What is EPD Certificate?
EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a document that provides a detailed explanation of a product’s environmental impacts, prepared in accordance with international standards. This document analyses and transparently presents the environmental effects of a product throughout its life cycle from raw material extraction to production, use, and disposal. EPD certificates are prepared in compliance with […]
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in the Light of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
“Sustainable development is impossible without an inclusive AI.” Artificial intelligence, which we feel directly or indirectly in every aspect of our lives, has become an important issue for better management of environmental impacts in our Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) reporting. LCA is a methodology that assesses the environmental impacts of a product or process throughout […]
Eco-Design, Sustainable Design, Digital Product Passport, Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)
‘What is a beautiful house without a good planet to build on?’ Henry David Thoreau. ‘Humankind does not have a pollution problem; it has a design problem. If people could design products, appliances, furniture, houses, factories and cities more intelligently from the start, they wouldn’t even have to think in terms of waste, pollution or […]
Green and Lean
When lean production was introduced in the 1950s, it aimed to deliver better quality products to customers in the shortest time possible at less cost. Each step taken in continuous improvement put manufacturers one step ahead of their competitors. The 14 principles of lean production began to be used to improve flow and standardize business […]
Corporate Carbon Footprint: Definition, Importance and Legal Obligations
The reality is that the natural world is changing and we are totally dependent on it. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to protect it.” Sir David Attenborough The European Climate Law sets a legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions […]
Will Green Transformation be a Barrier or an Opportunity for the Turkish Textile Industry?
We are going through a period in which we feel the increasing effects of climate change on our planet and in our country more and more every day. While the researches are evaluating that the climate of our Black Sea coasts will be like our Mediterranean coasts, the European Commission, which aims to make the […]
