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In 1999, Château Larose Trintaudon took the strategic decision to adopt a sustainable development policy, an ambitious and perfectly natural project. This concept requires commitment from the company for the future and links the business to its environment in the long term.

More than just an ecological commitment, this gives the estate the opportunity to adopt an operational policy that is sustainable from all points of view, from agricultural practice to business management.

These commitments have now become part of the Château Larose Trintaudon enterprise culture, guiding our actions on a daily basis.

In 2001, we obtained our first ISO 9002:1994 certificate for our bottling, packaging and marketing activities.

It was in 2002 that the strategic and ambitious decision was taken to promote sustainable development, a commitment for the company for the future and the long term.

In 2004, the Château obtained the double certification ISO 9001 and 14001 for all our activities: a first in France for a vineyard.
This date marks the beginning of a series of « committed » actions.

In 2006, Larose Trintaudon received the Agriculture Raisonnée (Sustainable Agriculture) certificate, awarded for work put into limiting the use of plant protection products and respecting natural areas.

In 2007, with the United Nations international Global Compact charter and the renewal of our ISO certificates (ISO 9001 version 2000 and ISO 14001 version 2004) our projects were relaunched for another three years. The knowledge we have acquired and the results we have had since the beginning of this project (1999) to launch a Sustainable Development policy show that all actions are geared towards respect and balance, and this ensures that the business is SUSTAINABLE.

In April 2008, Larose Trintaudon took on a commitment with the French Beekeeping Union (UNAF), becoming their first partner from Aquitaine to join their operation, “The bee, sentinel of the environment”.
This is a sustainable development programme, which aims to alert the public to the critical situation currently affecting bees and to implement a variety of measures to protect them (ensuring that agriculture respects the environment, using no toxic plant protection products, etc.).
Six hives have been set up and we will be able to measure both changes in the flora and changes in the quality of the environment.
This operation gives a clear indication of our desire here at Larose Trintaudon not only to act to promote sustainable development, but also to spread the word about this topic, and increase awareness.

One of the outcomes of this innovative policy was the awarding on 30 October 2008 of the AFNOR group’s AFAQ 1000NR certificate, Maturity level, recognising the Château as the first European and French vineyard to have proved its commitments to a policy of sustainable development.

At the beginning of 2007, AFNOR Certification introduced a new service in response to growing concerns from businesses surrounding sustainable development: AFAQ 1000NR (1000 points for New Responsibilities).
The aim is to assess the degree to which a company has integrated sustainable development practices by looking at efforts made, both in strategic approach and managerial practices, and also in terms of environmental, social and economic results.
The assessment is carried out by a fully qualified assessor who gives a score out of 1,000 points indicating the company’s level of maturity from the four defined performance levels: Commitment, Progress, Maturity, Exemplarity.