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Certificate number: BMU 010/2023 RTI

The Biosphere Certified badge is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being properly implemented. It serves as a guarantee that the organisation is actively honouring its sustainability commitments.

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Certificate number: BMU 010/2023 RTI

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Sustainability efforts

Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) is striving to create its own Biosphere Sustainability Plan, do you want to know more?

The global sustainability of Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub)

A Biosphere Sustainability Plan such as Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) translates not only into a commitment to sustainability, but also into a contribution with significant impact.

They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Local gastronomy

Authentic entertainment

Shows

Mobility

Car sharing

Electric charging

E-bikes

Eco and Environment

Environmental project

Recycling

Less Plastic

Animal project

Eco articles

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Green spaces

Energy Responsibility

Reduced Carbon Footprint

Accessibility

Adapted access

Visual support

Audio guidance

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

Local employment

Local offer

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 Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub):

The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:

They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.
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.
They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.

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. Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They carry out awareness campaigns on the use of energy.
They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.

Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) to fight against this scourge.

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

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

A company not only contributes to climate change, but is also affected by it. That is why Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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.

Sustainable business management must include the perspective of respect for the marine environment and its resources. In this sense, Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 collaborate to prevent pollution of the seas, oceans and rivers.

From Biosphere we congratulate Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.
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 participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
They promote social-economic growth in their environment.

Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 apply safety and risk prevention measures.
They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.

Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 care about training their staff.
They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
They promote knowledge about sustainable development.

Through sustainability, the role of women in companies can be strengthened. That's why Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) is committed to revising its organizational structure. Read on to find out how:

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

They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and equality.
They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.

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, Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) has decided to:

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

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

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 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
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

Governance and Economy

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

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 Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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 Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) undertakes efforts such as:

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

Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

Disseny Hub Barcelona (DHub) 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:

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

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

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