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Certificate number: BTD 012/2023 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.

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Surf Lisbon School

Certificate number: BTD 012/2023 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.

Go to Surf Lisbon School

Sustainability efforts

What has Surf Lisbon School committed to? Read on to learn more:

The global sustainability of Surf Lisbon School

From Biosphere we recognize and highlight the effort that Surf Lisbon School has made to meet the 169 goals of the 2030 Agenda, even with what this means for their business management. You can congratulate them by writing to any of our social media about your experience with Surf Lisbon School and we will share it: Twitter Biosphere and Instagram Biosphere

They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
They collaborate with health systems in favor of collective health.

Attributes

Environmental project

Solidarity project

Local economy

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:

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.

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 collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
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 promote resilience to climate change.

To strive for sustainable underwater life, from this entity:

They carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.
They support more sustainable uses of marine resources.

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 carry out activities that respect the natural heritage and the local fauna.

Society and Culture

Surf Lisbon School's efforts to fight poverty are growing, read on to learn more:

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

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

Surf Lisbon School 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 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.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
They care about training their staff.

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

They adopt labor measures for gender equality.
They promote labor empowerment in their work systems.

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

They promote the conservation of the local cultural and natural heritage.

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 promote more responsible and participatory management systems.

Governance and Economy

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

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 Surf Lisbon School has decided to work along these lines.

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.
They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.

To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Surf Lisbon School undertakes efforts such as:

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

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

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 collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.