Sustainability - Nova Group

“As Nova, we have always acted meticulously on issues such as ethics, employee rights, social benefit and respect for the environment, which are now examined under the heading of sustainability, since the first day we started operating.”

"More". We can summarize our modern world order in this way: More production, more consumption, more resource use. We are constructing our economic and social life as if there is no tomorrow, as if there are other worlds to go to. The world with a border is trying to tell us, with more visible signs, that we have to take good care of it: the climate crisis, social inequality, and reduced inclusion and accessibility. Yet we have a way to understand and control our impact on the world: Sustainability.

How can we define sustainability?

In fact, there is no single universally accepted definition of sustainability. But it is often defined as 'meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. It means being permanent both socially and ecologically while ensuring the continuity of production, diversity and consumption.

At this point, 'What is not sustainability?' We need to answer the question. The most common misconception is to define sustainability only with ecology. However, sustainability is a holistic approach that accepts that everything must be considered together to establish lasting well-being. This brings us to the next question.

What topics does the concept of sustainability consist of?

Sustainability has different dimensions: economy, society and environment. So just adopting an environmentally friendly lifestyle is not synonymous with sustainability. It requires taking steps to include factors such as social equality, economic development and welfare into the equation and to bring all human activities into existence in balance. Shall we give an example?

Environmental protection: It focuses on protecting the integrity and flexibility of the ecosystem with steps such as reducing the carbon footprint, ensuring the sustainable use of resources in production, waste management, protecting biodiversity, saving energy and water, and recycling.

Economic development: It aims to achieve economic growth and increase welfare by protecting resources. It prioritizes concepts such as green investments, innovation and R&D, fair trade, sustainable finance, and circular economy.

Social development: It describes reaching a satisfactory and sustainable standard in all areas of life such as social justice, equal opportunity, inclusion, education, health, community awareness, and gender equality. On the other hand, they open the door to entrepreneurship projects that will create solutions to social problems.

Why is sustainability important?

All parts of the ecosystem, living or non-living (humans, plants, animals, microorganisms, natural resources, etc.) are indisputably interconnected and interact. The deterioration in one link of the chain affects the whole system.

Therefore, sustainability; guarantees the continuity of this chain, protects our ecosystem and natural resources, and increases our quality of life. It raises the bar in all fields, from health to education, from culture to social equality, guarantees welfare and ensures the development of societies. Thanks to the rational use of resources, a more livable and safe world is created.

Facilitators

Facilitators; Operational excellence, digitalization, talent management and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) are the main tools that will facilitate the realization of the vision of “Future, from today to tomorrow”.

Strategic Value Fields

Strategic areas, which are Nova's main value creation areas; nature, employees and society are determined as innovation.

Operational Roots

Operational roots, economic performance, corporate governance and customer loyalty of Nova, which has been active for years, will continue to be the building blocks of the company's future, as it has been until now.

Why is sustainability important?

With the motto of "Future, from today to tomorrow", we create our business culture on the axis of people, social benefit and the environment, and continue our activities with a focus on a sustainable future.

Construction and urban transformation, our main business lines “timeless designed” fields. With these activities, we help cities to create a modern and urban lifestyle, respond to the vital needs of societies and raise their living standards. We sign projects. The buildings we build within the scope of our construction and urban transformation activities always create safe, peaceful and innovative living spaces from today to tomorrow.

We work to build the foundation for a brighter, more prosperous and more sustainable future with our activities, practices, priorities and goals.

We regard human life as the top priority in all our activities and try to minimize our environmental impact. We are constantly researching, improving ourselves and making investments in order to use our resources in the most efficient way. We closely follow mega trends such as the climate crisis, population growth, demographic and social change, urbanization and technological developments that are rapidly transforming the world.

In addition to integrating digital transformation and innovation into our business, we allocate resources to initiatives that will feed our activities with new technologies. We are proud to set an example for our sectors with our practices and performance in the field of occupational health and safety.

We also accept being at the foundation of a sustainable future primarily as a responsibility. The vision of "the future, from today to tomorrow", which is the main theme of our sustainability journey, is the simplest expression of this responsibility!

We have learned by experience that in order to take good care of the future, it is necessary to take good care of our world. This means adopting 'green' habits and persisting in sustainability in social and economic life!