Doğan Group’s Environmental Policy
Doğan Holding prioritizes the protection of the environment to ensure a healthy future for humanity and the earth.
Providing products and services in a wide range of sectors, Doğan Group companies develop policies and strategies that contribute to the protection and improvement of the environment, prevention of environmental pollution, and protection and improvement of biodiversity, wildlife, ecosystems, flora and fauna, waterways and water resources.
In this regard, Doğan Group considers the protection of the environment as one of its key responsibilities for a healthy future for humanity and nature.
Doğan Group focuses on the following five main areas under its Environmental Policy:
- Energy,
- Waste Management, Disposal and Recycling,
- Water Usage,
- Transport,
- Air Emissions.
In addition, Doğan Group is committed to:
- Complying with national legislation, international legal regulations approved by public authorities, and environmental laws, regulations and other obligations,
- Pursuing best international practices, even where not required by public authorities, and incorporating those deemed appropriate for its areas of operation,
- Preferring and using environmentally responsible technologies,
- Developing environmentally responsible products and services,
- Protecting natural resources by reusing raw materials and materials or increasing the use of recycled raw materials and materials,
- Providing all electricity consumption from renewable sources, increasing energy efficiency, and ensuring responsible energy consumption aligned with climate targets,
- Achieving carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, reducing Scope 3 emission intensity by 2040, and systematically measuring and reducing the environmental footprint of Group activities, in alignment with the climate targets of the Paris Agreement,
- Continuously improving the effectiveness of the Doğan Environmental Management System and publicly disclosing its results,
- Monitoring the compliance of the environmental management systems of Group companies with generally accepted standards and their certification processes through periodic audits conducted by authorized bodies,
- Regularly reviewing the Environmental Policy and monitoring and auditing the compliance of the Group companies with this policy,
- Maintaining communication with non-governmental organizations on environmental matters and developing projects,
- Providing environmental training to all employees and encouraging their participation in environmental activities,
- Controlling, reducing and eliminating water pollution across all operational areas,
- Reducing water withdrawal volumes and minimizing water consumption across all operations,
- Supporting access to safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in local communities where it operates,
- Communicating with all stakeholders on environmental matters, providing training, reducing environmental impacts in its areas of operation, and carrying out activities to protect biodiversity.
Doğan Group’s Environmental Policy is implemented across all Group companies, starting from the Holding. Group companies participate in the determination of the objectives and targets of the Environmental Policy.
The Doğan Holding Sustainability Committee is responsible for the implementation of the Environmental Policy and makes updates to the policy as necessary. The Doğan Holding Sustainability Committee coordinates the determination of environmental policy objectives and targets, establishment of the environmental management system, determination of performance criteria, and development of action plans.
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