Our Sustainability Approach
As Alarko Real Estate Group; we prioritize sustainable urbanism and green building concepts within the framework of our sustainability strategy in our projects. Within our group, we support sustainable urbanization by developing projects that minimize environmental impacts and provide social benefits, and focus on creating sustainable benefits in our country and the regions we operate in. In this way, with the vision and experience we have, we aim to undertake pioneering projects for sustainable cities in the future.
Our Sustainability Goals
As Alarko Group of Companies; with our sustainability strategy that we started working on in 2022, we determined the areas where we will create value in the long term based on our priority issues. We are following our priority issues, which we have gathered under the titles of Planet, People and Culture, Digital Transformation and Innovation, with long-term goals from now on.
Under the Planet heading of our strategy, we prioritized climate change and ecosystem restoration, which are among the most obvious crises facing humanity. We have set a vision of having net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In addition, we monitor our emissions as a Group with annual targets. We aim to reduce the water consumption we use in our processes by 50% by 2030.
Under the People and Culture heading, we included talent management, inclusiveness and diversity, employee engagement and social investments. Accordingly, we determined our targets on issues such as unwanted loss rate, female member ratio on the board of directors, employee engagement score and share allocated to social investment.
Under the Digital Transformation and Innovation heading of our strategy, we aim to increase the share allocated to sustainability-focused R&D and innovation studies in order to accelerate product and service designs that will contribute to sustainability and to increase the number of products and services falling into this category. With our Digital Transformation processes, we ensure that both Group companies and the entire ecosystem we touch are fit for the future.
PLANET
We are aware that it is not possible to establish a healthy economic order without a healthy planet. We believe that the damage we have caused to our planet in the last few centuries as humanity must be reversed. Therefore, one of the main headings of our sustainability strategy is the planet component. We work to improve our performance by setting targets related to climate change, ecosystem restoration and protection of natural assets.
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
As part of our approach to talent management, we carry out a comprehensive process that includes assessment, training and mentoring. By providing equal opportunities for all our employees; we offer continuous training and development opportunities for our employees to acquire new skills and knowledge, increase their performance and advance in their careers. We are also aware of the importance of investing in society in the areas we operate. We believe that our success is closely linked to the well-being of the communities we serve. For this reason, we develop projects to promote social and environmental sustainability, improve the education and skills of communities and support local development.
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION
As Alarko Holding, we see digital transformation as a fundamental element of our sustainable growth strategy. In this context, we increase operational efficiency, improve customer experiences and create new business opportunities by adopting new technologies such as artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. By using digital solutions, we aim to create value not only for our organization but also for the communities we serve; with new sustainability-focused R&D and innovation approaches, we support social welfare as well as economic growth.