2024
Certificate number: BAR 070/2022 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.
Quinta da Soneca
Certificate number: BAR 070/2022 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
Did you know that Quinta da Soneca has committed to the following sustainable actions? Learn more below:
The global sustainability of Quinta da Soneca
Quinta da Soneca has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
- They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
Water is one of our most precious assets. The Quinta da Soneca 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.
In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Quinta da Soneca 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 collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- 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.
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 promote resilience to climate change.
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 carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
- 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.
- 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 apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- 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.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- 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.
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
- 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 Quinta da Soneca 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 take measures to prevent food waste.
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
- Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
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.
The great efforts of Quinta da Soneca 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:
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
- 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 collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
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