2025

Certificate number: BAR 001/2023 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: BAR 001/2023 RTI

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Sustainability efforts

Mountain Whisper is striving to create its own Biosphere Sustainability Plan, do you want to know more?

The global sustainability of Mountain Whisper

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

They adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.
They promote resilience to climate change.
Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.

Attributes

Renewable energies

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 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.
They carry out campaigns to inform and raise awareness about cleanliness and the responsible use of water.

In the future we will be able to count on renewable energy sources at all times, but in the meantime, Mountain Whisper is striving to implement them, as well as to promote sustainable consumption.

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.
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 promote the 3Rs in their facilities and production models: reduce, recycle and reuse.
They prioritize the purchase and consumption of local and sustainable products and services.
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.
They encourage sustainable mobility.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.
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 help maintain the native flora and fauna, preventing the intrusion of invasive species.
They provide information on the natural resources of the territory.
They carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.
They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.

Society and Culture

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

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

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

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

They use indicators to measure quality
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 make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.

Governance and Economy

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

Its gastronomic offer is prepared following health safety protocols.
They take measures to prevent food waste.
They prioritize and publicize products from local agriculture and KM0.

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.
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:

Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.
They encourage the planning, design and construction of sustainable infrastructures.

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.

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.