Employers’ Trade Union of Cement Industry is contributing to the project of `A Breath for Future` with 605 thousand saplings, a project that is launched by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry for leaving a much greener Turkey to future generations. Having remarked the sufferance of heavy losses in our forests every year as result of global climate crises and social unconsciousness as well as terrorism; for the forest to be created by the union members, Mr. Suat Çalbıyık, ÇEİS Board Chairman stated as follows: “Cement Industry is a sector among those mostly related to the environment. Our environmental conscious as well as the emphasis put on sustainability are result of such close relation and our love for the nature. In the 55th anniversary of the Union, we will provide our country with another forest much larger than 750 football pitches with 55 saplings to be planted per employee of our members.”
Mr. Çalbıyık remarked that they would like to be an example for everyone by means of this action initiated for making positive contribution to the country’s future with the objective of expanding forestry lands. He concluded saying that “We are happy to be part of this very valuable project started by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as well as contributing to forest lands of our country as our sector. We will do our best in supporting similar projects in the year to come as well.”