2024
Certificate number: OFI 007/2024 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 L'Escala-Empúries
Certificate number: OFI 007/2024 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
Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?
The global sustainability of Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries
Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries has demonstrated its sustainability efforts in more than 100 different ways.
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Authentic entertainment
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Accessibility
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
Water is one of our most precious assets. The Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries 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.
- They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- 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 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 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 measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
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. Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries, 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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
- 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
Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries is causing a great impact in the territory, participating in projects aimed at ending global poverty.
In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:
- They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
- They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
- 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 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.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
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 Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries's gender policy.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and 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 create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
Through SDG 16, Oficina de Turisme L'Escala-Empúries 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 use indicators to measure quality
- They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
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 L'Escala-Empúries 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 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.
We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:
- 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.
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
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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