From the very beginning, Santa Julia Winery has worked hard across the impact areas of the winery to develop educational, sports and cultural projects that involve and benefit our employees and their families alike, in addition to developing the communities nearby.
Because at the heart of every company, you find their people—which, at Santa Julia, matters greatly to us.
Our work includes the promotion of projects that, once developed, will offer our employees and their families the chance to complete their education. Primary and secondary education completion programs are offered on-site in our estates. Additionally, we have joined efforts with the neighboring schools in the area, in the districts of Maipú and Santa Rosa and throughout Uco Valley.
Our premises are also home to day-care centers, where our employees can leave their children under the supervision of qualified caregivers while at work.
This program promotes production-related projects that will create growth opportunities both for the community and each of its members. To this end, we have set up two sewing workshops entirely staffed by local women (the wives of our employees), who have access to fully equipped work spaces to pursue this activity. Currently, they are responsible for making part of the uniforms and further textile items required by the company, in addition to working for external customers. The purpose behind these projects is to offer all female entrepreneurs a space for personal and financial growth while helping the community thrive.
El fin de estos proyectos es que todas las emprendedoras cuenten con un espacio de desarrollo personal y económico para ellos, y que mejoren al mismo tiempo el crecimiento de la comunidad.
Fair for Life is a certification system governed by Fairtrade International (FLO), a multi-stakeholder NPO integrated by 24 member organizations.
Fairtrade International is responsible for auditing products throughout the supply chain, from growers and traders to end products. Some of the areas it addresses include proper working conditions and salaries, gender equality, respect for the environment, and the elimination and prevention of child labor.
Santa Julia Winery was the first Argentine winery to get the Fair for Life certification. Several of the wines in our portfolio display this seal, which means that 4% of their final price is destined for social purposes, which are established by a committee made up of a number of our employees. Some of the actions pursued by our committees include offering financial aid to schools in the impact areas of our estates, refurbishing rural health centers and providing our employees with school supply kits for their children. Additionally, as part of our sustainable management practices, we have adhered to the SDGs, thus responding to the global challenge of working together towards environmental care, economic sustainability and social responsibility.
Two of our estates, Finca Santa Rosa and Finca Maipú, feature cultural centers where winery employees and non-employees may enjoy a variety of facilities, such as a multipurpose room, a gym, a computer room with Wi-Fi, and a library.
