2024

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Certificate number: BGO 005/2024 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.

The Old Course

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Certificate number: BGO 005/2024 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

The Old Course is committed to making great efforts towards sustainability. Read on to find out more:

The global sustainability of The Old Course

The Old Course has a solid sustainability plan, formed by good practices that have been endorsed by our audit team.

  • They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
  • Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
  • They encourage sustainable mobility.

Attributes

Food and beveragesFood and beverages

Km0

Eco and EnvironmentEco and Environment

Recycling
Plastic free

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Energy efficiency
Water responsibility
Green spaces

Think Global, Act LocalThink Global, Act Local

Solidarity project
Positive local impact
Local employment

Sustainability areas

Environment and Climate Change

Water is one of our most precious assets. The The Old Course makes great efforts to ensure its proper use, so that future generations will not suffer from shortages.

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 apply measures to reuse water in their facilities.
  • 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.

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 adopt energy efficiency measures in their facilities.

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

  • They control, monitor and report on the management of their waste and impacts.
  • They adopt measures to minimize the waste they generate with their activity.
  • 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 encourage sustainable mobility.

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 act to reduce the impacts of their activity on biodiversity.
  • They strive to prevent the degradation of terrestrial ecosystems and habitats.

Society and Culture

The Old Course is causing a great impact in the territory, participating in projects aimed at ending global poverty.

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

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

How can health risks be prevented and good practices promoted? This entity is a great example of this, striving for the well-being of workers, customers and stakeholders.

To promote healthy activities and prevent health risks:

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

All learning leads to change as a result. Whether it is to raise awareness or to acquire technical skills, The Old Course is getting it right in its pursuit and approach to sustainability.

To ensure the existence of inclusive and quality training:

  • They care about training their staff.
  • They promote knowledge about sustainable development.
  • They participate in the development of educational projects of other entities.

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.
  • Its offer includes local cultural products and activities.

Through SDG 16, The Old Course is committed to transparency, honesty, participation and equity. As well as to stop exploitation, intolerance, and the abuses of the economic system.

To inspire sincerity and participation, from this entity:

  • They make known their commitments, good practices and sustainable efforts.
  • They inform about the available public services and the places of interest of the place.
  • They use indicators to measure quality
  • They use indicators to measure their sustainable progress.
  • They promote more responsible and participatory management systems.
  • They apply policies against all forms of corruption and exploitation

Governance and Economy

It's not easy to specialize in a Sustainable Development Goal like this, but The Old Course has done it. Prioritizing environmentally sustainable suppliers, helping to avoid deforestation or raising social awareness are some ways to help curb world hunger. Read on to find out how this entity does it.

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

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

One of the biggest challenges in any sector is the creation of decent employment. We are proud to report that The Old Course strives to make a better place through the creation of decent work opportunities:

In this entity, to create decent and productive employment:

  • They facilitate work-life balance and the employment of less favored groups.
  • They protect and respect the labor and equality rights of their workers.
  • They offer quality employment, promoting local hiring and training.

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:

  • Promote improvements in the infrastructure of the neighbourhood/community around them.
  • Prioritise the use of new technologies for more sustainable activity.
  • Adopt resilience measures in the face of eventualities and disasters.

To incorporate equality criteria, in this entity:

  • Facilitate universal accessibility for their customers and workers.
  • They apply social integration, non-discriminatory and inclusive policies.

A true sustainable development cannot be achieved without the cooperation and coordination of all the stakeholders involved. Congratulations The Old Course for your great efforts to fight for a common good: sustainability!

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.

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