Familia Torres has achieved a 47% reduction in CO2 emissions per bottle across its entire scope — from vineyard to consumer — according to its latest audited report. The result refers to the close of the 2025 financial year and is based on data from Miguel Torres S.A., using 2008 as the baseline year, when the winery first measured its carbon footprint.
This milestone forms part of the long‑standing environmental programme Torres & Earth, which for almost twenty years has driven investments and projects aimed at progressively decarbonising the company’s vineyards and wineries, as well as its full value chain. The programme also promotes vineyard adaptation to changing climate conditions and raises awareness of the climate emergency and the need for faster, more ambitious action.
Decarbonising the vineyard and the value chain
In the vineyard, the 2025 result is largely due to the recovery of yields following recent drought episodes, both in estate‑owned vineyards and those of grape suppliers. At the same time, the winery has significantly cut the use of agricultural inputs, particularly fertilisers and plant protection products, moving towards a more regenerative and resource‑efficient viticulture. This approach, centred on improving soil health and applying treatments in a more targeted and rational way, has contributed substantially to reducing the carbon footprint per bottle.
Along the value chain, decarbonisation progress has been driven by a series of circularity and low‑emission logistics initiatives. These include reusable bottle and wine barrel programmes in the Netherlands, which consolidate collection, washing and refilling systems to extend packaging lifespans, and the expansion of multimodal transport in Germany and the Netherlands, combining road and rail to lower distribution‑related emissions. Additional measures — such as greater use of biomass boilers, reduced carbon footprints from selected suppliers, and the continued impact of reforestation projects undertaken in Chile in previous years — together form a coherent set of actions that explain the improvements reflected in the audited 2025 report.
“Our 2025 result is not the consequence of a single initiative, but of sustained effort in the vineyard, in the winery, with our suppliers and in the markets where we operate,” explains Mireia Torres, Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Familia Torres. “It has only been possible thanks to the commitment and engagement of a team that shares the same vision and feels genuinely inspired by the progress made. We will continue working, through our vineyards and our wines, to contribute to the fight against climate change.”
A commitment recognised with B Corp certification
The publication of the 2025 CO2 reduction report coincides with an important corporate milestone: Familia Torres has recently obtained B Corp certification, which recognises companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
B Corp status reinforces the winery’s commitment to a business model that creates value for all stakeholders — employees, communities and the environment — and structurally embeds ESG criteria into decision‑making processes. It also connects the decarbonisation strategy with a broader sustainability vision and directly aligns with the company’s purpose: “Passion for crafting moments of joy and bringing people together for a better world.” With this, Familia Torres joins a global community of businesses working to combine competitiveness with positive impact and long‑term climate action.
