April 5, 2022

Akçansa

Akçansa in BIST Sustainability Index

Focusing on producing sustainable products, utilising alternative sources, developing innovative technologies and providing social benefits, and thus increasing its sustainability performance, Akçansa has been included in the Sustainability Index of Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST).

Akçansa, which focuses on creating a positive impact in a broad, comprehensive and sustainable framework ranging from environmental protection to social benefit with the slogan “Plus Life”, was included in the BIST Sustainability Index, which includes the shares of companies with high corporate sustainability performance, as of 1 April 2022. 

Aiming to support the transformation of the sector by spreading its sustainability approach and practices to its ecosystem, the company fulfilled the index criteria and was listed in the list as a result of the evaluation process in which it voluntarily participated with its successful performance in its activities for a more livable world and its corporate governance practices.

“We are here for a sustainable future”

Akçansa General Manager M. Zeki Kanadıkırık said, “We keep sustainability at the centre of all our activities with its environmental, social and management dimensions beyond its financial dimension. We focus on reducing our environmental footprint by means of our innovation and digital transformation activities that are in the centre of our sustainability strategy.  With our lower carbon added type cement products developed by our teams, we say “We, as Akçansa, are here for the world” by developing more sustainable products without compromising our quality. We focus on using our resources at the most efficient level possible in all our activities. We are the first cement company in Türkiye to receive the ‘Certificate of Responsible Use of Resources’ issued by the Concrete Sustainability Council. Our Büyükçekmece and Çanakkale factories and our Gebze and Kemerburgaz Ready Mixed Concrete Plants currently have gold level certificates. On the other hand, we support social development with our social investments and we always ‘prioritise people’ when we do our job.  We are working with all our strength to achieve our 2030 Sustainability Goals, which we have recently announced with the experience we have in our journey of more than a quarter of a century in the sector. We are happy and proud to be included in such a valuable index where companies are evaluated in many different areas such as efficient use of resources, greenhouse gas emissions, product responsibility, employee rights, human rights, social responsibility activities and corporate governance practices.”