Social Responsibility

CEO's statement: Investing in the communities in which we operate

At both 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, 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 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

Social projects

Turkey

We have supported a significant number of social projects in Turkey over the last decade particularly in the Beypazarı,
Kazan and Sincan districts of Ankara, Turkey

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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: