Blasla Hof

Boosting Sustainable Tourism Through Certification

EUROPEAN GOOD PRACTICE COLLECTION 2021

NOMINATION FORM

Please send until 6th August 2021 to (herbert.hamele@ecotrans.de / cc diego.nunez@ecotrans.de)

NOMINATING CERTIFICATE

Blasla Hof

Contact Person:

Martin Steger, info@blaslahof.com

NOMINATED BUSINESS

Blasla Hof

Internet contact

h9ps://www.blaslahof.com/

Size of business (if known)

Micro (<10 employees)

Category

Serviced accommodation

Country

Italy

Destination, with related protected area(s)

Name of the destination: Gsies/Südtirol

Name of protected area(s) and/or major cultural heritage site(s) (if not the same name as the destination): =

Contact Person at the nominated business

Martin Steger, info@blaslahof.com

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS

according to following SDGs on Tourism4SDGs.org:

SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production The tourism sector needs to adopt sustainable consumption and production (SCP) modes, accelerating the shiP towards sustainability. Tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for tourism including for energy, water, waste, biodiversity and job creation will result in enhanced economic, social and environmental outcomes.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

•   Certified BIO HOTELS member since 2021

•   exclusive use of organic products (up to 3 exceptions per hotel possible; these are clearly visible to the guest)

•   min. 75% of the wines and spirits must come from organic cultivation

•   certified organic and natural cosmetics throughout

•   comprehensive resource management through mandatory CO2 certification

•   exclusive use of recycled paper or primary fiber paper from sustainable forest management

•   100% green electricity

•   Standards: h9ps://www.biohotels.info/media/64783/ bio-hotles-standards-2021-en-2142329.pdf

•   100% organic and regional fresh products

•   Ingredients used are local and organic, from nature or from our farm.

•   At Blasla Hof, the long existing tradition is carried on and the values are passed down through generations, cultivated and appreciated.

•   At Blasla Hof the love of originality is preserved, cherished, nature is respected, customs & traditions are lived and social gatherings are lived in the good, time- honored way.

•   Together with the guests we cook, bake bread and craP. Measurable achievements:

SDG 13 - Climate Action

Tourism contributes to and is affected by climate change. Tourism stakeholders should play a leading role in the global response to climate change. By reducing its carbon footprint, in the transport and accommodation sector, tourism can benefit from low carbon growth and help tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

•   Climate-neutral hotel

•   Hotel with charging station for e-cars

•   Organically built building

•   Environmentally friendly and self-sufficient energy concept

•   We have tried to continue the old and complete much with natural materials such as wooden floors, wooden furniture, stone walls, insulation with sheep wool.

•   Genuine South Tyrolean handicraP 100% handmade.

•   Fragrant Zirmholz, walls in which important messages can be immortalized with the carving knife or burning stick, curtains made of wool, linen, loden fabrics, neck pillows as well as beds made of hay and sheep's wool and felt slippers for the feet.

•   Our living dreams were made from the wood from our own forest, which was cut in the right phase of the moon. In our Bio Natur Refugium we focus on sustainable construction and the use of eTanks.

•   WLAN shutdown at night Measurable achievements:

SDG 14 – Life below Water

Coastal and maritime tourism rely on healthy marine ecosystems. Tourism development must be a part of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in order to help conserve and preserve fragile marine ecosystems and serve as a vehicle to promote a blue economy, contributing to the sustainable use of marine resources.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

Measurable achievements:

SDG 15 – Life on Land

Rich biodiversity and natural heritage are oPen the main reasons why tourists visit a destination. Tourism can play a major role if sustainably managed in fragile zones, not only in conserving and preserving biodiversity, but also in generating revenue as an alternative livelihood to local communities.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

Measurable achievements:

SDG 8 - Decent work and Economic Growth

Tourism, as services trade, is one of the top four export earners globally, currently providing one in ten jobs worldwide. Decent work opportunities in tourism, particularly for youth and women, and policies that favour be9er diversification through tourism value chains can enhance tourism positive socio-economic impacts.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

Measurable achievements:

SDG 17 - Partnership for the Goals

Due to its cross-sectoral nature, tourism has the ability to strengthen private/public partnerships and engage multiple stakeholders – international, national, regional and local – to work together to achieve the SDGs and other common goals. Public policy and innovative financing are at the core for achieving the 2030 Agenda.

Exemplary or innovative actions:

Regional purchasing and strengthening the producer in the region: The eggs come from the Mooswald farmer, the milk from our neighbor, the organic farmer Florian, bread and cereals come from the organic baker Amhof, the honey from Galla, bacon. And chimney sausage from Teldra, vegetables seasonal and regional, the cheese from Waldsamerhof, the muesli from the St. Lorenzner mill, the herbs from our farm and drinks & juices all from South Tyrol - the wine, for example, from the winery Kaltern.

Measurable achievements:

Link to further information about the nominated business (if available): https://www.biohotels.info/blaslahof, https://www.biohotels.info/en/categories/blaslahof, https:// www.blaslahof.com/zurueck-zur-urspruenglichkeit/