Analysis of environmental issues for the Hine cognac house

Clients
hine logo
Hine
Period
2024
Expertise
Sustainability Strategy

Context

Understanding the environmental issues of a cognac house

The company HINE, a producer and marketer of cognac, is indeed very dependent on the agricultural sector, which in turn relies on biodiversity and environmental pressures.

It wanted to better understand its interactions with biodiversity and its environmental impacts.

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Assessing environmental impacts and dependence on biodiversity

The mission involved assessing environmental impacts by identifying the main impact areas, as well as evaluating dependence on nature and biodiversity.

The methodology relied on the use of three environmental indicators: greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and land use for cognac production.

A multi-criteria analysis with a hybrid carbon footprint assessment was conducted to integrate the environmental impacts across the entire value chain on a global scale.

BENEFITS

Identifying economic risks and dependencies related to biodiversity

HINE's environmental impacts are focused on scope 3, also known as value chain emissions, which encompass all indirect emissions occurring in the upstream and downstream supply chain of the reporting company.

A significant portion of the wealth created by the group depends on ecosystem services.

The financial risks associated with biodiversity degradation are significant: supply chain disruption risk, soil productivity loss, additional replacement costs, etc.

The + Vertigo Lab

Expertise in analyzing biodiversity dependencies and multi-value chain environmental assessment, to transform ecological risks into strategic levers.

3

environmental indicators

mobilized

1

hybrid carbon footprint assessment

conducted on a global scale

3

which is the identified GHG scope

as the main impact area of the house

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