The cooperative Bodega Cuatro Rayas has declared its willingness to improve its commitment to the environment through the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management Systems.
La Seca, 14 July 2022 – . Bodega Cuatro Rayas has announced that its next environmental sustainability goal will be to become certified with the ISO 14001 standard – Environmental Management Systems, throughout 2022.

This international certification will allow the cooperative to prove its commitment to environmental protection by managing environmental risks connected with its business activities. Bodega Cuatro Rayas has developed several courses of action regarding glass, the main material used in the bottling process and further storage to meet this goal.
In 2019, the cooperative drew up a report in association with Ecovidrio concluding that in order to contribute to the improvement of the environment, the weight of each 1.5L bottle should be reduced by 30g. However, this was a logistic challenge since the reduction of this material led to a cracking increase in the bottles during the bottling process and, as a result, a greater use of glass to replace the damaged bottles.

Hence, the winery followed a different strategy that provides a solid environmental solution—to increase the use of 0.75cl bottles with a lower weight and minimise the use of 1.5L bottles.
The design of a new octagonal BIB goes in hand with this decision—a new BIB model with an octagonal shape that is made of easy-to-recycle materials. This Octagonal BIB has the protected geographical indication seal, debunking the myth that wines not packed in glass lack in quality.
In addition to this series of actions included under the motto «Green & Social», all glass used by Bodega Cuatro Rayas is fully recycled. It comes from specialised recycling companies that ensure the reduction of the energy use during the manufacturing process, developing a sustainable chain from its manufacture to its further usage and thus contributing to an improvement of the circular economy.



























