Tofaş aims to promote among all of its stakeholders a sustainability awareness which is mindful of the needs of future generations and which is aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SKA). The company conducts its operations with an awareness that collaboration among its employees, dealers, and suppliers is needed to ensure that its own sustainability approach is reflected in all of its business processes.
Tofaş focuses on transparency and accountability in line with the strategic importance that it attaches to stakeholder engagement. Tofaş also supports its stakeholders’ efforts to comply with the tenets of the UN Global Compact.
Suppliers
In line with the Green Procurements strategy to which Tofaş has been adhering since 2017, all of the company’s direct suppliers have been included in an environmental-performance improvement program that requires suppliers to respond to a slate of questions assessing their environmental management systems and performance from the standpoints of greenhouse gas emissions climate change mitigation, and energy-efficiency among other things. Tofaş then works with suppliers and supports them in their efforts to improve their performance.
Tofaş analyzes the ESG data provided by all direct suppliers and then selects those representative of different business sectors. The company conducts workshops and on-site visits and draws up action plans covering technical and methodological development projects with the aim of improving these suppliers’ performance and lowering their risk scores. More than a hundred short, medium, and long-term projects have been undertaken under the various action plans that have been formulated. As a result of the completion of 76% of the short-term projects, improvements of about 35% have been achieved in suppliers’ energy-efficiency and GHG emissions performance.
Customers
Tofaş interacts with customers on a regular basis in order to communicate to them information about the proper use of the company’s products and services. One example of this is the Fiat Connect program, an app that collects and analyzes information about drivers’ driving habits and recommends ways to improve them and save on fuel. In this way, Fiat Connect helps reduce fuel consumption and also the amounts of pollutants that users’ vehicles release into the environment. The app is particularly useful in city driving and can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 25%.
Tofaş customers are given access to awareness-creating and educational videos through its products’ guides and manuals as well as through Fiat Connect and online platforms. The eco:Drive system, which is currently available on some models, provides individualized feedback about a driver’s driving style to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The aggregate impact of and all action taken by eco:Drive users is measured in terms of total CO2 emissions prevented. This information is updated daily.
Non-governmental organizations
Automotive Manufacturers Association
The Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) is the Turkish national partner of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). In that capacity OSD represents the interests of the country’s 15 car, van, truck and bus makers.
Two of the greatest challenges confronting us today are using limited resources responsibly and protecting the environment. OSD closely monitors environmental targets set by the EU and draws its members’ attention to issues such as technological advances, new types of fuel and refueling, and the rapid renewal of the vehicle fleet on European roads. OSD believes that these challenges can be met only through the joint efforts of all Turkish automotives industry players and policymakers.
As a member of trade associations such as OSD, Tofaş also plays a role in the development of automotives-industry government regulations and standards.
Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association - Environment & Climate Change Working Group
The TÜSİAD Environment and Climate Change Working Group was established to support the development of regulations that support economic growth while aligning with Turkey’s environmental policies and the sustainability of natural resources. The group examines both EU and Turkish climate regulations while also contributing to the efforts of the Turkey Climate Platform (REC Türkiye).
Tofaş engages in continuous dialogue and collaboration with numerous public agencies and organizations. The company is a member of the Climate Platform, an independent non-profit initiative co-established in 2011 by the Regional Environmental Center Turkey (REC) and TÜSİAD. One of the platform’s aims is to support efforts to combat climate change and to transition to a low-carbon economy.
International Investors Association of Turkey - Sustainable Development Working Group
The YASED Sustainable Development Working Group was established in 2022 to advance the work initiated under the YASED Sustainable Development Platform (SDP). Unlike the platform format, the working group format is designed to strengthen SDP’s previous activities both by providing a dedicated infrastructure for regular meetings among participants representing different fields and interests by incorporating a dynamic feedback mechanism.
The Sustainable Development Working Group aims to bring its members together to create a greater impact in the area of sustainability and also to develop other sustainability initiatives. The group is composed of members with expertise and a passion for advancing sustainable development. Members work together to achieve common goals by leveraging their collective strengths. The group’s overall vision is aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Working Group’s top priorities include the European Green Deal, energy-efficiency improvements, and carbon-reduction technologies.
