2024

Certificate number: BHO 156/2024 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.

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abba San Sebastián Hotel

Certificate number: BHO 156/2024 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 San Sebastián Hotel has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:

The global sustainability of abba San Sebastián Hotel

abba San Sebastián Hotel has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
They encourage sustainable mobility.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Vegetarian

Vegan

Mobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Environmental project

Green cleaning

Climate Change

Energy control

Accessibility

Adapted access

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

Environment and Climate Change

Water is one of our most precious assets. The abba San Sebastián Hotel makes great efforts to ensure its proper use, so that future generations will not suffer from shortages.

The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:

They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.
They apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.

In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, abba San Sebastián Hotel is striving to implement them, as well as to promote sustainable consumption.

The company contributes to ensuring and promoting universal access to clean, smart and modern energy services:

They carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.

The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:

They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.

As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:

They encourage sustainable mobility.
They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.

As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:

They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.

Society and Culture

abba San Sebastián Hotel is causing a great impact in the territory, participating in projects aimed at ending global poverty.

In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:

They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
They promote social-economic growth in their environment.

How can health risks be prevented and good practices promoted? This entity is a great example of this, striving for the well-being of workers, customers and stakeholders.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

They promote knowledge about sustainable development.

To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:

They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.

To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:

Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.

Governance and Economy

It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but abba San Sebastián Hotel has done it. Prioritizing environmentally sustainable suppliers, helping to avoid deforestation or raising social awareness are some ways to help curb world hunger. Read on to find out how this entity does it.

To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:

Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
They take measures to prevent food waste.

One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that abba San Sebastián Hotel strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.

We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:

Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.

It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:

They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.