As The Raga Side Hotel, our Sustainable Management System policy is to prioritize the social, cultural, fundamental rights and freedoms, health and safety rights of individuals without discrimination in terms of religion, language, race, gender, sexual orientation, physical abilities in all activities related to guests, personnel and third parties and to work by taking the necessary precautions for these, to act environmentally sensitive in all activities inside and outside the facility and accordingly to make improvements by taking into account the quality and economic interests of the facility and personnel.

In this context, our primary responsibilities are;

OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• While developing our products and services, we take care to ensure that they are environmentally friendly, safe, solid and of high quality, to produce Safe Food under the roof of our business, to ensure the reduction of waste and to prevent waste.

Human Rights

• To respect universal human rights, support these rights and take responsibility to prevent their violations,

• To raise awareness against all forms of violence, including domestic violence,

• To adopt the elimination of gender discrimination as a fundamental human right in all our activities towards all our employees and guests and to act in accordance with gender equality.

Occupational Health and Safety

• To regularly conduct health checks and trainings of our employees within the scope of Occupational Health and Safety and to provide a safe working environment.

A Way of Doing Business Beyond Legal Regulations

• To adopt a way of doing business beyond full compliance with legal regulations,

• To accept the principles of transparency, fairness, responsibility and accountability in corporate management.

Information Security

• To protect the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility features of information and to increase the awareness of our stakeholders on information security.

Employee Rights

• To accept that equal opportunities are one of the foundations of social sustainability,

• To ensure equal and effective participation of women in business life and to increase women's employment,

• To support the elimination of forced and compulsory labor and child labor,

• To recognize and respect all fundamental rights of our employees, such as organization, unionization and collective bargaining arising from constitutional and international agreements,

• To ensure that there is no discrimination in recruitment and placement,

• To exhibit a responsible attitude towards our employees in terms of ensuring a balance between work and private life.

Relations with Stakeholders and Society

• To communicate with our stakeholders in a transparent, participatory and mutually trust-based manner in all our activities,

• To proactively manage our social, environmental and economic impacts together with our stakeholders,

• To support and disseminate the sustainability approach,

• To seek the opinion of the society in the region in the activities carried out,

• To not exhibit or buy or sell historical and archaeological products except in cases permitted by law.

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Effective use of natural resources and less waste,

• Reducing water use,

• Conducting studies in accordance with the principle of reducing waste at source,

• Managing the waste generated with the principle of zero storage in nature and creating economic value with reuse and recovery,

• Working in accordance with the principle of not polluting instead of cleaning in our activities,

• Combating global climate change,

• Reducing the emission of all greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, resulting from our activities,

• Using renewable and efficient energy,

• Controlling and reducing our environmental impacts with our environmental management system,

• Acting in accordance with water safety criteria, reducing water consumption per person, ensuring that water is sent to the wastewater line without harming our environment by performing regular water analyses and routine checks in our facilities,

• Reducing carbon emission and greenhouse gas emission by utilizing renewable energy sources in all our activities and new investments in our facilities,

• In all the activities of our facilities, using local and indigenous products, contribute to the healthy growth of the national and global economy,

• Contribute to the development of the local economy, always support local employment and local suppliers,

• Introduce the Natural and Cultural Heritage and Works of the region to all our guests,

• Introduce our country and traditions to our guests with our local products and theme nights,

• Conduct studies that will positively affect the quality of life of the local people and protect the local texture,

• Follow scientific and technological developments closely and adopt adaptation as a principle,

• To draw attention to the increasing natural disasters due to climate change and to raise awareness of our employees and guests against disasters through trainings and drills.

Respect for Biodiversity

• To take biodiversity and ecosystem issues into consideration when creating our environmental strategies and designing our activities,

• To protect the ecological system in the terrestrial areas of our facilities, to ensure the protection and sustainability of the natural life around us by monitoring invasive species.

OUR ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITY

• To always keep the principle of ‘’Equal Workload, Equal Pay’’ at the forefront among our employees,

• To produce and distribute higher economic value,

• To create competitive advantage and ensure sustainable profitability by basing continuous improvement and development in our value chain,

• To ensure that our suppliers comply with fundamental human rights, equal opportunities and our business ethics principles,

• To work with suppliers that comply with all legal regulations, including a safe working environment, working hours and compensation.

THE RAGA SIDE HOTEL MANAGEMENT