2024

Certificate number: BAR 027/2023 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.

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Solar de Almeidinha

Certificate number: BAR 027/2023 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

Solar de Almeidinha is striving to create its own Biosphere Sustainability Plan, do you want to know more?

The global sustainability of Solar de Almeidinha

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals entails certain difficulties, but Solar de Almeidinha has done it, and with flying colors.

Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.

Attributes

Authentic entertainment

Tours

Mobility

E-bikes

Eco and Environment

Environmental project

Recycling

Eco articles

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Green spaces

Accessibility

Adapted access

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

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 Solar de Almeidinha:

The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:

They apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
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.

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. Solar de Almeidinha 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 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.

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

They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
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 encourage sustainable mobility.
They promote resilience to climate change.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

From Biosphere we congratulate Solar de Almeidinha 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 strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.

Society and Culture

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

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, Solar de Almeidinha has decided to:

To work to avoid the pernicious effects of overcrowding, from this entity:

Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
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.

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 inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
They use indicators to measure quality
They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

Governance and Economy

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Solar de Almeidinha 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 offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.

To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Solar de Almeidinha undertakes efforts such as:

We all have to put ourselves at the service of the communities, and to this end, in this entity:

Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

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.