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Table 6.16 Degree of Sustainability Implementation: Spain
Sustainability practice/implementation level () ()
Sustainable procurement (e.g., buying local, suppliers with green labels). . .
Encouraging and raising supplier awareness to implement sustainable . .
practices of production and supply through meetings, lectures and
information tools (e.g., written instructions/recommendations).
Facilities for self-production (e.g., garden, herd for meat, chickens for ..
eggs, herbal garden, etc.).
Collaboration with local community (e.g., dmo, ngo’s, societies, clubs) . .
Ensuring and promoting gender equality within and outside your . .
business/ organisation.
Ensuring and promoting equal rights for minorities and vulnerable . .
groups.
Legal compliance to laws, regulations concerning wildlife harvesting and . .
trade.
Use of electricity efficient equipment/infrastructure. . .
Use of water efficient equipment/infrastructure (e.g., water saving tap . .
heads, double toiled sinks, etc).
Use of eco/bio cleaning detergents and supplies. . .
Using promotional tools encouraging guests to support sustainable . .
practices.
Renewable construction materials. . .
Environmentally efficient design. . .
Multiple use (suitable for reuse) equipment and materials (e.g., soap . .
dispensers, storage containers, furniture, etc.)
Automated-sensor based lighting/heating/cooling system. . .
Avoidance of single use materials (e.g., plastic table ware, plastic cutlery, . .
single packaging).
Renewable energy (e.g., solar panels, renewable electricity from supplier, . .
eco-labelled electricity)
Ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities (customers, guests, . .
employees, etc.).
Sustainable planting/gardening (including local endemic plants, water . .
saving irrigation system, etc.)
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high implementation of waste handling infrastructure and clear objec-
tives related to reducing electricity consumption, water use, and waste
generation, while very low implementation is reported by only a limited
proportion of respondents. This suggests that environmental sustainabil-
ity in Spanish accommodation businesses is largely embedded through
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