2024

Certificate number: BAR 068/2022 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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Desertas Beach and Sport

Certificate number: BAR 068/2022 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.

Go to Desertas Beach and Sport

Sustainability efforts

What has Desertas Beach and Sport committed to? Read on to learn more:

The global sustainability of Desertas Beach and Sport

Sustainability efforts such as that of Desertas Beach and Sport require recognition such as Biosphere Certified, want to know more? Continue reading.

They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Eco and Environment

Recycling

Eco articles

Climate Change

Green spaces

Think Global, Act Local

Solidarity project

Local economy

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 Desertas Beach and Sport:

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.
Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
They care about the quality and cleanliness of their water systems.
They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.

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.

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 apply responsible production and consumption criteria.

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

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, Desertas Beach and Sport has carried out the following actions:

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
They promote the respectful use of beaches and marine environments.
They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
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 strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
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.

Desertas Beach and Sport 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 promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.

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, Desertas Beach and Sport 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 promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.

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 Desertas Beach and Sport 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.

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.

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

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

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 Desertas Beach and Sport 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 share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.