2026

Certificate number: BHR 027/2023 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: BHR 027/2023 RTI

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Sustainability efforts

Herdade de Alagães is committed to making great efforts towards sustainability. Read on to find out more:

The global sustainability of Herdade de Alagães

Herdade de Alagães has managed to demonstrate its efforts through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, thank you very much for your contribution towards sustainability!

They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.
Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
They provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.

Attributes

Food and beverages

Km0

Eco and Environment

Environmental project

Less Plastic

Climate Change

Renewable energies

Green spaces

Energy Responsibility

Think Global, Act Local

Positive Local Impact

Solidarity project

Local employment

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 adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.

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

They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
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.

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

They promote resilience to climate change.

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 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 promote social-economic growth in their environment.
They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
They apply safety and risk prevention measures.

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

They adopt labor measures for gender equality.

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.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation

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.

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.

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.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

The great efforts of Herdade de Alagães 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:

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

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

They collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability