2023
Certificate number: BHO 031/2019 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.
Villa Silene
Certificate number: BHO 031/2019 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
What has Villa Silene committed to? Read on to learn more:
The global sustainability of Villa Silene
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals entails certain difficulties, but Villa Silene has done it, and with flying colors.
- They collaborate with programs and social projects in their environment.
- They prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
- They offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
Attributes
Food and beverages
Authentic entertainment
Eco and Environment
Climate Change
Think Global, Act Local
Environment and Climate Change
The actions of a sustainable entity must provide solutions to the water crisis and the lack of resources. These are the different contributions offered by Villa Silene:
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.
- 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.
- Its facilities encourage you to consume less water and more efficiently.
According to the UN, access to electricity in the poorest countries has begun to accelerate, while energy efficiency continues to improve and renewable energy is achieving excellent results. Villa Silene is doing its bit in the following ways:
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 prioritize the use of green and more renewable energy sources.
- 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 Villa Silene to fight against this scourge.
The entity implements sustainable consumption and production patterns, for example:
- They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
- They apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
- They collaborate with other entities to promote sustainability in the territory.
- They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
- 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.
- They measure and offset the carbon footprint of their activity.
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.
From Biosphere we congratulate Villa Silene 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 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.
- They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
- 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.
To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:
- They apply safety and risk prevention measures.
- They implement sanitary measures against Covid and other infectious pathologies.
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.
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 offer information about the local heritage and the traditions of the place.
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 use indicators to measure quality
- They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
- They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
- They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
- They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
- They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.
Governance and Economy
Actions such as the following favor a sustainable use of land and make it possible to achieve responsible consumption patterns. This is not always easy, but Villa Silene has managed to prove 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.
In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:
- They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
- They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.
To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Villa Silene 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.
Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate Villa Silene 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 collaborate with academic institutions in favor of sustainable development.
- They share their good practices and sustainable experiences with other entities.
- They create agreements and alliances in favor of sustainability
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