OURO MINAS CONSCIOUS
Actions and practices that are worth telling.
Ouro Minas believes that it is possible to be a profitable company based on ethics and morals, adopting actions and practices that minimize its impact on the world and offer its share of contribution to society.
To this end, it created Ouro Minas Consciente.The brand signals responsible hotel activities and the logo represents a dandelion, that little flower that spreads with a breath. Because that's how we believe good practices should be, infecting everyone around us.
In this sense, Ouro Minas Consciente unfolds on three fronts:
Here we focus on actions that minimize our impact on the environment. As important as taking care of our guests is taking care of our planet.
This is the front to take care of people. Starting with the ones that are close. Our employees and their families, reaching out to the community.
"We want food, fun and art". On this front, we organize actions to encourage art, culture and tourism in our state.
ECO LEADERS TRIP ADVISOR
Tripadvisor's GreenLeaders program certifies eco-friendly hotels and B&Bs. Ouro Minas won the maximum certification - Platinum. Check out all our initiatives:
Discover some actionsOuro Minas Environmental:
Water that comes and goes
All water collected from the hotel's air conditioning system is stored and reused in activities such as washing the patios and watering the gardens.
Responsible towels and sheets
At home we don't change the trousseau every day. It can also be like that at the hotel. We encourage our guests to request exchange only when necessary. But doesn't this generate savings for the hotel? Also! Thus, we are able to offer fairer rates, in addition to saving natural resources.
Oh sun, see if you don't forget...
Much of the hot water that comes out of showers and faucets is heated through the solar heating system. Unused "heat" is still stored and used when the sun doesn't come around.
Doubly responsible LED
That LED is more economical everyone knows. But did you know that it also reduces air conditioning consumption? As it does not emit heat, it improves cooling efficiency, reducing energy consumption. Thus, more than 60 thousand light bulbs in the hotel were replaced by LED.
A good pineapple to peel
Part of the hotel's pineapple consumption comes from its own production, organically grown on the group's farm. This is just the first product in a series of others to come. But we couldn't start any better. After all, pineapple is the symbol of hospitality.
Green Suppliers
Our suppliers undergo a rigorous registration, in which it is necessary to present licenses, reports and their eco-practices. Green supplier comes out ahead. In addition, we give preference to local producers and suppliers.
Waste has the right destination
Plastics, paper, glass, light bulbs, organic and electronic material, oils and all
other waste collected at the hotel is separated in its own recycling center so that each class has its proper destination.
Ecofriendly Caipirinha
And speaking of waste... Our caipirinha has this version focused on sustainability. A way to symbolize a series of sustainable actions that are carried out behind the scenes.
Discover some actionsOuro Minas Social:
Cirandinha daycare
Ouro Minas is one of the sponsors of Creche Cirandinha. Located in the Floramar neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte, the institution serves needy children who need support and assistance. Want to be a volunteer? Contact voluntarios.com.br/cirandinha.
Whale's friends
Reference in specialties such as Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Oncology and treatment of cleft lip and palate and craniofacial deformities, Hospital da Baleia plays an important role in promoting health in Minas. Ouro Minas is one of the friends that integrates the support network. Want to join this friendship? access amigosdobaleia.org.br.
Cherubs Association
Associação Querubins is a social project that for more than 20 years has sought to develop art, culture, sport and education for young people aged 5 to 17, from Vila Acaba Mundo, in Belo Horizonte. Ouro Minas supports the big annual fundraising event. But you don't have to wait until then to collaborate. Learn more at
Paths to Jesus
The Caminhos para Jesus Assistance Center offers material assistance and support to children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, with disabilities, deficiency or cerebral palsy. Thus, all material in good condition that can be donated is destined for the institution. Find out how to make a donation at Caminhosparajesus.org.br/como-doar.
Proaction
The NGO Proação, among other projects, shelters babies and children removed from family power due to court decisions. One of the sources of income is the Proação Fashion Day. The disputed annual event brings together personalities from music, fashion and culture in an exciting spectacle. To learn more and help the cause visit www.oproacao.com.br.
Doctors Without Borders
Doctors Without Borders is an international, non-governmental and non-profit organization that provides medical and humanitarian aid to populations in emergency situations, in cases such as armed conflicts, disasters, epidemics, hunger and social exclusion. Ouro Minas believes and supports. To help, visit msf.org.br/como-ajudar.
