ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY
We protect the environment in our business, prevent pollution, and attach importance to its protection by reducing its negative effects on the environment.
For this;
- We comply with legal regulations and try to reduce our environmental impact.
- We take care to effectively separate our waste according to its source, groups and danger classes.
- We know that using dangerous substances and chemicals only when necessary and in the required quantities will reduce both the negative impact on the environment and the amount of waste.
- We contribute to protecting nature by choosing the materials we purchase from our business that have the “recycling” and “environmentally friendly” labels. We try to create reuse opportunities.
- We take care to use disposable materials such as paper, napkins, toilet paper and packaging as much as necessary and to leave less waste in nature.
- We store waste in separate areas according to their characteristics, in a correct manner, deliver them to licensed/authorized companies without exceeding the legal storage time limits, and keep their records.
- We try to use water, energy and all natural resources economically. We share this sensitivity with our employees, guests and suppliers.
- We measure our performance in environmental management, monitor this data with targets and try to improve our performance.
We aim to educate our employees about the environment and increase their awareness.
CHILDREN’S RIGHTS POLICY
Children are the legacy of the future. It is our primary responsibility to recognize them as individuals, respect their rights, and protect them against all kinds of psychological, physical, commercial, etc. exploitation.
To ensure this;
- We do not allow child labor in our own institutions and expect the same sensitivity from all our business partners.
- We provide environments/opportunities that contribute to the development of children within the business, where they can express their thoughts, wishes and feelings freely and comfortably.
- We provide training to our employees on preventing and recognizing child abuse.
- We ensure that children are under adult supervision in the activities they participate in.
- We organize training and support relevant projects to raise awareness about the protection of children’s rights.
When we witness doubtful activities involving children, we first inform the hotel management and, if deemed necessary, ask for help from official institutions.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY
We use our energy efficiently to protect our world from potential dangers and set targets to reduce our energy consumption.
For this;
- We follow national and international standards, laws and regulations to fulfill both our responsibilities towards nature and our legal obligations, we voluntarily carry out studies to reduce energy use and/or continuously improve our energy consumption performance, and we follow the results of our studies.
- We set goals and include energy efficiency in our training programs to provide the participation of our employees.
- We value collaborating with all our stakeholders to create common goals and results in energy management. We strive to continue our interaction with our guests, employees, visitors and all our business partners in order to reach a level of awareness and consciousness on these issues.
- We try to research and find, purchase and use appropriate energy efficient products, equipment, fittings and technology alternatives.
- We aim to document our Energy Management System, disseminate it to all our departments, update it when necessary, review it and continuously improve it.
We evaluate energy risks or emergencies that may arise, such as energy shortages, plan the precautions that can be taken.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY POLICY
We care about gender equality in our business.
- We ensure the health, safety and well-being of all our employees, regardless of gender.
- We support women’s participation in the workforce in all our departments and offer equal opportunities.
- We act with the policy of “equal pay for equal work” without any gender discrimination.
- We distribute tasks by observing the principle of equality.
- We provide the necessary environment to benefit from career opportunities equally.
- We create education policies and support women’s participation and awareness raising.
- We establish a work environment and practices that maintain work-family life balance.
- We support women to be in company management and offer equal opportunities.
We do not allow women to be subjected to any kind of abuse, harassment, discrimination, suppression, coercion, slander, etc. We are always aware of the value they add to the world and our institution and support their existence.
SUSTAINABLE PURCHASING POLICY
In line with our sustainable supply approach, we attach importance to our suppliers/solution partners,
- Having Quality Assurance Management Systems, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, internationally accepted environmental and sustainability ethics/certifications;
- Not having harmful effects on the environment in production and supply, and complying with environmental legislation;
- Using/consuming resources appropriately, without harming natural life or the ecosystem, and complying with hunting bans;
- Working to minimize and properly manage waste, and offering less packaging or bulk packaging alternatives in product packaging;
- Offering alternatives that are environmentally friendly, economic, local, ethical, recyclable or use recycled materials, organic, bio, vegan, not tested on animals, do not contain harmful chemical components, etc.;
- Being a local and domestic production/service provider;
- Being a product/service that reflects/promotes the cuisine, traditions and culture of our country/region;
and we convey this perspective to our stakeholder suppliers.We try to create efficient purchasing opportunities with our suppliers and aim to reduce the environmental impacts arising from supply processes.