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our determination to make these principles an integral
part of the way we conduct our daily business.
Our annual Sustainability Survey serves to determine our
goals, and unite us in a common understanding with our
stakeholders. According to the results of the sustainabil-
ity survey conducted in the reporting year, it was deter-
mined that the topics our company should focus on in
environmental issues within 3 years are:
• Encouraging the use of renewable energy sources
• Water consumption optimization
• and Waste reduction

ENVIRONMENTAL

EXPENSES

At Gülipek Tekstil, we continue to
increase activities across all fields.
Accordingly, our environmental
expenditures increase every year.

The expenditures made for our Dyehouse, Wea-
ving, and Spinning factories demonstrate Güli-
pek Tekstil’s core values as an environmentally
responsible business.
Environmental costs are summarized as follows:
• Water recovery costs: Water resources
are gradually decreasing in our country and
around the world. This situation poses a risk
for businesses whose main input is water, to which the OIZ is affiliated, and a monthly
and as part of our environmental respon- treatment fee is paid by our enterprise.
sibility, actions must be taken to minimize Air conditioning systems are used in our spinning
water use. Launched in 2021, our wastewater factory to ensure that the yarns produced have
recovery unit project was realized in 2022. Ad- the desired properties. The water used in air
ditionally, the reverse osmosis system, which conditioning systems and in the plant is obtained
will enable the boiler water to circulate, has from wells and various treatment processes are
also started to be used. applied before it is delivered to the factory. The

• Wastewater treatment costs: Our dyehou- costs of the chemicals used in these systems are
se and weaving factories are located in the included in the expense table.
“Organized Industrial Zone”. Domestic and • Certification: Some certifications used in
industrial wastewater is discharged from the our businesses show that our products and
dyehouse factory and domestic wastewater production processes comply with internati-
is discharged from the weaving factory since onal standards. These certificates guarantee
there is no wet process. The wastewater product quality and composition and prove
generated is transmitted to the Green Envi- that environmentally friendly practices have
ronment Wastewater Treatment Cooperative,
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