Dr Peter Stanbury on the business case for sustainablity in drinks

As we count down to next month’s Sustainability in Drinks event in London (October 20), Dr Peter Stanbury, research director of the influential Sustainable Wine Roundtable , makes the case for why all drinks companies should be taking not just taking sustainability seriously but how increasingly it is being seen by banks and insurance houses as a vital part of running an effective and competent business and a prerequisite for their continued support.