Sustainability Policy

Sustainable Management System Policy

As Side Stella Elite Resort & Spa, our sustainable management system policy is based on protecting the social, cultural, fundamental rights and freedoms, and health and safety rights of guests, staff, and third parties without discrimination based on religion, language, race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical abilities. We take necessary precautions and act with environmental sensitivity in all internal and external operations, aiming for continuous improvement by considering the quality and economic interests of the facility and employees.

Our primary responsibilities in this context

Social

• Ensuring that our products and services are environmentally friendly, safe, durable, and of high quality during development
• Producing Safe Food under our operations, reducing waste, and preventing food loss

Human Rights

• Respecting universal human rights, supporting them, and taking responsibility to prevent violations
• Raising awareness against all forms of violence, including domestic violence
• Recognizing the elimination of gender discrimination as a fundamental human right and acting in accordance with gender equality

Occupational Health and Safety

• Taking necessary measures and organizing training to prevent work accidents
• Prioritizing the safety of employees under all circumstances

Business Conduct Beyond Legal Requirements

• Adopting a business approach that goes beyond full compliance with legal regulations
• Accepting the principles of transparency, fairness, responsibility, and accountability in corporate governance

Information Security

• Protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of information
• Raising stakeholder awareness about information security

Employee Rights

• Accepting equal opportunity as the basis of social sustainability
• Ensuring equal and effective participation of women in business life
• Supporting the elimination of forced labor and child labor
• Respecting the rights to unionization, organization, and collective bargaining
• Preventing discrimination in recruitment processes
• Paying attention to work-life balance

Relations with Stakeholders and Society

• Establishing transparent, participatory, and trust-based communication with stakeholders
• Managing the social, environmental, and economic impacts of operations together
• Supporting and promoting the sustainability approach
• Considering the opinions of the local community
• Protecting historical and archaeological artifacts to the extent permitted by law

Environmental

• Using natural resources efficiently and reducing waste
• Minimizing water usage and waste generation
• Acting with the principle of preventing pollution rather than cleaning it
• Combating global climate change
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Increasing renewable energy use and energy efficiency
• Reducing environmental impact through environmental management systems
• Complying with water security criteria
• Reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gas emissions
• Prioritizing local and regional products
• Promoting and protecting local culture and heritage
• Raising awareness among employees and guests about natural disasters

Respect for Biodiversity

• Incorporating biodiversity and ecosystems into activity plans
• Protecting ecological balance and monitoring invasive species

Economic

• Implementing the principle of equal pay for equal work
• Creating and distributing higher economic value
• Aiming for continuous improvement and sustainable profitability in the value chain
• Ensuring suppliers’ compliance with human rights, equal opportunity, and ethical principles
• Working with suppliers that provide safe work environments and comply with legal regulations