Sustainability at Ak Gıda

PLANET

CARBON FOOTPRINT (RENEWABLE ENERGY)

We make investments and develop projects to reduce our carbon footprint in our production facilities.

• In order to reduce our carbon footprint from our production activities, which are an important link in our value chain, we direct our investments to increase our use of renewable energy and to reduce our energy consumption required by our factories.
• We produce 90% of the electrical energy we use in our facility, which is located in Sakarya, Pamukova and is the largest milk factory in Turkey. We provide this with our Cogeneration and Biogas facilities in our factory.
• We obtain electrical energy from methane gas in our Biogas Production Facility.
• As of 2024, we continue our renewable energy investments with our solar panel and wind turbine projects.
• With High Volume Trailers, which are a first in Turkey and Europe, we save 1 transportation for every 6 transports.
• For the first time in the sector, we shipped UHT milk by train. We are trying to include such environmentally friendly transportation methods in logistics.
• For the first time in the industry, we added 100% electric vehicles to our sales fleet.
• In our logistics activities; We provide carbon emission reduction with Return Vehicles, Double Decker Trailer, Pallet Weight Increase projects.

CLEAN WATER (WATER SAVING)

• We apply the 3R system in our water management. We proceed with the principle of reduce, reuse and recycle.
• With the investments we have implemented since 2021, we have achieved a total daily water recovery of 6.5% in all our factories and we continue our work on this issue with new projects.

PACKAGING (WASTE MANAGEMENT)

• In our R&D Center, we are working on packaging optimization and recyclable packaging to reduce waste. In the last 10 years, we have reduced our packaging waste by 20%.
• In addition, wastes are separated in our factories and regularly sent to licensed companies. We separate 3,500 tons of recyclable waste annually.
• As part of the Global 10x20x30 Initiative , we aim to reduce our food waste by 50% by 2030. In this context, we have managed to reduce cafeteria food waste by 60% in the last 2 years in our Karaman factory, where we first started the pilot application. We will continue to reduce it further with the application we have started to include in our other factory cafeterias.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

ANIMAL WELFARE

• We regularly continue the “Milking and Quality” training program, which we carry out in order to improve the quality and efficiency of milk, every year. Our training program; It includes topics such as milking, controlling the bacteriological quality of milk, milking support, farm quality inspections and controlling the cellular quality of milk.
• We supply our Akpro branded dairy feed product to farms for the feeding of dairy animals at affordable prices. We continue to meet the nutritional needs of dairy animals with this product, which contains 19 types of crude protein.

PEOPLE

OUR EMPLOYEES

We add value not only to the environment but also to society.

• We strive to add value to society with the work we carry out within the scope of the human focus of our sustainability strategy.
• Our priority is to contribute to society in the fields of education and sports, especially in order to support the physical and mental development of children and young people. In this direction, we contribute to students and children with educational and sports equipment, especially in the regions where our production facilities are located.
• We support the compensation of the negative effects of natural disasters such as fires, floods and earthquakes on society as soon as possible, and we also strive to supply milk and dairy products needed in disaster areas.
• In order to raise awareness of environmental protection and to raise awareness on this issue, we participate in the World Cleanup Day environmental cleaning movement every year with our volunteer colleagues and their families.
• We participate in the Istanbul Marathon with our volunteer colleagues and their families and support NGOs.
• As Ak Gıda – İçim Süt, we will continue to carry out all our activities in a way that is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with its environmental, economic and social dimensions.