Çimsa, a subsidiary of Sabancı, has become the first and only cement and building materials company of Turkey, having the “ISO 14046 Water Footprint” Certification
Çimsa, one of the leading cement and building materials companies in Turkey with its innovative vision, achieved a significant success in the sector in terms of the rational and sustainable use of water resources, taking the approach of working respectful to human and environment one step further. Çimsa succeeded in reducing water consumption by 23% compared to the previous year thanks to systematic studies and improvements carried out in 2016, following its achievement in Turkey’s Climate Leaders Awards, with an A-score, thanks to its success in the reporting period of CDP Turkey, Çimsa has also achieved an international validity of “ISO 14046 Water Footprint” by the savings of water it has made that is the equivalent of what a 1,500 household village consumes per year.
“Protection of water resources is everybody’s responsibility on the road to sustainable development”
Çimsa General Manager Nevra Özhatay stated that they are moving forward with an integrated approach in order to spread the sustainability within Çimsa and she added that they continued their investments with the aim of evaluating and developing all the intangible capital groups in the most productive way and stated that “Sustainability is our primary compass on the path of growth and sustainability of all our activities. Water, which is a natural source of life, is now facing serious problems due to global warming and rapid population growth. At this point, protecting water resources and managing its sustainable use has become a global responsibility. As Çimsa, we decided to make a systematic study regarding the water resources that are diminishing day-by-day due to the ever-increasing demand. By 2016, we have succeeded in reducing our water consumption by 23% and we have obtained ISO 14046 Water Footprint Certificate which is valid internationally. “Emphasizing the importance of acting with a proactive approach to the factors affecting the global climate change, Özhatay said, “We believe that it is possible to increase productivity and quality by carrying out studies to reduce water consumption. For this purpose, we are aiming to be both sectoral and exemplary for our country by accelerating our work on reducing production footprint by improving the production based consumption calculations we are working on. “
