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Environment
Environmentally conscious business practices that care for nature are crucial to the future of our planet. Libéma is committed to nature conservation, energy saving, the circular use of raw materials and sustainable construction. Among other things, we invest in solar panels, electrical installations, water conservation and nature management.
We strive, within our means, to contribute as much as possible to these goals. We also want to inspire our visitors, staff and suppliers to get involved themselves. We do this by setting a good example ourselves, but also by informing others about the possibilities and motivating them to take action themselves.
What we do:
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Nature Conservation
The zoos are members of the European association EAZA, through which we join with more than 300 other European zoos and aquariums to work for species conservation, nature protection, research and education. We also do what we can at the other locations for nature conservation, for example by giving flowers and plants space at our parks that encourages native flora and fauna.
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Stichting Wildlife
On behalf of the Libéma wildlife parks, the Wildlife Foundation has been supporting more than 20 nature conservation projects at home and abroad for many years. The foundation’s volunteers also organise all sorts of activities at Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Eindhoven Zoo, ZooParc Overloon and AquaZoo Leeuwarden.
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Sustainable construction
All locations built since 2018 are all electric. The kitchens of our restaurants cook only with electricity. The new vacation homes are equipped with heat pumps. The new stables are also heated electrically, as are the swimming pools.
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Green energy
Electricity is generated by solar panels at various locations. For example, there are over 40,000 square metres of solar panels on the roofs of Expo Greater Amsterdam and the Brabanthallen.
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Green Key
All of our locations have the highest achievable Green Key Gold Certificate. Green Key is the international seal of approval for sustainable businesses. It is part of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE): one of the world's largest organizations for environmental education. To carry this label, companies must comply with mandatory and optional measures related to environmental care and Corporate Social Responsibility.
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Duurzaam Gastvrij
All of Libéma’s zoos have been awarded the highest possible ‘Sustainable Hospitality Gold’ certificate. The certificate confirms that our operations meet the criteria set by Sustainable Hospitality.
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Preventing waste
We believe it is important to use resources as sparingly as possible and to reuse products whenever possible. Therefore, visitors at all our locations can hand in their empty drinking bottles and cans, we collect cell phones and use rainwater to water the plants. At AquaZoo, we plant old Christmas trees in the park as greenery. Manure from zoo animals is reused as soil nutrients at nurseries.