2024
Certificate number: BAT 001/2022 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.
Asturian Ways
Certificate number: BAT 001/2022 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
Asturian Ways is committed to making great efforts towards sustainability. Read on to find out more:
The global sustainability of Asturian Ways
Read on if you want to chart a similar course to Asturian Ways and lead a sustainable lifestyle.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
- They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
- They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Authentic entertainment
Eco and Environment
Accessibility
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:
- 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.
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The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- 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 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.
- They promote resilience to climate change.
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
- They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
- They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
Society and Culture
In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:
- They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
- They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
Asturian Ways 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 implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
Asturian Ways is adapting to the real needs of its employees, customers and other stakeholders, keeping sustainable development as its main objective.
To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:
- They care about training their staff.
- They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
- They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
The constant urbanization of environments can generate long-term problems, such as forgetting the memory of the community. To avoid these mistakes and meet these challenges, Asturian Ways has decided to:
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- 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 use indicators to measure quality
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
Governance and Economy
To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Asturian Ways undertakes efforts such as:
We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:
- They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
Asturian Ways 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 support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
- They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate Asturian Ways 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 collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
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