On one side, there's the movement of businesses whose mission, by design, is to create value for the community, beyond profit. On the other, there's the SOPD Equalitas Standard, which allows the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of Italian wine to be measured and certified through independent third-party verification.
The common goal is to spread the Benefit model among certified companies in the winemaking sector, a symbol of Made in Italy excellence .
The Assobenefit-Equalitas alliance will be more effective in engaging with Italian and European institutions, especially in light of upcoming legislative and regulatory developments.
Assobenefit President Marco Morganti stated: " We recognize Equalitas as a valuable ally for a priority objective: creating supply chains and mission districts , that is, systems in which Benefit organizations share values and goals of common benefit and transform them into added value for production, communities, and the local area. This is how we strengthen Made in Italy towards Benefits in Italy ."
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Source: Bere il Vino.it