2024

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Certificate number: BAA 048/2022 RTI

The Biosphere Certified badge is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It guarantees that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.

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Certificate number: BAA 048/2022 RTI

The Biosphere Certified badge is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It guarantees that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.

Sustainability efforts

Here are some examples of how Descoberta is committed to working towards global sustainability:

The global sustainability of Descoberta

From Biosphere we recognize and highlight the effort that Descoberta has made to meet the 169 goals of the 2030 Agenda, even with what this means for their business management. You can congratulate them by writing to any of our social media about your experience with Descoberta and we will share it: Twitter Biosphere and Instagram Biosphere 

  • They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
  • They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
  • They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.

Attributes

Prioritise and use food from the immediate local environment (reduction of CO2 emissions). Km0
The use of single-use plastics is reduced, and more sustainable alternatives are chosen. Less Plastic
Collaboration or promotion of projects for the environment, vegetation and ecosystems. Environmental project
They use renewable energies in their installations. Renewable energies
Contributes to the local environment socially or economically. Positive Local Impact

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:

  • Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.

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

  • 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.
  • They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
  • They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.

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

  • They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.

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

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.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

  • They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
  • They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
  • They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

  • They care about training their staff.
  • They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.

Through sustainability, the role of women in companies can be strengthened. That's why Descoberta 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.

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, Descoberta has decided to:

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

  • They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
  • They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
  • Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
  • They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.

Democracy is necessary for sustainable development, so we must recognize the efforts of this entity to work on actions such as:

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

  • They use indicators to measure quality
  • They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
  • They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
  • They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
  • They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.

Governance and Economy

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

  • They take measures to prevent food waste.
  • They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Descoberta has decided to work along these lines.

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

  • Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
  • They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
  • 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:

  • Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
  • They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

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

  • They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.

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