2024

Certificate number: OFI 042/2022 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.

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Oficina de Turisme de Calella

Certificate number: OFI 042/2022 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.

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Sustainability efforts

Here are some examples of how Oficina de Turisme de Calella is committed to working towards global sustainability:

The global sustainability of Oficina de Turisme de Calella

Oficina de Turisme de Calella has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Eco and Environment

Less Plastic

Environmental project

Recycling

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:

Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.

The company contributes to ensuring and promoting universal access to clean, smart and modern energy services:

They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.

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 measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.

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 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 promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

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 Oficina de Turisme de Calella'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 adopt labor measures for gender equality.
They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.

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 provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
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.

Through SDG 16, Oficina de Turisme de Calella 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 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
They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.

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 Oficina de Turisme de Calella 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 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.

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.