Vol. 71 No. 1 (2016)
Saggi e Ricerche

Sustainability initiatives and experiences in the Sicilian wine industry

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  • Valeria Borsellino,
  • Antonio Asciuto,
  • Marcello D’Acquisto,
  • Caterina Di Franco,
  • Giuseppina Migliore,
  • Emanuele Schimmenti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13128/REA-18378

Published 2016-06-15

Keywords

  • viticulture,
  • SOStain,
  • Magis,
  • management system

How to Cite

Borsellino, V., Asciuto, A., D’Acquisto, M., Di Franco, C., Migliore, G., & Schimmenti, E. (2016). Sustainability initiatives and experiences in the Sicilian wine industry. Italian Review of Agricultural Economics (REA), 71(1), 67–81. https://doi.org/10.13128/REA-18378
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Abstract

The Italian wine sector shows an increasing interest towards sustainability issues. As a result, a wide number of programs and initiatives concerning environmental, social and economic sustainability has been developed in recent years. The aim of this manuscript is to describe the adaptation of the Sicilian wine sector to the new scenario of sustainable productions. To this purpose a direct survey of 5 Sicilian wineries involved in two different sustainability programs, SOStain and Magis, was carried out. The findings of the study reveal that the sustainability path undertaken by the wineries analyzed has led to management awareness that company activities can ensure social and human benefits, as well as fulfill environmental and economic objectives in the long term.
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