Join us during Milano Wine Week 2021 to hear about how BRCGS and Equalitas have developed audit procedures for the joint verification of the BRCGS Global Standard for Ethical Trade and Responsible Sourcing (Issue 2) and the ethical clauses of the SOPD Equalitas Rev. 4 standard. Click for more information

Equalitas, a subsidiary of Federdoc and holder of the homonymous standard aimed at certifying sustainability in the wine industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Assobenefit, the national association for benefit companies, to promote the development of companies in Italy benefits and sustainable in the wine sector. The collaboration provides for joint training and [...]

Equalitas President Riccardo Ricci Curbastro will participate in the conference organized by the Dão Wine Region, the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu in partnership with Porto Protocol on Sustainability. President’s Ricci Curbastro panel will start at 11:20 am, on Friday the 21st. Click for more information  

On June 22, 2021 Equalitas Vice- President and Director will take part in the one-day virtual conference: Sustainability in the Vineyard 2021: How to improve viticulture and create vineyard resilience.  

Is measuring its CFT fundamental for a small (or any size) company to reduce its carbon emissions? Are there other approaches that can impact positively this path? Equalitas will take part in the discussion promoted by the Porto Protocol organization, alongside expert from the UK, New Zealand and Portugal. The event is scheduled for February [...]

Quality products that are deeply rooted in a given geographical area play a key role in the economy. They can also contribute to social development and the preservation of local resources. Natural features – as well as tradition and culture, typical of certain geographical environments – have the potential to confer products unique characteristics and [...]

The centuries-old tradition of Chianti Classico adopts sustainability September 2020 - Ricasoli obtains the Equalitas certification from Valoritalia, an important recognition that rewards the choices and sustainability policies of the oldest Italian winery. Today Ricasoli is also one of the most important and prestigious wine companies on the international market. Ricasoli's journey towards sustainability began [...]

The commitment to sustainability in the wine sector is nowadays furtherly confirmed by the many wineries approaching specific certifiable management models, which integrate several reporting tools, including the so-called Sustainability Report. Italy, one of the most active countries on this field, has recently acquired a national public standard, continuing its march as a world reference. [...]

Caviro, the largest winery in Italy, continues its journey in the world of sustainability by choosing to adhere to the Equalitas standard. Certification was issue by CB Valoritalia for the wineries in Forlì and in Savignano sul Panaro. Read the full press release (in Italian).

Equalitas announces that audits against the SOPD Equalitas standard have resumed on June the 15th. Equalitas asked the certification bodies resuming their activities to adopt the safety procedures linked to their own and to the companies' COVID-19 protocols. Equalitas also requested the CBs to sensitize their auditors about the need to collect information, where the [...]