2024

Certificate number: BAR 037/2023 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 Rural Quinta de Novais

Certificate number: BAR 037/2023 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.

Go to Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais

Sustainability efforts

What has Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais committed to? Read on to learn more:

The global sustainability of Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais

Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They promote resilience to climate change.
They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Mobility

Electric charging

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Recycling

Environmental project

Climate Change

Green spaces

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

Environment and Climate Change

Water is one of our most precious assets. The Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais 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:

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

In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais 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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
They carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
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.

More and more studies are recognizing the climate emergency. If everyone could do their bit, we could help to reduce greenhouse gases such as CO2. We are pleased to confirm that Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais is working in key areas such as sustainable mobility, energy efficiency and renewable energies.

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 encourage sustainable mobility.
They promote resilience to climate change.

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.

Preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of natural environments is no easy task. However, Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais deserves recognition for the following actions:

As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:

They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
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.

Society and Culture

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

They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
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 collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.

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

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.

Governance and Economy

It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais 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.
They take measures to prevent food waste.
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.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.

A true sustainable development cannot be achieved without the cooperation and coordination of all the stakeholders involved. Congratulations Hotel Rural Quinta de Novais for your great efforts to fight for a common good: sustainability!

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