the Flocon Vert label
On May 30, 2022, the Vallée des Belleville (of which Val Thorens) has obtained the Flocon Vert label, rewarding the work carried out over many years.
Le Flocon Vert is both a label and a process of progress. Its objective is to initiate and structure the ecological transition of mountain resorts by involving local stakeholders. Finally, it gives the general public a clear vision of the tourist destinations involved.
The label is issued based on compliance with criteria divided into 4 themes: local economy, social and cultural, governance and destination, environment and natural resources.
More than a label, the Flocon Vert is above all a strong commitment of the municipality for a successful ecological transition. The municipality has adopted a real strategy because the label is put back into play every 3 years.
The areas of work retained by the municipality:
- Limit our impact on the climate and adapt to changes
- Preserve our resources
- Respect Biodiversity and landscapes
- Improve the quality of life of our residents all year round and maintain a balanced demographic
- Create and maintain employment and skills
the CSR commitments of the various stakeholders in the valley
The Tourist Office is committed
At the Tourist Office, all teams are aware that climate change is here and that our responsibility is to support and encourage changes in habits and environmental approaches.
- At our level, we have chosen to considerably reduce all our paper editions
- Internal printing is done in a reasonable manner
- Each office is equipped with two bins making sorting easier.
- The Tourist Office teams are housed on site and come to work on foot, which helps reduce the carbon footprint.
- The offices will soon be fully insulated and renovated to consume much less energy
- The website was designed to consume less energy and offers an eco-mode
- Inventory management is reviewed annually to avoid surpluses
- The printers we work with have environmental certifications
- We use ecocups and wooden cutlery during our events and activities
The Tourist Office of Val Thorens actively participates in the implementation of tourism policies for the development of the resort. The Office constantly works with elected officials, other resort entities (SETAM, Valthoparc, the Piste Service, the Technical Services) and socio-professionals in order to carry out new projects in line with the brand Val Thorens Live United and today's environmental challenges.
CSR approaches allow us to question many issues, such as that of employee well-being.
While it is important to know management's vision, it is essential to know what motivates the teams to move forward!
The fruit of a job well done is necessarily produced by a motivated team!
The teams represent a network brought together by a strong collective project. As in any network, certain principles are universal and each employee undertakes to respect the managerial charter of the Tourist and Tourism Office. Val Thorens Reservation.
For several years, the Tourist Office of Val Thorens builds its corporate culture by implementing various actions: lounge manager planning for maintaining common areas, a corporate social network, training, an annual seminar, facilities for playing sports (reductions on subscriptions at the Sports Center), team meals…
SETAM (ski lift company) is committed
Certified ISO 50001, SETAM sets up an internal organization to enable permanent improvement in environmental results.
The ISO 50001 standard is designed to help organizations in all sectors, this ISO standard offers practical ways to reduce energy consumption through the implementation of an energy management system (EMS).
Actions within the framework of the ISO 50001 standard
- A ski area designed to avoid duplicate ski lifts
- Training of ski lift drivers in eco-driving.
- Insulation of all buildings in progress in the ski area.
- Recovery of waste heat from Orelle TC engines to heat a building.
- Program for installing solar heating, as well as photovoltaic panels.
- Project to install a hydroelectric power station.
- Geothermal project for new buildings to come.
- No more diesel for the entire SETAM fleet, replaced by GTL (Gas To Liquid = Synthetic diesel without fine particles or sulfur dioxide).
SETAM’s other commitments
- SETAM ensures the vegetation, grassing and most of the landscaping of the slopes. The Piste Services ensure snowmaking and slope maintenance.
- SETAM is committed to better managing waste, saving energy, limiting atmospheric and noise pollution, and preserving water reserves and the integrity of landscapes.
- Each year, SETAM sets up a slope cleaning and waste collection program.
- Since the beginning of 2024, SETAM has launched a carbon assessment of the station. Val Thorens in order to obtain reliable and quantified data and thus establish an environmental action plan before the end of the year.
The station is committed
- Parking is regulated and traffic is limited in order to reduce pollution and provide additional comfort to customers.
- Free shuttles run around the resort
- Each year around 20 liters of edible oils are collected from restaurateurs and recycled into bio-fuels.
- The town's environmental mascot, a little marmot, reminds us of the eco-citizen actions to adopt on a daily basis on posters and panels throughout the station.
- An info spot on selective sorting is broadcast on local radio to remind vacationers to sort their waste, even when they are on vacation.
Let's protect our beautiful mountains
Our territory located in the membership zone of the Vanoise Natural Park is a natural setting surrounded by high peaks reaching more than 3000 meters. From eternal snow to alpine meadows, the domain of Val Thorens has a rare wealth of high mountain flora and fauna that we must preserve! Our wish is to continue to benefit from the benefits that this natural environment brings us while preserving its resources in the long term. Everyone has a role to play: the actors of the resort and the customers! It is together that we will succeed in reducing our impact!
Good practices :
- Do not swim in high altitude lakes: moisturizing creams, sun creams and leftover shower gel are real pollutants for the fauna and flora that live in these fragile environments.
- If you bivouac or go on a picnic, leave no trace of your passage. Your camp must be basic and is authorized from 19 p.m. to 9 a.m. Fires are prohibited, except in barbecues provided by the municipality. Waste should be kept with you.
- In summer or winter, stay on marked tracks or trails, in order to preserve fragile vegetation, the disturbance of hibernating wildlife in winter and to avoid soil erosion.
The commune of Belleville of which is part Val Thorens is sustainably committed to preserving the quality of the environment, which constitutes one of the major assets of tourist activity. HAS Val Thorens, biotope protection orders have been put in place at peat bogs. For more information on wetlands, we invite you to consult the Town Hall website.
