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Moët Hennessy s Living Soils program

Moët Hennessy unveiled its sustain- able winegrowing program at the Vinexpo trade show in Paris. Adapting to climate change, preserving our terroirs, saving water, and conserving biodiversity are all key factors in pro- tecting our living soils . To illustrate this vision, Moët Hennessy has for- malized its commitments: All vineyards will be herbicide-free by the end of 2020 for Champagne and by the end of 2021 for Cognac. Moët Hennessy will continue to work with all its winegrower partners to help them become certified as sustainable. 20 million will be invested in the Champagne region in a research center to promote sustainable wine- growing. A Living Soils training program will be set up. Certain vineyards will go even further, such as Clos des Lambrays, Château d Yquem and Château du Galoupet, which have begun their conversion to organic winegrowing and are test- ing biodynamic practices across several hectares of vineyards.

Veuve Clicquot stands with women

entrepreneurs

With the Covid-19 crisis dealing a heavy blow to the French economy, most young entrepreneurs are in a difficult position. In response, build- ing on its Bold by Veuve Clicquot program, the Maison launched the Sista x Bold program, devoted to helping women entrepreneurs nav- igate the economic recovery and prepare for the future. As part of this program, Veuve Clicquot joined forces with the Sista collective to create a platform that pools the expertise of 100 mentors to offer women entrepreneurs 1,000 hours of guidance and dialogue, with the goal of overcoming the current situation, preserving their business and facing into the future with confidence in themselves and their plans.

A sustainable second skin for Ruinart

Ruinart broke with tradition in 2020 by choosing to no longer use indi- vidual boxes, and took its sustaina- ble approach a step further with a new case for its cuvées. This new packaging responds first and fore- most to a key winemaking priority: providing better protection from light exposure, especially for Blanc de Blancs, which is sold in transpar- ent bottles. But it is also a chance to use the Maison s spirit of innovation to drive sustainable development: the new case which is made entirely of cellulose fibers and is fully recy- clable required several technologi- cal challenges to be overcome to make it impervious to light and ensure that it would hold up under serving conditions. With its minimal- ist paper shell, the second skin case is a sustainable innovation that brings us back to nature. Two years of research and development culmi- nated in the design of this second skin case. It is nine times lighter than the previous generation of cases, with a 60% smaller carbon footprint.

Hennessy sets sail across

the Atlantic

Hennessy has partnered with the maritime transport company Neoline to step up its efforts to reduce the impact of its maritime logistics. Neoline operates sailing cargo ships propelled mainly by clean and renewable wind energy. In particular, this operating model yields a 90% reduction in fuel consumption, CO emissions and transport-related impacts compared to a conventional vessel of the same size. This collab- oration is just the latest develop- ment in Hennessy s longstanding sustainable transport approach, with this new mode of transport expanding its traditional ship and rail network, which already accounts for more than 94% of its shipments.