2024
Certificate number: BHO 113/2023 RTI
The Biosphere Certified label is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It is a guarantee that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.
abba Euskalduna
Certificate number: BHO 113/2023 RTI
The Biosphere Certified label is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It is a guarantee that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.
Sustainability efforts
Did you know that abba Euskalduna has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:
The global sustainability of abba Euskalduna
A Biosphere Sustainability Plan such as abba Euskalduna translates not only into a commitment to sustainability, but also into a contribution with significant impact.
- They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They use indicators to measure quality
Attributes
Food and beverages
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Accessibility
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
The actions of a sustainable entity must provide solutions to the water crisis and the lack of resources. These are the different contributions offered by abba Euskalduna:
The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:
- They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
- They apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
- They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.
The company contributes to ensuring and promoting universal access to clean, smart and modern energy services:
- They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
- They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making abba Euskalduna to fight against this scourge.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
- They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
- They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.
- They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
Society and Culture
abba Euskalduna's efforts to fight poverty are growing, read on to learn more:
In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:
- They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
- They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
- They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
abba Euskalduna has decided to strive to improve the well-being of others through initiatives related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.
To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:
- They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
- They care about training their staff.
Through sustainability, the role of women in companies can be strengthened. That's why abba Euskalduna is committed to revising its organizational structure. Read on to find out how:
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
Governance and Economy
Actions such as the following favor a sustainable use of land and make it possible to achieve responsible consumption patterns. This is not always easy, but abba Euskalduna has managed to prove it.
To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
- For their supplies, they prioritize agri-food products and suppliers that follow more respectful and sustainable practices.
The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why abba Euskalduna has decided to work along these lines.
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
- They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
- They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal abba Euskalduna undertakes efforts such as:
We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
- They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
abba Euskalduna strives to ensure equal opportunities and the elimination of discriminatory elements in our daily lives, giving opportunities to those who normally do not receive them.
To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:
- They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
- They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate abba Euskalduna for their efforts in SDG 17, an SDG perhaps more complex than the rest, but more necessary than ever.
It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
- They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
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