Raising the profile of responsible and sustainable agriculture requirements through excellence certifications

spanned nearly three centuries without gaining a single wrinkle. To preserve the land and vineyards of Petite and Grande Champagne, the Maison established a partnership with the Alliance Fine Champagne (AFC) cooperative more than 50 years ago. Nearly 800 partners deliver their finest eaux-de-vie to the Maison, allowing it to consistently develop exceptional products. Deeply rooted in its terroir, it is passionately committed to sustainable agriculture that is more respectful of theCharente terroir.

Together with the AFC cooperative, the Maison has made a strong commitment to the development of responsible agriculture and the joint development of a sustainable supply chain in the Charente region. In 2012, the Rémy Martin Domaines were the first – and only – farm in the Poitou-Charentes region to receive High Environmental Value (HVE) certification. It is the highest level of this certification, supervised by the FrenchMinistry of Agriculture, that rewards sound practices carried out on farms, focusing on4topics: biodiversity, phytosanitary strategy fertilisation and water management.

Since then, the work undertaken by Rémy Martin alongside the AFC has enabled the Cognac region to climb to third position nation-wide in number of HVE-certified farms.

Training and sensitising the Group’s partners on sustainable farming methods

Land-based work only produces valuable rewards over time. The Rémy Martin men and women know this all too well. Since 2014, supported by industry group BNIC and the Chambers of Agriculture, the House has been offering AFC Winegrowers trainings on sustainable agriculture to help move the region forward and ramp up the number of partners involved. An HVE-dedicated working group trains them to improve the overall impact of the farming activity on the environment and the Charente terroir.

The House disseminates regular reviews of the High Environmental Value Agriculture approach. These reviews are now shared with all the House’s partners – supplemented with information dedicated to training and the most recent HVE results – via the rémysphere letter. The Group’s CSR report is also shared with all Winegrowers on the remysphere.comwebsite.