A Sustainable Winery
A Concrete Commitment to the Environment
Cadis 1898 has made sustainability a strategic pillar of its business, applying green principles throughout the entire production chain — from vineyard management to packaging and logistics. This commitment is deeply rooted in Verona’s agricultural tradition, yet today it translates into ongoing investments, certified protocols, and advanced technologies — ensuring a production model that is both competitive and environmentally responsible.
Equalitas: our choice for a concrete approach to sustainability
In 2024, CADIS 1898 began its sustainability journey, achieving Equalitas certification for its main site on Viale della Vittoria at the beginning of 2025. In the coming years, the company plans to extend this standard to several of its other facilities, with the aim not only of adopting sustainable practices, but also of gaining full awareness of its processes, gradually improving them, and harmonizing management methods across different sites. The goal is to integrate all company locations within a single, shared, and consistent management system.
Il sistema di gestione integrato include anche la conformità ai requisiti etico-sociali dello standard SEDEX SMETA 2 Pillars, verificato per la sede di Viale della Vittoria.
The integrated management system also includes compliance with the ethical and social requirements of the SEDEX SMETA 2-Pillar standard, which has been verified for the Viale della Vittoria site.
Sustainable viticulture: technologies and protocols
Our approach to sustainable viticulture is built on several key steps that combine innovation, efficiency, and environmental respect:
- Vineyard mapping and monitoring through integrated systems that enable targeted fertilization and a reduction in chemical inputs.
- Water optimization using drip irrigation and rainwater collection basins.
- Weather stations, active since 2003, supporting data-driven agronomic decisions and helping reduce unnecessary treatments.
- Certified integrated pest management, carried out according to Technical Guidelines approved by the Italian Ministry, ensuring both economic and ecological sustainability.
- Soil biodiversity protection, through active management practices that strengthen vineyard resilience.
Packaging and Circular Economy
Our commitment to developing environmentally friendly packaging is based on several key initiatives:
- Careful selection of paper materials, favoring lightweight, recycled options and those sourced from responsibly managed forests.
- Reduction of glass bottle weight, with continuous monitoring of available solutions, fully respecting production regulations and market requirements. Reflecting this commitment, approximately 80% of 750 ml still wine bottles now weigh less than 400 grams.
- CADIS 1898 participates in the Recily project, an initiative that transforms silicone-coated paper waste into new paper and labels. A concrete step towards a circular economy and waste reduction. From waste to sustainability: together for a greener future.
Sustainable viticulture:
energy and production facilities
A truly sustainable supply chain requires careful attention to reducing consumption.
At Cadis 1898, our efforts focus on several key areas:
- Integrated renewable energy sources: the company operates a photovoltaic system with 3,038 solar panels that cover a significant portion of its energy needs, complemented by a solar thermal system for hot water production.
- Lighting: The company is equipped with a manually controlled lighting system, featuring LED lamps in the production area and in some offices.
- High-efficiency machinery: upgrades to the winemaking and bottling lines have introduced next-generation equipment capable of significantly reducing electricity use and processing times.
- Recovery and reuse of process water: Process water is treated in full compliance with current regulations and then discharged into the sewer system. CADIS 1898 recovers and reuses wastewater from osmosis and microfiltration systems, as well as rainwater collected from the yards of aging areas, offices, logistics zones, and building roofs. The recovered water is directed into dedicated tanks for irrigation use, while a portion is channeled into drainage trenches, allowing natural infiltration into the ground.
- By-product management: pomace, stems, and other processing residues are sent to distilleries and transformation plants, eliminating landfill disposal entirely.
- Insulation and building refurbishment: The headquarters and some production buildings have been fitted with thermal insulation and low-impact fixtures, providing tangible benefits in terms of energy comfort and emissions reduction.
- Optimized logistics infrastructure: The expansion and reorganization of warehouses enable more efficient goods handling and a significant reduction in internal transportation.
Social and Local Responsibility
We believe in supporting our community through initiatives such as:
- Community investments: improvements to local roads, green areas, and public spaces connected to the new headquarters.
- Landscape protection: careful design of outdoor areas to reduce visual impact and improve the urban microclimate.
- Heritage restoration: financial support to the Municipality of Soave for the restoration of its historic city walls.
- Rocca Sveva Botanical Garden: home to over 150 tree species and an experimental vineyard dedicated to research on native grape varieties.
SQNPI Observatory
Within the framework of the National Quality System for Integrated Production (SQNPI), the SQNPI Observatory is active. Any citizen can report possible behaviors by operators adhering to the system that are not compliant with the standard, as provided for in paragraph 8.4 of the regulation “adhesion, management and control of SQNPI”, available on the National Rural Network – Integrated Production (reterurale.it).
Reports must be sent to the email address osservatorioSQNPI@masaf.gov.it and must contain at least the following information:
- personal details of the sender;
- details of the operator;
- description of the non-conformity detected (if possible identified using the numbering present in Annex I of the Control Plans).
