2025

Certificate number: OFI 015/2024 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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Destination Osoyoos

Certificate number: OFI 015/2024 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

Did you know that Destination Osoyoos has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:

The global sustainability of Destination Osoyoos

Read on if you want to chart a similar course to Destination Osoyoos and lead a sustainable lifestyle.

They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Mobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Recycling

Environmental project

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

Local offer

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

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 Destination Osoyoos:

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.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
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.

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

They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.

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 collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
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 promote resilience to climate change.
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 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 help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.

Society and Culture

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

They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
They promote social-economic growth in their environment.

Destination Osoyoos 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 implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
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.

Through sustainability, the role of women in companies can be strengthened. That's why Destination Osoyoos 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 adopt labor measures for gender equality.
They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.

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.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.

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.

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Destination Osoyoos 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 offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
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 Destination Osoyoos 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.
Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.

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

They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.