2024

Certificate number: BAR 084/2023 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.

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Quinta da Pontinha

Certificate number: BAR 084/2023 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.

Go to Quinta da Pontinha

Sustainability efforts

Quinta da Pontinha is committed to making great efforts towards sustainability. Read on to find out more:

The global sustainability of Quinta da Pontinha

Quinta da Pontinha has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.

Attributes

Vegetable garden

Bicycle parking

E-bikes

Eco articles

Positive Local Impact

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

Environment and Climate Change

Water is one of our most precious assets. The Quinta da Pontinha 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.
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.

In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Quinta da Pontinha 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 adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.

The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:

They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
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.
They encourage sustainable mobility.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

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 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 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 promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
They adopt labor measures for gender 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 create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.

Through SDG 16, Quinta da Pontinha 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 apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.

Governance and Economy

To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:

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 Quinta da Pontinha 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 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:

They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.

It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:

They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.