Sustainability

Leaving a Mark on the Future, From Sea to Land
Efesanport's Commitment: Integrated Management Systems

Efesanport aims to be a model port that contributes to sustainable development by operating in line with national and international legal obligations and standards, continuously improving its integrated management systems, which are built upon its service quality, environment and people-focused vision and mission, corporate culture, and values.

In line with this goal, Efesanport commits to:

  • Providing port, warehousing, and logistics services that meet and exceed customer needs and expectations in national and international markets.

  • Continuously improving service quality and infrastructure by closely following technological developments and applications in its sector.

  • Complying with all terms and conditions that we are obligated and committed to fulfilling.

  • Providing the necessary infrastructure, technology, human, and financial resources for planning towards goals and objectives.

  • Actively conducting risk assessment studies to identify, eliminate, and minimize any potential hazards, obstacles, and barriers that could negatively impact the system’s operation, and improving its processes and operations.

  • Protecting environmental balance and natural resources by using energy effectively and efficiently.

  • Strengthening our commitments regarding the fight against climate change with our Global Climate Change Policy.

  • Ensuring the protection of the environment by preventing pollution during activities and reducing waste generation.

  • Creating healthy and safe working conditions to prevent work accidents, injuries, and ill health by obtaining the views of employees regarding the Occupational Health and Safety Management System and including them in decision-making processes.

  • Ensuring information security and business continuity.

Efesanport: Sustainable Energy Approach and Commitments

As Efesanport, by adopting a sustainable energy approach, we regard protecting the resources of future generations while meeting the needs of today as a fundamental principle. We aim for an environmentally and climate-focused, fair, and responsible transition that supports the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, in order to minimize the impact of energy consumption on the environment and society.

Conscious that industrialization, urbanization, and increasing energy demand are creating an unbalanced consumption globally, we operate with a business model based on the efficient use of energy without compromising our service quality. We also set savings and efficiency as one of our core goals, taking into account the limited nature of energy resources.

In line with the organization’s strategy, Efesanport commits to:

  • Implementing and reviewing purposes and objectives by setting them.

  • Providing all information and resources necessary to achieve our determined goals.

  • Ensuring compliance with internal and external legal requirements regarding energy efficiency, energy use, and energy consumption.

  • Achieving continuous improvement without compromising service and quality.

  • Making energy efficiency one of our evaluation criteria for purchasing products and services.

  • Ensuring the creation and support of designs that promote energy efficiency.

  • Increasing awareness about energy efficiency and savings by providing continuous training to our employees.

  • Preventing environmental pollution by reducing the amount of waste both at sea and on land.

  • Fulfilling our commitments through the established “Energy Management Team.”

  • Providing services using more renewable energy sources.

  • Consuming water efficiently.

OUR GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

In line with the organization’s strategy, Efesanport commits to the following under its Climate Change Policy:

  • Reducing our emissions as much as possible in all our processes.

  • Working to reduce energy consumption in our operations.

  • Expanding the use of renewable energy technologies.

  • Collaborating with suppliers to reduce our carbon footprint and minimize climate impacts.

  • Undertaking activities that support the principle of sustainable development.

  • Evaluating cooperation opportunities by supporting all institutions and organizations we work with towards common goals regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation.

INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY

As Efesan Group and its employees, in order to manage all risks directed at our business continuity and information assets, we commit to:

  • Meeting the requirements of the ISO 27001 standard through planned and systematic approaches in our activities within the scope of the Information Security Management System, and continuously improving the effectiveness of our business methods and processes.

  • Systematically assessing information—the most critical asset of our companies—in terms of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and protecting it from all internal or external, intentional or accidental threats.

  • Conducting our Information Security activities in a timely, effective, accurate, fast, and secure manner, and complying with relevant legislation and requirements mandating system security.

  • Providing the necessary resources to achieve information security objectives.

  • Ensuring security in the activities of information creation, reporting, processing, sharing, and storage.