2023

Certificate number: BHR 008/2021 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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Certificate number: BHR 008/2021 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.

Go to Cerro da Fontinha

Sustainability efforts

Cerro da Fontinha is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?

The global sustainability of Cerro da Fontinha

There is no Planet B, but there are sustainable solutions. With a strong plan like Cerro da Fontinha we confirm your contribution to the resilience of the planet.

They encourage sustainable mobility.
Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.

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Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Mobility

Electric charging

Eco and Environment

Recycling

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Green spaces

Energy efficiency

Think Global, Act Local

Solidarity project

Local economy

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Society and Culture

Local development

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 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. Cerro da Fontinha 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.

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

They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.

A company not only contributes to climate change, but is also affected by it. That is why Cerro da Fontinha is developing an enabling framework to reduce emissions and create a better world.

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

They encourage sustainable mobility.
They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
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.

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 provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
They help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.

Society and Culture

Cerro da Fontinha'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.

Cerro da Fontinha 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 promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
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, Cerro da Fontinha 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 promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.

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 promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They use indicators to measure quality
They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
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 Cerro da Fontinha has managed to prove it.

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

They take measures to prevent food waste.
For their supplies, they prioritize agri-food products and suppliers that follow more respectful and sustainable practices.
Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.

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.

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

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.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.

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

They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.