2024
Certificate number: BOS 006/2019 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.
QALMA
Certificate number: BOS 006/2019 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
QALMA is striving to create its own Biosphere Sustainability Plan, do you want to know more?
The global sustainability of QALMA
There is no Planet B, but there are sustainable solutions. With a strong plan like QALMA we confirm your contribution to the resilience of the planet.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
Attributes
Authentic entertainment
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Accessibility
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
The actions of a sustainable entity must provide solutions to the water crisis and the lack of resources. These are the different contributions offered by QALMA:
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 apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
- They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making QALMA to fight against this scourge.
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.
- 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 control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
A company not only contributes to climate change, but is also affected by it. That is why QALMA is developing an enabling framework to reduce emissions and create a better world.
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.
Sustainable business management must include the perspective of respect for the marine environment and its resources. In this sense, QALMA has carried out the following actions:
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.
- They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
- They promote the respectful use of beaches and marine environments.
- They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
Society and Culture
QALMA's efforts to fight poverty are growing, read on to learn more:
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.
To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
- 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 promote knowledge about sustainable development.
- They care about training their staff.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
The constant urbanization of environments can generate long-term problems, such as forgetting the memory of the community. To avoid these mistakes and meet these challenges, QALMA has decided to:
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- 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.
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.
- For their supplies, they prioritize agri-food products and suppliers that follow more respectful and sustainable practices.
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why QALMA has decided to work along these lines.
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.
To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal QALMA undertakes efforts such as:
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.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
- Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
QALMA strives to ensure equal opportunities and the elimination of discriminatory elements in our daily lives, giving opportunities to those who normally do not receive them.
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 collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
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