Love bath
The project makes available to the homeless population of Belo Horizonte, two mobile bathrooms with showers and offers haircuts, clothes, medical care, dental assistance, aesthetic treatment, pedicures and makeup, hygiene kits, in addition to a call for family members. , providing the emotion of someone who, for a long time, did not hear the voice of a loved one. The team of volunteers offers solidarity, affection and attention to others. Find out more on the official Instagram @banhodeamorbh.
Solidarity Visit
We even offer a cup of coffee, but when you come to visit us, you bring the milk. It's just that in the technical visits made to students, we collect milk (powdered) to be donated to philanthropic institutions.
Community Marriage
Held annually by the Public Defender's Office of Minas Gerais, the Community Wedding gives couples the opportunity to legalize their marital status and fulfill the dream of the wedding ceremony. Ouro Minas supports offering hospitality amenities for couples to close the big day with a super night.
Refectory Décio Drumond
This is where all Ouro Minas employees have five meals a day (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and supper).Sensitized by the simplicity of his employees' lunchboxes at the time, the group's founder, Décio Drumond, created the cafeteria so that everyone could have a decent meal. For many years, on the 13th of January, its employees were presented with a pair of dishes. A symbolic way to fondly celebrate your birthday.
Discover some actionsOuro Minas Cultural:
Cultural support
Ouro Minas is a partner and supporter of the most expressive events, shows, festivals and shows, small or large, that can somehowbring culture, entertainment and art to people.
Friends of Inhotim
Ouro Minas proudly supports the Inhotim Institute, home to one of the most important collections of contemporary art in Brazil and considered the largest open-air museum in the world. Want to be a part? access inhotim.org.br/apoie.
Promotion of Minas and BH
As the most Minas Gerais hotel in BH, we encourage the most diverse manifestations of promoting the destination through its people, its culture, natural, tourist and gastronomic beauties as a way of supporting the sector's production chain.
Literary Break
As a way of encouraging good habits and promoting reading, we created the Literary Pause. Available in the rest area, the collection of works and titles aims to stimulate creativity, encourage critical thinking and provoke empathy in our employees.
Literary Ciranda
To make the wheel of imagination turn, the Literary Ciranda was created. In it, we encourage our employees to promote the exchange of children's books, bringing the habit of reading into the house, through their children.
Discover all eco-practices
of maximum certification
Platinum Level EcoLeaders:
General
- Keep track of energy usage
- Towel reuse program
- Bedding reuse program
- Waste disposal
- Recycling bins in common areas
- Staff training on eco-practices
- Classes for guests on eco-practices
- At least 75% of indoor lamps are energy efficient
- Among the low consumption lamps are compact fluorescent (CFL), LED, and T5/T8 fluorescent
Energy
- Low-power electronics in the rooms
- smart windows
- Solar heated swimming pool
- Preset air conditioning temperature to save energy
- Heater temperature stabilized to save energy
- Preset air conditioning temperature to save energy
- Heater temperature stabilized to save energy
- preventive maintenance plan
- Energy-saving lighting controls in common areas
- Controls for energy saving in the rooms
- Window eaves keep building temperature mild
- System that combines heat and energy
- Waste heat recovery system
- The water is heated by the system supplied by sunlight
Water
- Water saving faucets in bathrooms
- Water-saving toilets in common area bathrooms
- Water-saving urinals in public restrooms
- Organic breads and grains, locally produced or other similar certified options
- Use alternative sources of water to water gardens
- The building's cooling tower has been optimized to work at a higher level of economy
How to buy
- Biodegradable toiletries
- Organic toiletries
- Personal hygiene items with recyclable packaging
Discard
- Safe disposal of hazardous materials
- reusable cutlery
- Leftover materials are donated or reused
No Local
- Local plants in the garden
- Special paving designed to reduce flooding
- Garden maintenance with few chemicals
Instruct to Innovate
- Provides information on local transport options (e.g. maps)
- Offers bicycle rental or helps guests to do so
- Complies with the requirements of zones and laws related to protected areas and their heritage
- Respects land, water and property rights of indigenous cultures
- Has a policy against selling, trading or displaying historical or archaeological artifacts
- Has a policy against the cultivation, consumption, display, sale or exchange of wild species
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