The climate crisis is no longer imminent. It is here. Coming together as sustainable winegrowing leaders is no longer optional, it is imperative.
Napa growers and vintners must play an increasingly active role in building social equity, conserving natural resources, reducing and drawing down GHG emissions and creating more resilient vineyards, businesses and communities.
Our region and wines capture global attention, meaning our leadership can be an outsized force for change. This is a changemaking convening to enable the Napa County wine industry to leverage its powerful platform and set a standard for sustainability and climate action that galvanizes the global wine industry.
IWCA’s California Gold and Silver Level Member sponsors
It’s important to understand there are three pillars to sustainability - the environment we’re trying to protect & maintain over generations, our economic sustainability & viability of our businesses and the social equity components of our businesses. We cant really be talking about protecting our environment without also talking about the people who work that same environment.
Maryam AhmedMARYAM + COMPANY
Our issues are not siloed and our solutions can't be either.
Ben MackieNapa Green Vineyard Program Manager
We have to be thinking systematically. Six pillars of leadership: Energy Efficiency; Water Efficiency; Waste Prevention & Supply Chain; Proactive Farming, Soil Health & Biodiversity; Social Justice, Diversity & Inclusion; Climate Action & Regenerative Agriculture. We can't afford half measures. There's been too much marketing and not enough substance. We're in a climate and community crisis.