Sustainability Report, Download - Via Wines

Code of Ethics
In 2010 the company formalized its
Code of Ethics, which sets the parameters
of behavior to be observed by its
employees with respect to its internal
relationships as well as those with
customers, suppliers, governmental
agencies, and the industry in general.
The Code will be delivered to the
winery’s employees during the first
half of 2011.
Memberships in National and
International Consulting aSSociations
and/or Organizations
With the aim of generating processes
of reciprocal interaction and collaboration
with representatives of the sector,
VIA Wines belongs to Vinos de Chile
A.G., the trade association responsible
for representing the industry’s interests
before the different governmental
and private organisms in Chile. As a
winery, we are also members of Wines
of Chile, an area of the same trade
union that is responsible for promoting
Chilean wine internationally.
Regional Memberships
At the regional level, VIA Wines is a
member of the Maule Valley Wine
Route, which aims to promote wine
tourism in the valley.
Charters, principles, or other
initiatives to which the organization
subscribes or endorses
VIA Wines adheres to the guidelines
set forth in the Convention of
Children’s Rights, a treaty approved by
Chile in 1990.
In matters of advertising, the company
adheres to the Chilean Code of Advertising
Ethics for members of Vinos
de Chile A.G. We also adhere to the
Code of Advertising Ethics developed
by the Council on Self-Regulation
and Advertising Ethics (CONAR), a
private non-profit corporation whose
primary objective is to self-regulate
national advertising activity from an
ethical perspective. This organism
is composed of the National Advertising
Association (ANDA), the Chilean
Association of Advertising Agencies
(ACHAP), the Chilean Association of
Radio Broadcasters (ARCHI), the National
Television Association (ANATEL),
and the Interactive Advertising Bureau
(IAB CHILE).
Stakeholders involved in the
organization
With the aim of preparing this first
sustainability report, rigorously guided
by the GRI G3 methodology, VIA Wines
has identified and prioritized the
following stakeholders (in alphabetical
order): Community; Competition;
Customers; Consumers; Labor unions
and business organizations; External
employees working on company
premises; Internal staff; National
authorities (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry
of Health, Ministry of Labour and
Social Welfare, Ministry of Environment);
Regional and local authorities;
Shareholders; and Suppliers.
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