Australian Vintage Set Up Real-Time Carbon Footprint Reporting

Winemaker Australian Vintage recently set up carbon footprint reporting that tracks the company's greenhouse gas emission savings in real time. The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customer started tracking its carbon footprint at the request of one of its largest suppliers, Britain's Tesco supermarket chain.

According to Australian Vintage CIO Ryan Klose, Tesco had asked for data on how "green" its supply chain was. "Tesco wanted to know what we were doing to reduce our carbon footprint," recalls Klose.

The company uses an Oracle product, Business Activity Monitoring, to get up-to-the-minute data on its carbon footprint across the supply chain, from the time an order is submitted to when it is executed. It also provides alerts when congestion or delays occur. Australian Vintage also uses another tool from Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to track all business activity that has measureable carbon outputs at the time of procurement, manufacturing, and planning. "We're taking a pioneering role in this and trying to lead as an innovative supplier," says Klose.

Australian Vintage was also recognized for its green practices and sustainability initiatives. In 2008 the company was one of the recipients of Oracle's Empower the Green Enterprise award, a yearly tribute to companies that are using Oracle's applications and technology products to reduce their environmental impact, decrease costs, and improve business efficiencies.

In addition to the benefits gained from real-time carbon footprint reporting, Oracle products have also given the company greater transparency of all their business processes. Next year, Australian Vintage plans to add more features to its existing supply chain to give customers, especially those located outside of Australia, more order tracking visibility. "This is so they can see their orders executing and see where the order is up to, particularly international customers," says Klose.