2024

Certificate number: BHO 177/2022 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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Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN

Certificate number: BHO 177/2022 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

Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?

The global sustainability of Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals entails certain difficulties, but Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN has done it, and with flying colors.

They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Recycling

Environmental project

Eco articles

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

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 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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
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 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.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.

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.
They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.

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.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
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.

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 Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN's gender policy.

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.

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.
They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.

Through SDG 16, Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN 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 apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
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 use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

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.

One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that Hotel Catalonia Gran Via BCN 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.
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.

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

They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.