2024
Certificate number: BHO 194/2023 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.
Certificate number: BHO 194/2023 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
Here are some examples of how Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA is committed to working towards global sustainability:
The global sustainability of Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals entails certain difficulties, but Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA has done it, and with flying colors.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Accessibility
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Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
Water is one of our most precious assets. The Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA 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 care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
- They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
- They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.
- They apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA 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.
Resources are not infinite, so Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA tries to make efficient use, implement a circular economy and work with responsible consumption patterns.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- 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.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
- They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
- 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 promote resilience to climate change.
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
- 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.
Society and Culture
In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:
- 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.
To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:
- They care about training their staff.
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.
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.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
Governance and Economy
It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA 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.
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
- 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 Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
The great efforts of Porto Covo Praia Hotel & SPA to eliminate barriers and integrate the rest of the people regardless of their condition should be recognized. To this end, this entity carries out actions such as:
To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:
- They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
- 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 share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
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