Blue for Green Initiative
At Arkas Line, we place environmental sustainability at the core of our business and recognize our responsibility towards nature. To engage all employees in our sustainability priorities, we launched the Arkas Blue for Green initiative at the end of 2022. This initiative, organized by the Sustainability and Human Resources directorates, focuses on a series of annual events that reflect our commitment to the environment. The heart symbol in the Blue for Green logo embodies our wholehearted dedication to creating a sustainable future, rooted in a sincere and shared effort.
“Green Office” Project
In 2023, we launched the Green Office Project across all Arkas Line offices to promote water and energy conservation, reduce waste, and raise employee awareness on environmental issues.
As part of the project, we introduced the “Blue for Green” Reward System to encourage sustainable behaviors within workplace and collaborated with a start-up EcordingApp that focuses on ecosystem restoration via environmental and social tasks through application.
Through the app, our employees collected eco-points to win special awards that support sustainable lifestyle. Our Arkas Russia Office, which achieved the greatest progress in energy consumption and waste management, won Blue for Green Trophy.
Green Talks
Our Green Talks series is another pillar of the Blue for Green initiative, providing a platform for education and discussion on key environmental issues. Notable events include:
- May 2022: A webinar with Environmental Scientist Dr. Uygar Ozesmi on “The Role of Companies and Individuals in the Future of Our Planet”
- June 2022: A session with Environmental Projects Manager Daghan M. Yazici on “Combating Climate Change and Corporate Zero Waste Journey”
- November 2022: An interview with Asli Dede, Founder & Editor of Sustainable Living School & Yesil Cocuk (Green Child), on “Waste Management at Home and at Work for the Future of the Planet”
- January 2023: A webinar on “Feed the Planet and Your Future” with Nutritionist and Sustainable Life Activist Dilara Kocak
- July 2023: “A Sustainable Kitchen Workshop” with Chef and Lecturer Semen Oner
- May 2024: A webinar on “Last Refuge Marmara”, themed around marine life and biodiversity, held with Volkan Narcı from Marine Life Conservation Society
Events
“Arkas and the Environment” Painting Activity
We have conducted a painting activity under the theme “Arkas and the Environment” with an attendance of 14 kids as part of the World Environment Day. At the end of the event, we presented a book called “Yeşil Karıncalar (Green Ants)” to all of them.
Turmepa – Coastal Cleanup
In cooperation with Turmepa, we have organized a Coastal Cleanup event with 36 participants, including Arkas employees and their families. A total of 40 kg of waste was collected at the end of the event.
Seed Ball Shots with ecoDrone Technology
As part of Earth Day on April 22, we partnered with ecordingApp to support environmental sustainability. A total of 1,700 seed balls were dropped in designated areas of Muğla using ecoDrone technology, representing each of our employees.