The Dinner We Waste Triggers the Climate Crisis

The biggest problem of our age, which entered our lives with the Industrial Revolution and is now called the climate crisis, is the increase in carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. The rapid degradation and consumption of natural resources, which started approximately 300 years ago with the Industrial Revolution, the effects of which we focus more on today, are at their highest levels today. So much so that today we consume at 1.5 world rate compared to the past.

Facts such as polluted air, water and soil resources as a result of the reckless use and consumption of natural resources, climate changes, access to clean food, and living under equal conditions have caused us to hear the concept of sustainability a lot today and to raise awareness and implement measures to take measures in this sense.

We are working to rebuild the natural balance

In order to restore the disturbed balance, in addition to individual measures, industries must also implement their efforts for the environment and clean and healthy food, along with economic development. Novozymes, one of the companies that takes important steps to replace what we take from nature, focuses on sustainability and offers nature and science-based solutions to the urgent needs of the world.

The company, which has been operating in Turkey for 25 years as a subsidiary of Novozymes A/S, continues to increase its service network and solution capacity by improving its capabilities in order to contribute to the local industry and economy and to serve its customers with special solutions.

Speaking recently at an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of their activities in Turkey, Novozymes Türkiye Country Manager and Middle East Consumer Biological Solutions Director Pınar TunçkolThanks to the science-based biosolutions offered by Novozymes, they support the reduction of carbon emissions from 40 industries such as household cleaning products, human health, leather and textile products, bioenergy, water and water waste, food and agriculture, enable production to be more efficient and provide solutions that prevent food waste. He stated that they enabled the world's limited resources to be used more effectively.

Food Waste Increases Carbon Footprint

Pınar Tunçkol continued her speech as follows: “The annual carbon footprint of food waste and loss worldwide is thought to be 3,3 billion tons, and 61 percent of food waste comes out of our kitchens. For example; More than 20 percent of people state that they throw away bread when it is dry, even if it is not expired. Thanks to the enzymes produced by Novozymes, including the Technology and Innovation Center in Istanbul, that keep bread fresher for longer, an estimated 30 billion loaves of bread were prevented from being thrown away in approximately 80 years, and 45 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions were prevented. "Novozymes prevents millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from production, consumption or waste, thanks to the productivity, efficiency and correct use of resources it provides with the enzymes it produces in different sectors."

Finally, Tunçkol said: “We are in Turkey because we believe in the power of our country and we want to be able to offer special solutions to the needs of our producers here by supporting their production from local to global. We create our innovations by understanding the geography we live in and producing special solutions for it. We work to shape the future of the world and our country by using the power and potential of nature. With the science behind our operating philosophy and solutions, we challenge industries and consumers to rethink our tomorrow. “We support and encourage them with our solutions in order to take progressive steps for our common future.”

Source: HORECA Trend and Novozymes