QTerminals Antalya, Turkey’s leading commercial cargo and cruise port, stands out as the first port to earn the title of ‘Climate Friendly Establishment’ from TSE by neutralizing its 2009 verified greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of combating climate change.
QTerminals Antalya has been developing sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions since 2019. QTerminals Antalya, which received TS EN ISO 14001:2015 and TS EN ISO 50001:2011 certificates, respectively, within the scope of the Environmental Management System and Energy Management System established to strengthen its position in the port sector in line with national and international norms, accelerates its efforts to protect Antalya’s environment and correct energy management. continues without interruption.
QTerminals Antalya, Turkey’s leading commercial cargo and cruise port, stands out as the first port to earn the title of ‘Climate Friendly Establishment’ from TSE by neutralizing its 2009 verified greenhouse gas emissions within the scope of combating climate change. All activities carried out at QTerminals Antalya Port are carried out in compliance with the relevant national and international environmental and energy legislation, and by adopting the best practices and standards in matters not regulated by laws and regulations.
“We were entitled to receive important certificates with our climate-friendly solutions”
Speaking about the sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions provided by QTerminals, QTerminals Antalya General Manager Özgür Sert said, “We stand out as a business that complies with environmental and energy legislation and adopts the best standards in all our activities. We find ways to minimize environmental impacts and protect natural resources in our business processes.” “Thanks to the practices we have implemented, we have been entitled to receive important certificates in this field. As QTerminals Antalya, we have become the first port to receive the title of ‘Climate Friendly Establishment’ from TSE by neutralizing the verified greenhouse gas emissions of 2009 within the scope of combating climate change,” he said.
Continuing his statements about QTerminals Antalya’s environmentally friendly solutions, Sert said, “The ECOPORTS PERS Certificate, where we prove our environmental management efforts by fully complying with PERS, an environmental management standard specific to the port sector, is proof that we manage environmental impacts in the best way and ensure energy efficiency in our operations.” “We are the holders of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 50001 Energy Management System and ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management certificates, and the Zero Waste Certificate, which was implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change and which we earned by fully complying with the criteria in 2020,” he said.
“Planting 10 thousand saplings every year is mandatory for carbon emissions”
Stating that emission management is very important against pollution of the seas, Sert said, “As QTerminals Antalya, we have offset 12 thousand tons of carbon emissions in the last 4 years. Port operations are evolving into a process in which carbon emissions are zeroed in terms of legislation and the planting of 10 thousand saplings is made mandatory every year. “Tree planting has a very important place today for climate change, which is one of the most important problems of our age,” he said.
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