Sustainability - Costa Navarino Residences

SUSTAINABILITY

The largest Sustainable Investment in Greece

Our company endorses the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as presented in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and actively contributes to national and international efforts for their implementation. We strongly believe that the transformative ambitions of the SDGs will not be achieved through business as usual. Therefore, in close cooperation with our stakeholders, we apply a business model that is geared towards the company’s inclusive and sustainable economic growth and which is directly linked to the sustainable development of the areas in which we operate. We actively pursue partnerships at a business or sectoral level which will help as tackle broader systemic issues and make SDGs as actionable as possible to accelerate progress.

12 MWp

photovoltaic park

Energy-efficient

lighting and windowpanes

Affordable & Clean energy / climate action

12 MWp

photovoltaic park

Energy-efficient

lighting and windowpanes

123 km

of underground pipes

700,000 m³

capacity for irrigation needs

5,000 m²

of planted roofs

Recycling program

for paper, plastics, glass, used oil, batteries and organic waste

Responsible consumption & production

Recycling program

for paper, plastics, glass, used oil, batteries and organic waste

Compost

with trimmings from trees

100% recycled

wastewater and used for irrigation

African chameleons

europe’s only population managed by the Hellenic Herpetological Society

271

different bird species in Gialova lagoon

Life bellow water / life on land

African chameleons

europe’s only population managed by the Hellenic Herpetological Society

271

different bird species in Gialova lagoon

Habitat protection

strategies in collaboration with local authorities and NGOs

Loggerhead sea turtle

rotection program in cooperation with Archelon

Decent work & economic growth

907.5€

million

direct economic impact of the
Costa Navarino Investment in Messinia

117.4€

million

indirect economic impact of the
Costa Navarino Investment in Messinia

70%

of local workforce

83%

of vendors located in Greece
(20% in Messinia)

Working together with our stakeholders

Navarino Environmental Observatory

Navarino Environmental Observatory (NEO), the fruit of cooperation between Stockholm University, the Academy of Athens and TEMES S.A., is dedicated to research and education on climate change and its impacts on the natural environment and human activities in the Mediterranean region.

Located at Costa Navarino, the NEO research station is a dynamic hub for modern research on environment and climate, where scientists from all over the world exchange knowledge and ideas, while at the same time developing new research.

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Navarino Natura Hall

Together with Stockholm University, the Academy of Athens and a number of NGOs, TEMES has established Navarino Natura Hall, an interactive environmental exhibition centre at Costa Navarino which informs visitors and locals about the unique biodiversity of Messinia and the work currently undertaken by NEO, familiarizing them with current environmental issues.

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Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos” Foundation

The “Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos” Foundation is a charitable non-profit private foundation, founded in 2011 to honor Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos. Its aim is to establish Messinia as a model for sustainable development by supporting and promoting related projects. The Foundation plans manages, and finances programs related to research, education and support of local structures in Messinia.

It is active in a wide range of areas related to rural development, society, culture, and the environment by developing partnerships with institutions and bodies in those fields.