2024

Certificate number: BHO 196/2024 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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Hôtel des Coutellier

Certificate number: BHO 196/2024 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 Hôtel des Coutellier has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:

The global sustainability of Hôtel des Coutellier

Hôtel des Coutellier has demonstrated its sustainability efforts in more than 100 different ways.

They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Mobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Recycling

Environmental project

Eco articles

Animal project

Green cleaning

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Energy Responsibility

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Local employment

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 adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.

In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Hôtel des Coutellier is striving to implement them, as well as to promote sustainable consumption.

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.
They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.

Resources are not infinite, so Hôtel des Coutellier 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 adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.

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.

The oceans provide and regulate many of the resources we need in our daily lives: marine biodiversity is essential for the health of the planet. Hôtel des Coutellier, is committed to protect and care for them, praising them and communicating the importance of their good management. Congratulations!

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They promote the respectful use of beaches and marine environments.
They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.
They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
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 act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.

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 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 promote knowledge about sustainable development.

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

They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
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:

Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
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, Hôtel des Coutellier 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 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 make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They use indicators to measure quality
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation

Governance and Economy

It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but Hôtel des Coutellier 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:

They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
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 Hôtel des Coutellier strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.

This entity makes great efforts to create a healthier, more accessible and intelligent world.

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.
Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
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.
They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.

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

They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.