Energy Management
The impacts caused by climate change, the decrease in productivity in agricultural activities due to the diminution of natural resources and damaging of ecosystems require the professional world to take responsibility for the protection of natural capital. ŞOK Marketler values energy management to reduce its carbon footprint by managing its environmental impact and have an effective resource management.
Practices to reduce environmental impact play an important role in strengthening corporate perception and providing a competitive advantage. Effective environmental management, which is part of ŞOK Marketler’s corporate citizenship approach, strives to achieve the goal of creating a better world for all stakeholders. The basis of the environmental management approach is the impacts of this approach within the sector and the Environmental Policy adhered to under all circumstances. In order to manage the environmental impacts of the activities at international standards, ŞOK Marketler received ISO 14001 certificate in 2019 after successfully completing the ISO 14001 Certification process which started in 2018.
As part of the Stores Energy Efficiency Project that was initiated in 2019, Energy-Efficient Stores decreased energy consumption by 20%.
Packaging and Waste Management
To minimize the impact of its products and services on the environment, ŞOK Marketler pays special attention to packaging and waste management and prefers packaging made with environmentally friendly raw materials, aiming to reduce the materials used in packaging.
Overall Loss Prevention Committee aims to reduce waste by preventing food waste within the scope of achieving operational excellence by preventing any kind of loss in business processes.
The Company’s Transporting Fruit and Vegetable Products Using Reusable Crates Project aims to reduce, to a great extent, the amount of waste and reduce the costs associated with the use of crates. The Company has begun to use special reusable crates which are disinfected in accordance with food safety standards. These crates are beneficial in terms of reducing packaging waste and environmental impacts, achieving a standard in terms of product display, facilitating carriage and transportation, and reducing cost.