2024
Certificate number: BAR 063/2022 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.
Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela
Certificate number: BAR 063/2022 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
Here are some examples of how Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela is committed to working towards global sustainability:
The global sustainability of Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela
Read on if you want to chart a similar course to Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela and lead a sustainable lifestyle.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Mobility
Eco and Environment
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
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 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.
According to the UN, access to electricity in the poorest countries has begun to accelerate, while energy efficiency continues to improve and renewable energy is achieving excellent results. Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela is doing its bit in the following ways:
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.
Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela to fight against this scourge.
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 apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
- They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:
- They promote resilience to climate change.
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.
From Biosphere we congratulate Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela for measures such as the prevention of negative impacts, or the conservation and restoration of landscapes, biodiversity and geodiversity. Read on to know the rest.
As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
- They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
Society and Culture
Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela'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 collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
- They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela has decided to strive to improve the well-being of others through initiatives related to Sustainable Development Goal 3.
To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:
- They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela is adapting to the real needs of its employees, customers and other stakeholders, keeping sustainable development as its main objective.
To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:
- They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
- 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.
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, Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela has decided to:
To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:
- They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
Democracy is necessary for sustainable development, so we must recognize the efforts of this entity to work on actions such as:
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
Governance and Economy
Actions such as the following favor a sustainable use of land and make it possible to achieve responsible consumption patterns. This is not always easy, but Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela has managed to prove it.
To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
- 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 Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela has decided to work along these lines.
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.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Sambuc'asa - Serra da Estrela undertakes efforts such as:
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.
- They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:
- 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.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
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