubleshoot the issues.

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