2024
Certificate number: BAA 055/2022 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.
GeoStar
Certificate number: BAA 055/2022 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
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The global sustainability of GeoStar
GeoStar has demonstrated its sustainability efforts in more than 100 different ways.
- They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
Attributes
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
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 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 carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
Resources are not infinite, so GeoStar tries to make efficient use, implement a circular economy and work with responsible consumption patterns.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- 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 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.
Preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of natural environments is no easy task. However, GeoStar deserves recognition for the following actions:
As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
- They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
- 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.
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 apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- 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.
All learning leads to change as a result. Whether it is to raise awareness or to acquire technical skills, GeoStar is getting it right in its pursuit and approach to sustainability.
To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:
- They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
- They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
- They care about training their staff.
In the words of Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary, "Women's equality must be a central component in any attempt to solve social, economic and political problems." A statement that serves as the focus of GeoStar's gender policy.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
Through SDG 16, GeoStar 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 use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- 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 GeoStar 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:
- For their supplies, they prioritize agri-food products and suppliers that follow more respectful and sustainable practices.
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
- 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 GeoStar 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.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
- 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.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:
- They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
A true sustainable development cannot be achieved without the cooperation and coordination of all the stakeholders involved. Congratulations GeoStar for your great efforts to fight for a common good: sustainability!
It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
- They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
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