Raising the bar in production and exports with its sustainable business model, which it has implemented in line with its vision of being one step ahead in the future of mobility, Karsan continues to set an example with its innovative solutions for problems such as climate change, which are among the most important agenda items of the world. Karsan has achieved another success with the B- grade it has achieved within the scope of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP - Carbon Disclosure Project) Climate Change Program, which it applied for the first time in this context. Commenting on the subject, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “We are shaping our products and services, which are the pioneers of the public transport sector, in order to build a better future. As we move towards becoming a world-renowned and assertive brand that produces high-tech solutions, it is very valuable to get the results of our work in the field of climate change, which is the basis for a sustainable future.”
Karsan, one of the leading companies in the Turkish automotive industry, develops innovative solutions for social, environmental and economic issues that affect the whole world, with the responsibility brought by its strong position in the sector. Karsan, which has become the pioneer of change in the field of public transportation, has set an example this time with its managerial approach to climate change, which is among the most important agenda items in the world. In this context, Karsan, which applied for the first time to the Climate Change Program of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP - Carbon Disclosure Project), achieved another success with its B- grade.
“We design our products to build a better future”
Commenting on the subject, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “As Karsan; While acting with the goal of becoming a world brand, we carried out our production processes with great care. We played a leading role in shaping our industry with our new generation products, which we launched with the theme of the evolution of electricity. Our journey is full of milestones that broke new ground. We are aware that this position we have achieved brings with it many responsibilities. We are designing our products and services, which are the pioneers of the public transportation industry, to build a better future.”
“We continue our work without interruption”
“While we are on the way to become a world-renowned and assertive brand that produces high-tech solutions, it is very valuable to get the results of our work in the field of climate change, which is the basis for the future.” Okan Baş said, “In this research; Reaching the B- level indicates that an organization is aware of and manages the risks and opportunities of climate change, tries to solve the problem of climate change with its products and services and monitors its performance. We continue our work in this area without interruption. The main reasons for Karsan's success are its management of climate change risks and opportunities, its implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction practices and its leading position in the sector in the production of electric and autonomous public transportation solutions.
Carbon Disclosure Project
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP – Carbon Disclosure Project), a non-profit initiative; It supports companies, cities and investment institutions to manage their environmental impacts, and enables investment and financial institutions to systematically demonstrate to what extent they manage their environmental impacts. The Carbon Disclosure Project tries to reveal the level of management of companies' climate change risks and opportunities with its annual research called "CDP Climate Change". The research in question; It is carried out by companies whose shares are traded on the stock exchanges, by entering their information into the CDP database within the framework of a certain methodology. In this context; The awareness, management levels, practices and leadership of the companies participating in the research on climate change risks and opportunities are evaluated. Research; It is carried out with a very detailed methodology, which is described as the “gold standard” in its field. Evaluations made after the answers of the participants; D (lowest) is determined by the A (highest) score frame.
Karsan reached the global average in its first year!
It is known that the global automotive industry has made great progress in the management of climate change risks, and there are international companies that have been taking action in this regard for a long time. Companies in the sector also receive high grades in parallel with this. It is known that both the sector average, the average of European companies and the average of global companies are at B level. Karsan, on the other hand, achieved this success in its first year of involvement in research, 6 months after starting its sustainability program, reaching the global average.
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