Social responsibility
Equal access to good eduction for all | Additional needs school near Eti Soda, Turkey
Creating sustainable communities
Grape harvesting at Eti Soda vineyard, Turkey
Fostering local arts, culture, history, and sports
Çakıloba village hall, near Eti Soda, Turkey
Protecting and preserving the environment
Vineyards near Eti Soda, Turkey
Promoting economic growth
Irrigation system, Çakıloba village, Eti
CEO's statement: Investing in the communities in which we operate
At all three of our production sites, we have established close relationships with the communities who live and work around our facilities. We focus on initiatives and social programmes that ensure a mutually beneficial relationship with the people and the environment in which we operate and I am proud of our achievements.
One recent project, the Waste Steam Greenhouse Cultivation Programme in Turkey, is a collaboration between Eti Soda and the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. The Municipality are building an agricultural greenhouse complex in one of the nearby villages and Eti Soda will supply the steam heating source, a by-product of our manufacturing process. We will also be supplying water to irrigate the land on which the greenhouses are located and providing financial support, including the funding of an Agricultural Engineer. Villagers will manage the greenhouses and sell the produce, with a guarantee that the Municipality will purchase any surplus. The enterprise will require 30-35 workers, with recruitment focused on unemployed young women from nearby villages. Their salaries will be covered by income from sales, with any residual balance going to the village community.
We also have similar social initiatives at Kazan Soda, Turkey and Ciner Wyoming, USA together with the UK, where we have recently established our global headquarters. I hope you will enjoy reading more in our full 2020 Social Impact Report
Alasdair Warren | Chief Executive Officer, WE Soda
Key social initiatives
At WE Soda, our social initiatives have predominantly focused on supporting the communities in which we operate and the people that live near our production sites in Green River, Wyoming and in the Beypazarı, Sincan, and Kazan districts of Ankara, Turkey.
These focus areas reflect ESG best-practice guidance and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (‘UN SDGs’), a global framework containing 17 goals that aim to create a more sustainable world.
Creating sustainable communities and promoting economic growth
Vineyard project near Eti Soda
Fostering arts, culture, history, and sports in local communities
Renovation of the Mosque and Imam’s house, Gürağaç village, near Eti Soda
Providing equal access to good education for all
Construction or repair of educational institutions and provision of bursaries and internships
Protecting and preserving the environment
Collecting, rehabilitating and releasing Clark’s and Western Grebes
Eti, Turkey
At Eti Soda, we have supported multiple initiatives aimed at improving the local economy in Beypazarı, with a particular focus on initiatives that promote agriculture:
A vineyard near Eti Soda in early development
The grape syrup processing facility in Çakıloba village, near Eti Soda
Inspecting the grape syrup equipment
Renovation of the Sekli village nursing home, near Eti Soda
Kazan, Turkey
At Kazan Soda, we have largely focused on environmental conservation initiatives:
- International Day of Biological Diversity
- Biodiversity conservation and monitoring projects
- Classroom training for local women
- Tree planting scheme
About International Day of Biological Diversity
Kazan Soda Endemic Plant Conservation Area established
Biodiversity conservation and monitoring projects near Kazan Soda
Classroom training for local women from the Incirlik, Fethiye and Ilyakut villages, near Kazan Soda
Tree planting scheme supported by Kazan Soda
Ciner Wyoming, USA
At Ciner Wyoming, we have partnered with NGOs to focus on a range of different issues from assisting the elderly to helping vulnerable individuals gain access to medical resources and supporting many different education initiatives:
Ciner Wyoming, Rocky Mountain Power and Sweetwater County collaborated to fund a new technology unit for the Golden Hour Senior Centre
Wyoming Cleaning of deca crystals from the feathers of migratory waterfowl before safe release on a nearby river
Supporting Wyoming Native Plants Project: School students planting sagebush seedlings
Funding for remodelling and repairs to bring their building up to standard
