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3 COMMITMENTS BY PHILLIPPE SCHAUS

  • By the end of 2020, there will be zero herbicide in Moët Hennessy's vineyards in Champagne.
  • Moët Hennessy is investing €20m in a Research Center in the Champagne Region devoted to scientific research around sustainable viticulture.
  • Moët Hennessy is establishing the "University of Living Soils" to encourage the sharing of knowledge and best practices toward sustainability in an inclusive way.

LIVING SOILS FORUM
Living Soils Forum, 10-12 February at Vinexpo Paris

  • Over the course of the three days, there will be a series of succinct discussions, debates and inquiries to better understand and envision the transmission of preserved and healthier lands to the next generation.
    The forum organized by Moët Hennessy out of its eco-designed agora using recycle corks and barrels will be part of LVMH’s decades-long commitment to responsible luxury. This forum is placed under the unifying banner of the Moët Hennessy’s commitment to Living Soils. This initiative that articulates the Wines & Spirits Division of the Group’s desire to "share all solutions that can help viticulture advance as a whole because the ecological challenges facing wine and spirits are intimately linked to our soils, according to Philippe Shaus," CEO of Moët Hennessy.

LIVING SOILS FORUM MOVIE

Quotes from talk or interview

  • For those of us who have been developing the Maison sustainably for centuries, what we are thinking about is not only 10 to 20 years away, but hundreds of years away. But that's to continue to do things like that, such as dialogue with farmers and with employees.

  • In order to share technology and best practices regardless of competition and to achieve sustainable development throughout the industry, we opened the door to the public at the exhibition hall where wine makers and distributors called Vinexpo come together.

  • MH France already uses 100% renewable energy.

  • As for the development of the package, a new innovation with consideration for the environment has already been realized in Ruinart.

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  • In addition to the new technology development, the return to traditional farming methods (e.g., weeding using sheep) is also being carried out in Veuve Clicquot and Krug.

  • It is important to protect nature and improve quality from a long-term perspective, even if production is temporarily reduced due to environmental initiatives.

  • At the end of the third day, Chef Alain Ducasse was invited to discuss “2050 wine and gastronomy” with Philip Schaus, Maison President, Maison Cellar Masters, Culinary School, students, and millennials. What are you eating, what amount you eat, what the bowl is going on, what you drink, and so on? The future is to listen to your neighbors while tilting a nice bottle. It will be a delicious, wonderful world. It will be a very bright future. By Alain Ducasse.

  • In climate change, the development of new varieties and new cultivation methods are also being studied and discussed throughout champagne.

    • Eco-Friendly Electric Tractor
      in use by Moët & Chandon

    • Self-propelled herbicidal robot
      in use by Hennessy

3 AREAS OF OUR CSR

At MHD, we are committed to implementing CSR activities
in three areas: Sustainable Development /
Environment; Responsible Consumption; and Citizenship / Social Contributions.

Diageo global is also committed to implementing CSR activities in three areas:
Reducing our environmental impact, Promoting positive drinking, and Building thriving communities.