2024
Certificate number: BEV 004/2024 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.
Communauté allemande de Québec
Certificate number: BEV 004/2024 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
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The global sustainability of Communauté allemande de Québec
Communauté allemande de Québec has demonstrated its sustainability efforts in more than 100 different ways.
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Authentic entertainment
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Accessibility
Think Global, Act Local
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
Water is one of our most precious assets. The Communauté allemande de Québec 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 adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
- 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.
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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
Resources are not infinite, so Communauté allemande de Québec tries to make efficient use, implement a circular economy and work with responsible consumption patterns.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
- 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.
As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:
- They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
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 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
In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:
- They promote social-economic growth in their environment.
To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:
- They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
All learning leads to change as a result. Whether it is to raise awareness or to acquire technical skills, Communauté allemande de Québec is getting it right in its pursuit and approach to sustainability.
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.
In the words of Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary, "Women's equality must be a central component in any attempt to solve social, economic and political problems." A statement that serves as the focus of Communauté allemande de Québec's gender policy.
To become a powerful tool for women's empowerment, from this entity:
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
- They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.
- 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:
- They create alliances with local companies to avoid Overtourism.
- They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:
- They use indicators to measure quality
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
- They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
Governance and Economy
To ensure a responsible consumption model, actions are carried out, such as:
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
- They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.
One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that Communauté allemande de Québec 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.
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
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:
- They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
- Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
The great efforts of Communauté allemande de Québec to eliminate barriers and integrate the rest of the people regardless of their condition should be recognized. To this end, this entity carries out actions such as:
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.
It is necessary to build alliances for sustainability. To this end:
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
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