2024
Certificate number: BHO 143/2023 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.
Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores
Certificate number: BHO 143/2023 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.
Sustainability efforts
Did you know that Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:
The global sustainability of Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores
Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores 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 create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
Attributes
Food and beverages
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 Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores 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 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.
- They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores 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.
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 control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- 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 Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores 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 promote resilience to climate change.
- They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- 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 strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
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.
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 apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- 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.
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
Through SDG 16, Olhar Sobre o Alva - Turismo Rural e Sabores 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 use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They use indicators to measure quality
Governance and Economy
To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
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.
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:
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
- They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
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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