Sustainable production projects – case studies in Turkey

Gürler, Meltem; Gulc, Aleksandra

Sustainable production projects – case studies in Turkey

Abstract

Especially after the Industrial Revolution, the effects of humanity on the climate began to increase to a significant extent. Currently, these negative effects have reached the level that threatens the natural structure. Insensitive and excessive consumption of natural resources leads to an increase of environmental pollution. The concept of “sustainable production” has emerged to face the climate change and global warming. Modern businesses more frequently aim to conduct environmentally friendly projects and changing unsustainable production models. The implementation of sustainability concept into marketing strategy has had a positive impact on consumers and investors. The effective use of clean resources and green energy, the transition to ecological technologies, and the use of environmentally sensitive production principles are also important for compliance with difficult competitive conditions. Global economic and environmental crises in recent years have led to increased international efforts to transform to more sustainable industrial systems. In this study, the concept of sustainable production is discussed and the case studies of sustainable production projects realized in Turkey are examined.