2024

Certificate number: BAR 085/2023 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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Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda

Certificate number: BAR 085/2023 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

Do you want to learn more about Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda' Sustainability Plan? Read on to find out how sustainable their management is.

The global sustainability of Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda

A Biosphere Sustainability Plan such as Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda translates not only into a commitment to sustainability, but also into a contribution with significant impact.

They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Vegetable garden

Mobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Recycling

Eco articles

Plastic free

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Green spaces

Energy efficiency

Think Global, Act Local

Local economy

Local employment

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 Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda:

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 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.
They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
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. Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda 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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.

Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda to fight against this scourge.

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

They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
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.
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 encourage sustainable mobility.
They promote resilience to climate change.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.
They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

From Biosphere we congratulate Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda 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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
They help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.
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.

Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda 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 participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
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.

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, Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda has decided to:

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

They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

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.
They use indicators to measure quality

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 Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda has managed to prove it.

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

Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
They take measures to prevent food waste.

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Arca dos Animais - Farming & SPA, Lda 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 facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
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.
Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
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.