Climate Talks
Wine Law and Sustainability
The topics
From a regulatory standpoint, we are seeing consistency and standardization starting to arise in ESG (Environmental Social & Governance) criteria, just like it exists for financial reporting.
Upcoming regulation is turning ESG into an imperative for companies, and wine businesses, public and private alike, will be no exception. Within this evolving reality, our industry is likely to be impacted across a variety of sectors: agricultural products, alcoholic beverages, retailers and distributors, ecommerce, and advertising and marketing. Ultimately, in can impact large retailers’ purchasing decisions as well as a company’s ability to secure financing.
Some companies are ahead of the curve, some are yet to prepare, but there is still a sense of blurriness on what is to come.
For this Climate Talk, where we’re honored to partner with Catolica University’s Academy in Food & Wine Law, we invited 3 guests that we hope can bring some light on what to expect and what to do.
HOST
MARTA MENDONCA / PORTUGAL
MANAGER AT PORTO PROTOCOL
Marta has built most of her career in Marketing & Sales, having worked with various brands, countries, industries and companies. In the past few years, before joining Porto Protocol, Marta was working with her own brand and consultancy project, Marta Pelo Mundo, through which she took sustainability and climate advocacy to schools, events and companies, promoting awareness and encouraging change.
Marta holds a dregree in International Relations, a Post-Graduation in Marketing and a Master in Corporate Social Responsibility.
GUEST
LUÍS AMADO / PORTUGAL
IMPACT ENTREPRENEUR
Proud father of 4. Sustainable dreamer willing to contribute for a better world.
PhD in Genetics and MBA with more than 20 years’ experience in innovation projects namely in Life Sciences, Social Corporate Responsibility and Energy. Diverse experience in setup and business development, management, consulting, social business and board of a PSI-20 company, B Lab Portugal Executive director during 5 years, presently independent consultant for impact projects.
Passionate about sports and the sea, his main interests are: sustainability (companies’ roles to impact the world for better), impact investment, corporate governance, innovation and design; project structuring, development and management; science and technology management and commercialization.
Founder & Managing Parter at Less, Lda (efficiency – support companies to do more with less resources).
Board member experience at non profit organisations active in social inclusion.
Worked at EDP Foundation supporting social business start-ups.
More than 12 years experience in managing start-up projects in Energy and Life Sciences. Experience in business development, management, consulting, social business and board of a PSI-20 energy company.
Interested in sustainability, innovation, design; project structuring, development and management; science and technology management and commercialization.
Executive MBA AESE/IESE
INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme
Management Renewable Energies Programme, Portuguese Catholic University
Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage, Harvard Kennedy School
“Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialisation”, IC2 Institute, Texas University
PhD in Molecular Cytogenetics, Lisbon Technical University
Graduation on Applied Chemistry/Biotechnology, Lisbon New University
GUEST
BENNETT CAPLAN / FRANCE
FIVS
TBC
GUEST
ALLISON JORDAN / USA
WINE INTITUTE
Allison Jordan is Vice President, Environmental Affairs for Wine Institute and Executive Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, where she is responsible for oversight of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Program and Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing. Jordan represents Wine Institute on the National Grape Research Alliance board of directors. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at SureHarvest and Vice President and Acting Executive Director of Resource Renewal Institute. Jordan holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Goldman School at University of California Berkeley and a Psychology B.A. from Allegheny College, and is a fellow in the German Marshall Fund’s American Marshall Memorial Fellowship program.
