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Gracias a Dios - Sustainability Superstar Resume.pdf

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Name: Gracias a Dios - Sustainability Superstar Resume.pdf
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Uploaded: March 03, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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A sustainability resume for Gracias a Dios detailing their mezcal and gin production practices, including solar-powered palenque, energy and emissions offsets, water management, packaging, hand bottling by a women’s cooperative, agave recycling, and community/employee initiatives.

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A sustainability resume for Gracias a Dios detailing their mezcal and gin production practices, including solar-powered palenque, energy and emissions offsets, water management, packaging, hand bottling by a women’s cooperative, agave recycling, and community/employee initiatives.

Gracias a Dios Mezcal

Company: Gracias a Dios
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Divinely Handmade Mezcal by Gracias a Dios. Sustainability practices include a 100% solar-powered palenque; monthly energy production ~1.41 MWh, offsetting ~2,150 lb of carbon; rainwater accounts for 60% of water usage (~24,000 L/year); bottles are 100% recycled glass with eco corks; hand bottling by Shiin Dobb Co-Op; agave recycling for adobe bricks; employee tuition support; above-industry salaries; reforestation and biodiversity initiatives (planting native crops, trees for roasting pits, with a 5:1 replant ratio; ~5,000 mesquite trees planted per year).

Gracias a Dios Gin

Company: Gracias a Dios
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Divinely Handmade Mezcal & Gin by Gracias a Dios. Sustainability practices include a 100% solar-powered palenque; monthly energy production ~1.41 MWh, offsetting ~2,150 lb of carbon; rainwater accounts for 60% of water usage (~24,000 L/year); bottles are 100% recycled glass with eco corks; hand bottling by Shiin Dobb Co-Op; agave recycling for adobe bricks; employee tuition support; above-industry salaries; reforestation and biodiversity initiatives (planting native crops, trees for roasting pits, with a 5:1 replant ratio; ~5,000 mesquite trees planted per year).

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SUSTAINABILITY SUPERSTAR R ESUM E GRACIAS A DIOS Divinely Handmade Mezcal & Gin CERTIFICATIONS SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES Gracias a Dios does not pursue official certifications because artisanal mezcal production is and always has been organic — no pesicides, no herbicides — just agave, sun, The palenque is 100% solar powered. Each month, the system produces around 1.41MWh, which equals 2,150lbs of carbon emissions offset. and water. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Employee salaries are 25% above industry standard practices. All bottles are made from 100% recycled glass and use eco corks. The team recycles discarded agave to produce adobe bricks for their buildings. The company assists employees with college tuition and continuing education. Rain water accounts for 60% of water usage — around 24,000 liters per year. All products are bottled and labeled by hand by a local all-women cooperative called “Shiin Dobb Co-Op.” Every year, they let 20% of the agaves go to flower to collect seeds and replant. They also plant native vegetable crops between agave rows. Grow their own oak and mesquite trees to fuel roasting pits — and for every tree harvested, they plant five more. They’ve planted ~5,000 mesquite trees per year. L F , h c a e B m a P t s e W l , l a n o i t a n r e t n I l y a B m a P 5 2 0 2 ©

SUSTAINABILITY SUPERSTAR R ESUM E GRACIAS A DIOS Divinely Handmade Mezcal & Gin CERTIFICATIONS SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES Gracias a Dios does not pursue official certifications because artisanal mezcal production is and always has been organic — no pesicides, no herbicides — just agave, sun, The palenque is 100% solar powered. Each month, the system produces around 1.41MWh, which equals 2,150lbs of carbon emissions offset. and water. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Employee salaries are 25% above in…

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