2024

Certificate number: BHO 060/2022 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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Certificate number: BHO 060/2022 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 Solar Sampaio e Melo

Sustainability efforts

Solar Sampaio e Melo is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?

The global sustainability of Solar Sampaio e Melo

Solar Sampaio e Melo has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.

Attributes

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 Solar Sampaio e Melo 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 apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.

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

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

They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.

As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:

They promote resilience to climate change.

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.

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 implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.

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.

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:

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 use indicators to measure quality
They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

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.
Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.

One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that Solar Sampaio e Melo strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
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:

Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
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.