{"id":48595,"date":"2025-06-04T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/?p=48595"},"modified":"2025-06-20T13:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:39:29","slug":"estm-strengthens-its-global-commitment-to-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/estm-strengthens-its-global-commitment-to-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"ESTM strengthens its global commitment to sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-theme-title\">School of Tourism and Maritime Technology Recognised with the Biosphere CERTIFIED Seal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<p>The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/estm-en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM)<\/strong><\/a> of the <strong>Polytechnic University of Leiria<\/strong> has been awarded the <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biospheretourism.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Biosphere CERTIFIED seal<\/a>,<\/strong> an i<strong>nternational certification<\/strong> that recognises the commitment of institutions aligning their activities with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/strong> <\/a>outlined in the 2030 Agenda set by the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This milestone marks the result of a journey that began on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earthday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Earth Day, <\/strong><\/a>April 22, 2024, when <strong>ESTM<\/strong> signed a cooperation agreement with <strong>Biosphere Portugal<\/strong>, initiating the process for <strong>Biosphere Sustainable Lifestyle<\/strong> certification. Granted by Biosphere Portugal, this certification <strong>allows ESTM to join a network of institutions committed to reducing environmental impact, promoting social development, and valuing local culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Biosphere CERTIFIED distinction<\/strong> positions <strong>ESTM as a leading institution in the field of sustainability, enhancing its visibility on national and international <\/strong>platforms and reinforcing its institutional commitment to implementing actions that contribute to achieving the <strong>Sustainable Development Goals,<\/strong> while also ensuring comprehensive training for its students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information available <strong>at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.biospheresustainable.com\/en\/community\/escola-superior-de-turismo-e-tecnologia-do-mar\/6270\" target=\"_blank\">Biosphere Sustainable \u2013 ESTM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2025\/06\/Biosphere.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"School of Tourism and Maritime Technology Recognised with the Biosphere CERTIFIED Seal The School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM) of the Polytechnic University of Leiria has been awarded the Biosphere CERTIFIED seal, an international certification that recognises the commitment of institutions aligning their activities with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined in the [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"multilingual_post_translation":"","custompostfields_banners":"48601","custompostfields_meta-description":"","custompostfields_front-page-gallery-thumbnails":"48597"},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48595"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48595"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48604,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48595\/revisions\/48604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ipleiria.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}