Havets Hus in Lysekil

By using the knowledge of previous generations and building on science and innovations, Havets Hus, the saltwater aquarium in Lysekil, aims to teach and to arouse interest in current and future generations about marine life and its importance. Havets Hus enriches the visitor experience and strengthens the Havets Hus, and Lysekil brand, by being a credible expert on marine life – mainly the North Sea – as well as living what we teach and working to preserve marine habitats. Consideration for the environment and for people permeates our entire business. Some of the ways we demonstrate this are:

Comply with the laws and requirements that apply to our business

Strive for our transport to have as little environmental impact as possible

Strive for our guests’ transport to have as little environmental impact as possible

Reduce our consumption of resources

Primarily choose environmentally friendly and/or fairtrade products and services, as long as the price difference is reasonable

All staff have good competence in the environmental field

Raise environmental issues via the information in the aquarium

We work together constantly to improve our environmental work and to prevent environmental impacts

Take environmental and natural resource issues into account when making decisions and planning operations

We consider environmental aspects in a structured way, which also means that we set requirements, or goals, and make follow-up assessments.

IN ACTION, THIS MEANS FOR EXAMPLE THAT:

We increase knowledge of biodiversity, the Swedish red list, and the importance of a living ocean

We encourage individual responsibility for our environment through our information program and educational activities

We work actively with our own conservation projects and contribute to research collaborations whenever possible

All feed we serve our animals and the food served in the restaurant comes from sustainable stock

Our vehicles run on renewable fuel

We encourage our employees to use bicycles or public transport as a first choice, and for longer journeys we take the train

We search for environmentally and fairtrade certified goods for the museum shop and highlight locally produced products

We educate all staff about the environment, hospitality, first aid, use of defibrillators, and fire safety procedures

All the energy we use is environmentally friendly

We sort our waste at source and work to minimize waste in the business

Our work clothes are mostly eco-labelled and so are all the tabards for school groups

We offer environmental training to other companies