Today, the Business Intelligence Group awarded Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva\/ Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Dark <\/b>Sky\u00ae <\/b>with the Sustainability Leadership Award in the 2020 Sustainability Awards program.\u00a0The Sustainability Awards honor those people, teams and organizations who have made\u00a0sustainability an integral part of their business practice or overall mission.<\/p>\n
In the words of Apol\u00f3nia Rodrigues, the President of Dark Sky\u00ae, \u201cit is a great honor to be\u00a0able to count on this distinction but it is undoubtedly an award that also carries great\u00a0responsibility. The concept and brand destination Dark Sky\u00ae <\/b>is being developed since\u00a02007 following an integrated model of sustainable development for destinations and those\u00a0efforts are being recognized at international level.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miguel Claro, the Official Astrophotographer of Dark Sky\u00ae, adds: \u201cthat these awards and recognitions, will help our hard work behind scenes, in trying to change mindset and open doors, while raising awareness amongst national politicians and world leaders to decrease the growing problem of light pollution, something truly important and the building blocks of our main mission at Dark Sky\u00ae Portugal. Only a pristine sky immersed in the beauty of darkness, can reveal the mesmerizing vision of our true Home…the Milky Way Galaxy\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to reward and recognize Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva\/ Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Dark Sky\u00ae <\/b>for\u00a0their sustainability efforts,\u201d said Maria Jimenez, Chief Nominations Officer, Business\u00a0Intelligence Group. \u201cIt was clear to our judges that their vision and strategy will continue to\u00a0deliver results toward a cleaner, more sustainable world. Congratulations!\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the end of last year, Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva has been introducing improvements, reinforcing the sustainable strategy, diversifying the offer of activities and increasing the network of local partners. But the Dark Sky\u00ae concept and brand destination has also\u00a0grown at national level as a result of regional partnerships, thus originating the birth of\u00a0Dark Sky Aldeias do Xisto in partnership with ADXTUR, and Dark Sky\u00ae Vale do Tua in\u00a0partnership with ADRVT, thus forming with the Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva the Network Dark Sky\u00ae PORTUGAL and providing an opportunity for our country as a leading international destination in Astrotourism.<\/p>\n
About Business Intelligence Group\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent\u00a0and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs,\u00a0business executives\u2014those with experience and knowledge\u2014judge the programs. The organization\u2019s proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance\u00a0across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose\u00a0achievements stand above those<\/p>\n
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