2024

Certificate number: BAZ 001/2022 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.

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BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón

Certificate number: BAZ 001/2022 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.

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Sustainability efforts

Here are some examples of how BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón is committed to working towards global sustainability:

The global sustainability of BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón

A Biosphere Sustainability Plan such as BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón translates not only into a commitment to sustainability, but also into a contribution with significant impact.

They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Authentic entertainment

Shows

Tours

Eco and Environment

Recycling

Plastic free

Environmental project

Animal project

Climate Change

Green spaces

Accessibility

Adapted access

Visual support

Think Global, Act Local

Solidarity project

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 BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón:

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 adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
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.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.

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.

Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón 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 collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
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 encourage sustainable mobility.
They promote resilience to climate change.

Sustainable business management must include the perspective of respect for the marine environment and its resources. In this sense, BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón has carried out the following actions:

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
They promote the respectful use of beaches and marine environments.
They collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.

From Biosphere we congratulate BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón 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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
They help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.
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 collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
They promote social-economic growth in their environment.

BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón 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 collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón 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 promote knowledge about sustainable development.
They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
They care about training their staff.

To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:

They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
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, BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón 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 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.

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 care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
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
They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation

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 BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón has managed to prove it.

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

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

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón has decided to work along these lines.

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.

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

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

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.
Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.

BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón strives to ensure equal opportunities and the elimination of discriminatory elements in our daily lives, giving opportunities to those who normally do not receive them.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.

Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate BIOPARC Acuario de Gijón for their efforts in SDG 17, an SDG perhaps more complex than the rest, but more necessary than ever.

It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:

They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.