05.06.2022 Ankara
Within the scope of June 5, World Environment Day and Turkey Environment Week, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu issued a celebratory message.
In his celebratory
message, Hisarcıklıoğlu said: “The fight against climate change is setting the
agenda of countries as never before in history. Without
country-continent-region borders, the whole world has to move more organized
and faster.
As the Republic of
Turkey, I believe that we have come a long way in this regard recently. Last
year, the Paris Climate Agreement was ratified by our Supreme Assembly. Mr.
President announced 2053 as the year we will reach net zero.
In line with these
developments, I believe that our family, society and business world should be
more proactive from institutions to individuals.
We must capture the
spirit of the times, take green transformation into our main focus in
production, trade, agriculture, finance, maritime, education, technology and
many other areas, and develop new policies and new perspectives. The slogan of
World Environment Day, which is recognized by the United Nations as June 5 and
celebrated every year, reminds us how much we need the protection of the environment:
‘One World’. We have only one world to live in. For this reason, we must
establish a cleaner, greener life in harmony with nature.
The way to achieve this
is to transform our industry, to build a green and circular economy, to put
concepts such as zero waste and recycling at the center of our lives, in short,
to completely change our lifestyle.
We should make our
evaluations with this perspective, do our part for our future and undertake
this responsibility together with all stakeholders.
As the Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, we attach great importance to
environmental and climate change issues. We continue our work on awareness,
guide the green transformation adventure of our industrialists and use all our
opportunities to facilitate this transformation process.
With these thoughts and
the hope of waking up to a more livable tomorrow, I celebrate the World
Environment Day and Turkey Environment Week of all our people with my sincerest
wishes.”