2024
Certificate number: BAA 056/2022 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.
Ecotravel Lda.
Certificate number: BAA 056/2022 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.
Sustainability efforts
Here are some examples of how Ecotravel Lda. is committed to working towards global sustainability:
The global sustainability of Ecotravel Lda.
A Biosphere Sustainability Plan such as Ecotravel Lda. translates not only into a commitment to sustainability, but also into a contribution with significant impact.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
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Environmental project
Solidarity project
Local economy
Local employment
Sustainability areas
Environment and Climate Change
The sustainability of the processes of catchment, supply, sanitation and treatment of the resource is guaranteed in the following way:
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
- 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.
Did you know that, according to UNEP, 931 million meals are wasted in the world every year? Here are the efforts it is making Ecotravel Lda. 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 control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- 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.
- They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
As a global response to climate change, the entity carries out actions such as:
- They encourage sustainable mobility.
To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:
- They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
- They promote the respectful use of beaches and marine environments.
From Biosphere we congratulate Ecotravel Lda. 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 act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
- They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.
- 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.
- They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
Ecotravel Lda. 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 implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
- They participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
Ecotravel Lda. 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 care about training their staff.
- They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
Through sustainability, the role of women in companies can be strengthened. That's why Ecotravel Lda. 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 adopt labor measures for gender equality.
- They control and evaluate their measures of empowerment and 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, Ecotravel Lda. 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.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
- Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
- 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 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.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They use indicators to measure quality
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.
- They take measures to prevent food waste.
The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Ecotravel Lda. has decided to work along these lines.
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
- Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
- 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:
- Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
- Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
Ecotravel Lda. 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.
- They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
- Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate Ecotravel Lda. 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 share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
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