Enerjisa Enerji, UNDP, and Sabancı University united their powers to create a green destination model in Kucukkoy - Seite 2

Speaking at the result press conference of SENTRUM project, Güler Sabancı, Chairperson at Sabancı Holding and Chair of the Board of Trustees at Sabancı University, emphasized that the SENTRUM project, which she also referred to as the “Success Triangle”, was a project created in partnership with Enerjisa Enerji, Sabancı University and UNDP to provide social benefits. Güler Sabancı expressed that SENTRUM project set a role model for tourism and energy sectors as the most important sectors in Turkish economy, and that the success of the project was not only limited to Küçükköy. Sabancı remarked, “With the popularization of SENTRUM model which includes measurable, repeatable and sustainable tourism practices, I believe that this model will be a success story nation- and worldwide. It is also one of the most tangible examples of “Being a Leader in Sustainable Businesses” which is one of the five main strategies of Sabancı Group as much as it serves Sustainable Development Goals.”

Louisa Vinton, Resident Representative of the UNDP Turkey, stated, “Küçükköy is just one of the thousands of picturesque locations in Turkey that make this country a popular tourism destination. However, with the growth of tourism, there comes the risk of increased pressure on the environment and increased energy utilization. Therefore, we, at UNDP, are very satisfied with this collaboration in order to develop a green tourism model that could create economic advantages for the country while protecting the planet that we are bound to live on.”

Kıvanç Zaimler, President at Sabancı Holding Energy Group and Chairperson of Board of Directors at Enerjisa Enerji, remarked, “Our mission at Enerjisa Enerji is to lead Turkey’s energy transformation and assume responsibility for a better future. We aim to create solutions that will enable us to reach sustainable development goals not only by our own resources, but also by engaging other stakeholders in the process. For that very reason, I find the SENTRUM project very valuable and meaningful which we launched last year in collaboration with UNDP and with the valuable contributions of Sabancı University.”