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In
order to set internal
communication on a
healthy basis an "Employee
Profile Determination"
survey has been carried
out. The aim was to
learn about employees'
environmental consciousness,
priority of environmental
concerns at national
and global scale,
confidence in information
sources, environmental
impacts of chemical
and other industries.
Obtained data is statistically
evaluated.
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All
employees, in groups,
received "Responsible
Care Awareness"
training .
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Environmental
aspects are determined
with contribution
of employees. Awareness
and consciousness
training programs
are planned related
to significant environmental
aspects.
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Slogan
contest open to participation
of all employees |
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A slogan contest
is organized to
reveal how employees
perceive Responsible
Care philosophy
and how they connect
it with company's
activities; to direct
them to think about
Responsible Care
implementation and
feel themselves
as a vital element
of the applications.
1- We
cannot sacrifice
from quality ; as
we care for environment
and humanity
2- Strong &
Fair = Responsible
Care
3- Committed
to environment,
health and safety;
we supply regardless
of nationality
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Primary Education
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Support
to Kazanlı Primary
School
In 2002; two additional
classrooms are constructed
as well as general
repair of primary
school of Kazanlı
where our production
site is located.
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Painting
Contest
2Subject "Nature
and Environmet"
n 2002 and 2003, painting
contests are organized
covering Mersin District
primary school students
in three different
categories. Prize
ceremony is held in
World Environment
Week.
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Universities |
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University-
Industry Relationship;
to form the concept
of Responsible Care
in the minds of future
chemical and environmental
engineers
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Seminar
series at Mersin University
"Responsible
Care and Applications
in Soda Sanayii A.Ş."
A seminar series is
organized in cooperation
with Mersin University
Environmental Engineering
Department to inform
future environmental
engineers about industry
and its intersection
with environment,
to convey codes of
Responsible Care Management
Practices and their
applications in Soda
Sanayii A.?. and to
share how we define
environmental aspects-impacts-objectives
and targets . A comprehensive
site visit followed
the seminars.
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Responsible
Care Courses at Istanbul
Technical University
"Environment
Health and Safety
in Chemical Industry
" has become
a compulsory course
in 2002-2003 at Istanbul
Technical University
Department of Chemical
Engineering after
being elective in
previous academic
year. Soda Sanayii
A.Ş. representatives
tutored "Responsible
Care and Environmental
Management" section
of the courses.
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Sponsor to |
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"Symposium
on Students' Approach
to National Environmental
Problems" organized
by Mersin University
Community of Environment
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Human
Resources and Career
Days" organized
by Mersin University
in 2002
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NGO's |
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ESAPA
: European Soda Ash
Producers Association
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Soda
Sanayii A.Ş. is represented
in General Assembly
and Technical Committees.
Within this scope:
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Provided
direct contribution
to preparation of
"Best Available
Technique Reference
Document for SODA"
as required by EU's
Integrated Pollution
Prevention and Control
Directive, IPPC
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Turkish Chemical Manufacturers
Association |
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Soda
Sanayii A.Ş. is represented
at board level and
provides active participation
in the association's
activities
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Participation
in V. National Chemical
Industry Congress
and its follow up
congress
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Participation
in revision of Responsible
Care Implementation
Guide within TCMA
Environmental Group
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Leather Technologists,
Technicians and Chemists
Associaton (DETEK) |
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Soda
Sanayii A.Ş. is represented
in DETEK with active
participation.
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Contribution
to joint studies with
Turkish Leather Industrialists
Association
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Participation
to International Union
of Leather Technologists
and Chemists Society
(IULTCS)'s 27. International
Leather Congress in
Mexico between 28
May - 1 June 2003.
DETEK's membership
to IULTCS as Turkey's
representative has
been accepted. DETEK
has received privilege
of organizing 2006
European Leather Congress
in Turkey. Information
concerning activities
of International Union
of Environment Commission
has been received.
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Relations with downstream |
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TURKISH
LEATHER INDUSTRY BASIC
CHROMIUM SULPHATE
USAGE CONTROL STUDY
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A
Marketing Department
Leather Chemicals
Development Laboratory
joint study has been
carried out in 99
tanneries from six
different leather
production regions.
(See: Product Stewardship
- Distribution)
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Contribution to Art |
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The
main sponsor to 2002
and 2003 "Mersin
International Music
Festival"
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Turkish
Music Community Activities
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Turkish
Music and Turkish
Folk Music Choruses;
founded in 2001 with
participation of employees
and their family members;
perform concerts every
year and the revenue
is donated to charitable
foundations.
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Every
year, performance
at Mersin Rest House
for Elderly People
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Four
performances at Mersin
Cultural Center on
behalf of Homeless
Children; Foundation
for Supporting Contemporary
Living and Çankaya
Occupational Training
Center for Mentally
Retarded Children
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Two
performances at Gaziantep
Cultural Center on
behalf of Foundation
for Supporting Contemporary
Living
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Performance
named "Respect
to Atatürk" at
"İŞ Art &
Culture Center"
in İstanbul on behalf
of "İstanbul
Children of Hope Association"
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By
means of income from
performances: workshops
for skill development
for mentally retarded
children were modernized
and support for teaching
how to read and write
to 50 homeless children
and scholarship to
some students in-need
are provided
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