2024

Certificate number: BCA 005/2023 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.

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Gavião Nature Village

Certificate number: BCA 005/2023 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.

Go to Gavião Nature Village

Sustainability efforts

What has Gavião Nature Village committed to? Read on to learn more:

The global sustainability of Gavião Nature Village

Gavião Nature Village has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Local gastronomy

Mobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Environmental project

Recycling

Eco articles

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

Environment and Climate Change

Water is one of our most precious assets. The Gavião Nature Village 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 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.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.

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 carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.

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

They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
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.

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

They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
They promote resilience to climate change.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

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

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 implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

They care about training their staff.

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

They adopt labor measures for gender equality.

We can all help create more diverse and sustainable communities. Read on to learn more about their great efforts:

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

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

Through SDG 16, Gavião Nature Village is committed to transparency, honesty, participation and equity. As well as to stop exploitation, intolerance, and the abuses of the economic system.

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 make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
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.
Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.

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.

The great efforts of Gavião Nature Village to eliminate barriers and integrate the rest of the people regardless of their condition should be recognized. To this end, this entity carries out actions such as:

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.

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