Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine
The challenges of sustainability are transversal to all human activities, and the wine sector has its own role to play in the march for a more sustainable development. The proper definition of the most adequate measures and/or policies must be based on an objective and quantitative evaluation of the...
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| author | Martins A.A. Costa M.C. Araújo A.R. Morgado A. Pereira J.M. Fontes N. Graça A. Caetano N.S. Mata T.M. |
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| description | The challenges of sustainability are transversal to all human activities, and the wine sector has its own role to play in the march for a more sustainable development. The proper definition of the most adequate measures and/or policies must be based on an objective and quantitative evaluation of the sustainability of a product or process. In this work the sustainability of a “terroir” wine is assessed taking into account its life cycle and using the following indicators: carbon and water footprint, material intensity, solid waste generated, worker turnover rate, investment in H&S training and EBITDA. All indicators are expressed per functional unit of 0.75 L of wine. The evaluation used data from the company complemented with data/information from the literature or life cycle inventory databases. To account for climatic variability, data from three consecutive years was used. Average values of 3.51 kgCO2eq and 481.4 L per functional unit were obtained for the carbon and water footprint respectively, both values within the range of values reported in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d08925ada7a84b79b2db7cc3d84db0882022-12-21T21:30:47ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582019-01-01120301710.1051/bioconf/20191203017bioconf-oiv2018_03017Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wineMartins A.A.0Costa M.C.1Araújo A.R.2Morgado A.3Pereira J.M.4Fontes N.5Graça A.6Caetano N.S.Mata T.M.7LEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NLEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NLEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NLEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NLEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NSogrape Vinhos, S.ASogrape Vinhos, S.ALEPABE, Faculty of Engineering-University of Porto (FEUP), R. Dr. Roberto Frias S/NThe challenges of sustainability are transversal to all human activities, and the wine sector has its own role to play in the march for a more sustainable development. The proper definition of the most adequate measures and/or policies must be based on an objective and quantitative evaluation of the sustainability of a product or process. In this work the sustainability of a “terroir” wine is assessed taking into account its life cycle and using the following indicators: carbon and water footprint, material intensity, solid waste generated, worker turnover rate, investment in H&S training and EBITDA. All indicators are expressed per functional unit of 0.75 L of wine. The evaluation used data from the company complemented with data/information from the literature or life cycle inventory databases. To account for climatic variability, data from three consecutive years was used. Average values of 3.51 kgCO2eq and 481.4 L per functional unit were obtained for the carbon and water footprint respectively, both values within the range of values reported in the literature.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/full_html/2019/01/bioconf-oiv2018_03017/bioconf-oiv2018_03017.html |
| spellingShingle | Martins A.A. Costa M.C. Araújo A.R. Morgado A. Pereira J.M. Fontes N. Graça A. Caetano N.S. Mata T.M. Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine BIO Web of Conferences |
| title | Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine |
| title_full | Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine |
| title_short | Sustainability evaluation of a Portuguese “terroir” wine |
| title_sort | sustainability evaluation of a portuguese terroir wine |
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