2026

Certificate number: CFT 005/2025 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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Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació

Certificate number: CFT 005/2025 RTI

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Sustainability efforts

Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació is committed to making great efforts towards sustainability. Read on to find out more:

The global sustainability of Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació

Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació has demonstrated its sustainability efforts in more than 100 different ways.

They help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Mobility

Electric charging

Bicycle parking

Eco and Environment

Environmental project

Recycling

Less Plastic

Accessibility

Adapted access

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

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 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 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 collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
They promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.

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.

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 carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
They help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.

Society and Culture

Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació is causing a great impact in the territory, participating in projects aimed at ending global poverty.

In order to promote inclusive economic development, from this entity:

They participate in international humanitarian solidarity projects.
They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
They promote social-economic growth in their environment.

How can health risks be prevented and good practices promoted? This entity is a great example of this, striving for the well-being of workers, customers and stakeholders.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.
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.

All learning leads to change as a result. Whether it is to raise awareness or to acquire technical skills, Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació is getting it right in its pursuit and approach to sustainability.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
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 Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació'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.

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

They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.
They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
They use indicators to measure quality
They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

Governance and Economy

It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació has done it. Prioritizing environmentally sustainable suppliers, helping to avoid deforestation or raising social awareness are some ways to help curb world hunger. Read on to find out how this entity does it.

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

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

One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
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.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.

The great efforts of Fundació Universitat de Girona: Innovació i Formació 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 apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.
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.