2024
Certificate number: BMU 007/2022 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.
Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC)
Certificate number: BMU 007/2022 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
Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?
The global sustainability of Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC)
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals entails certain difficulties, but Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) has done it, and with flying colors.
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
Water is one of our most precious assets. The Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) 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 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 adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- 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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
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. Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC), 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 support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
- They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
- 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 act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
- They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
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 participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
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:
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
- 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, Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) 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 prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
- 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 Museu Nacional de la Ciència i la Tècnica de Catalunya (MNACTEC) strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
- 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:
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
- 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.
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