Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer, attended the introductory meeting of the Sustainability Envoys for Professionals Programme. President Soyer said, “PROSEP will further strengthen İzmir's leadership in sustainable development.”
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerattended the introductory meeting of the Sustainability Envoys Program for Professionals (PROSEP), which was initiated in İzmir with the goal of green transformation in production. Aegean Young Businessmen Association (EGİAD) Speaking at the meeting held at the Social and Cultural Activity Center (Historical Portuguese Synagogue), the President Tunç Soyer, “Today we are starting the Professional Sustainability Envoys Program for the professionals of the business world, or PROSEP in short. PROSEP, which will be held together with the Aegean Young Businessmen Association and İzmir Sustainable Urban Development Network, will further strengthen İzmir's leadership in sustainable development.”
The meeting was attended by the Republican People's Party (CHP) İzmir Deputy Özcan Purçu, Konak Mayor Abdül Batur, Ödemiş Mayor Mehmet Eriş, İzmir City Council President Prof. Dr. Adnan Akyarli, EGİAD Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer, Chairman of the Board, EGİAD Former Chairman of the Advisory Board and Business World for Goals Chairman Şükrü Ünlütürk and representatives of the business world attended.
“Sustainability scorecards will be presented with detailed scorecards”
Stating that one of the main goals of PROSEP is to ensure integration with the European Union Green Agreement, President Soyer said, “With PROSEP, we support the professionals who will take part in this harmonization process. This support program consists of theoretical face-to-face training and interactive activities for businesses that want to move forward in sustainability. PROSEP will be implemented by experts and academics with needed industry experience. In line with the trainings to be held in May and June, the sustainability scorecards of the business world on the way to EU integration will be revealed with detailed reports.
“May this journey carry important clues for all humanity”
Emphasizing that the international community is rapidly evolving towards a “world society” with the effect of the pandemic and climate crisis, President Soyer continued his words as follows: “This global change process undoubtedly imposes new tasks on cities. Cities need to produce fast and innovative solutions in the face of processes such as wars, migrations, climate crisis and deep poverty. This further increases the value and importance of cities for securing the future of our planet. Moreover, cities are now forming cross-border relations and international networks. The understanding of growth through larger borders or wars is replaced by a world of cities based on a common future, cooperation and sharing. Welfare, justice and harmony with nature are the different pillars of this universal change. Many cities are developing pioneering projects in these three areas. For example, we started to implement the Cittaslow Metropol project, which is fed by circular culture and circular economy in İzmir. All of the works we carry out for İzmir are parts of this brand new understanding of urbanism. I wholeheartedly believe that the Professional Sustainability Envoys Program, which brings us together today, will produce invaluable results in achieving this goal. With these feelings, the co-director of PROSEP EGİAD, the Business World Platform for Goals and my colleagues in the Izmir Sustainability Urban Development Network. I hope that this journey will carry important clues not only for Izmir but also for our entire country and humanity, and let's continue this development together.”
“We met with our Izmir Metropolitan Municipality on common values”
EGİAD Alp Avni Yelkenbiçer, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said:EGİAD As we, we focus all our efforts on sustainability on this target of belief in the environment, belief in people and the future. Every business person, every public official, every student and teacher we can think about is an investment in the future for us. We also met with our Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Izmir Sustainable Urban Development Network, on common values. PROSEP is exactly a program designed to spread this belief and change the mentality in the business world. Yes, we will tell every professional we touch and every stakeholder institution we can reach, how vital the issue actually is.”
“We have a Bronze President”
EGİAD Former Chairman of the Advisory Board and Chairman of the Business World for Goals Şükrü Ünlütürk said, “I feel very lucky as a citizen of İzmir. Because we have Tunç Mayor and district mayors who have taken care of this issue”. Şükrü Ünlütürk emphasized that the EU's green agreement is a growth strategy and made a presentation on the causes and consequences of the climate crisis.
What is PROCEP?
İzmir Sustainable Urban Development Network (İzmir SKGA), whose secretariat is carried out by İzmir, and EGİAD With PROSEP, which was carried out in cooperation with the Aegean Young Businessmen Association, it is aimed to integrate the business world with the European Union Green Agreement and to create sustainability ambassadors who will lead the sector.
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