2024

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Certificate number: BOS 042/2024 RTI

The Biosphere Certified badge is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It guarantees that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.

Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu

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Certificate number: BOS 042/2024 RTI

The Biosphere Certified badge is awarded after verifying that sustainable practices are being implemented correctly. It guarantees that the entity is fulfilling its commitments.

Sustainability efforts

Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu is creating a solid Biosphere Sustainability Plan... do you want to know about it?

The global sustainability of Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu

From Biosphere we recognize and highlight the effort that Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu 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 Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu and we will share it: Twitter Biosphere and Instagram Biosphere 

  • They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.
  • They adopt measures to avoid contaminating the waters with their activity.
  • They adopt labor measures for gender equality.

Attributes

Food and beveragesFood and beverages

Vegetarian
Vegetable garden

MobilityMobility

Bicycle parking

Eco and EnvironmentEco and Environment

Recycling
Eco articles

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Renewable energies
Green spaces

AccessibilityAccessibility

Adapted access

Think Global, Act LocalThink Global, Act Local

Solidarity project
Positive local impact
Local employment

Sustainability areas

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 Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu:

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 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.
  • They apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.

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. Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu 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 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 apply responsible production and consumption criteria.
  • 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.
  • They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.

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 carry out actions to raise awareness and protect marine ecosystems.

As a strategy and measures relating to the prevention of negative impacts, from this entity:

  • They act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
  • 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

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.

Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu 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 participate in projects aimed at promoting better health for people.
  • They promote the adoption of healthier lifestyles and habits.

 Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu is adapting to the real needs of its employees, customers and other stakeholders, keeping sustainable development as its main objective.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

  • They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.
  • 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 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 provide information and access to accessible and more sustainable transport.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

  • They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation
  • They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
  • They care about knowing and improving the satisfaction of their customers.

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.

The creation of decent and productive employment is one of the fundamental pillars of economic and sustainable growth, which is why Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu 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.
  • They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
  • Encourage innovation and continuous improvement among their employees.

To achieve efficient use of resources we need to innovate and improve our infrastructure and industry. In pursuit of this goal Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu undertakes efforts such as:

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.
  • Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
  • Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

  • They support SMEs and local businesses in the development of their activity.
  • Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.

Now, more than ever, it is time to unite and cooperate for sustainability. From Biosphere we congratulate Escola Superior de Saúde de Viseu 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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