Case Study
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia is a national program for grape growers and winemakers to demonstrate and continuously improve their sustainability in the vineyard and winery. A voluntary program, it informs and contributes to the identification of priorities for wine industry research, development and extension activities and can be used by members for benchmarking.
The program is administered by the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) with governance, endorsement and active support from Australian Grape & Wine and Wine Australia.
Details
Organisation Name: Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
Date: Since July 2019
Website: www.sustainablewinegrowing.com.au
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia acknowledges the contributions of many individuals and organisations dedicated to promoting and progressing the sustainable production of Australian grapes and wine.
The Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Program
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia is the Australian grape and wine sector’s sustainability program. It’s a voluntary program designed with flexibility to suit the changing goals and needs of all Australian grape and wine producers, providing information for wine industry research, development and extension activities.
Project Objectives
Sustainable Winegrowing Australia provides grape and wine producers the ability to annually report business metrics and complete a workbook of vineyard or winery practice. The objective of the program is to cover the fundamental components of sustainability (environmental, social and economic) and can be applied to both the vineyard and winery.
“I love it! It’s streamlined administration so much. Everyone, from students to instructors, has told us how much easier it is to use.”
Managing the Change Process
The SWA program is managed by AWRI, with strategic direction from a steering committee of representatives from the AWRI, Wine Australia and Australian Grape & Wine. Further industry input is provided by a Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAC) which includes program users, regional representatives and other key stakeholders.
Creating A Custom Solution
Working with the client, Arris developed a single, united program for all Australian grape and wine producers that builds on the strengths of the previous Sustainable Australian Winegrowing (SAW) and Entwine Australia programs.
The program provides benchmarking tools and resources to enable planning, evaluation, control and communication.
The Results
Working closely with our client, The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI), we’ve successfully launched the newly developed on-line platform Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.
The web application we delivered is a flexible system that can be adapted to respond to the needs of the growing organisation and benefits growers and wine producers Australia wide.
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