Divan Group, which sets out with the principle of 'Only the Best' and always provides perfect service to its guests, continues to benefit the environment and society within the scope of its vision of leaving a more livable world to future generations. Based on the motto 'We are at Divan for the Future', Divan Group will offer carbon neutral accommodation to its guests and its new project; It was launched in Divan Istanbul, Divan Bodrum, Divan Çukurhan, Divan Ankara, Divan Istanbul City and Divan Bursa hotels.

Within the scope of the carbon conversion program carried out under the leadership of Koç Holding, emissions resulting from hotel guests' accommodation will be offset free of charge by the Divan hotel where they stay. Guests will be able to concretely see through which projects the carbon offset process, verified by independent organizations, is achieved and its environmental benefits with the carbon offset certificate. By participating in this project, Divan guests will significantly support the increase of social and environmental responsibility awareness.

Tomruk: “We want to include our guests in our goal of moving towards a carbon neutral future”

Divan Group General Manager Murat Tomruk said, “As Divan Group, we integrate our determined commitment to a sustainable future and the principle of "Only the Best" into every aspect of our business. We undertake a pioneering mission in creating a positive impact in society, environmental awareness and a selfless attitude towards people. Our sensitivity to the environment combines with our goal of acting in accordance with the principles of sustainability. We design our business processes to minimize environmental impacts and aim to use resources efficiently. We are aware of our responsibilities in the fight against global climate change. At the center of our sustainability vision are carbon neutrality and carbon neutral accommodation strategies. Carbon-neutral accommodation and carbon-neutral event organization options are two of the important steps we take towards contributing to a sustainable future. This method allows our guests to neutralize carbon emissions resulting from their accommodation and activities. Our guests will play an active role in the fight against climate change thanks to the offset project they will support. "In this regard, as Divan Group, we want to include our valued guests in our goal of moving towards a carbon neutral future," he said.

Divan Group Hotels and Banquet Units Deputy General Manager Emre Altunal said: “Within the framework of our commitment to environmental awareness, we have important targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Based on 2020, we aim to reduce our emissions from our operations by 2030 percent by 20 and to be carbon neutral in all our operations by 2050. Raising awareness by informing our guests and employees about carbon balancing plays an important role. In this process, our guests will now stay carbon neutral in a total of 6 hotels, namely Divan Istanbul, Divan Bodrum, Divan Çukurhan, Divan Ankara, Divan Istanbul City and Divan Bursa, and will be certified with a carbon offset certificate at the end of their stay. "We will also offer the carbon balancing option in all meetings and organizations to be held in these hotels."

Project Developed with Climateware

With the project developed by the climate technologies company Climateware, the carbon footprint calculation and offset service resulting from the accommodation and events of Divan guests will be used by Divan teams with software integration. After calculations are made with the software integrated into Divan systems, emissions will be offset according to the emission amount of the guests through the project chosen by the Divan Group in light of certain environmental criteria. Divan guests will be able to clearly see which United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) they have contributed to in the certificates they receive as a result of offset.

Climateware CEO İlker Turan, “We are proud to share with you the steps we have taken towards an innovative and sustainable future through the strategic partnerships we have established with industry-leading brands. Together with our valued business partner Divan, we reinforce our mission of reducing carbon footprint and disseminating carbon neutral practices. The calculation APIs we developed especially for Divan provide accurate emission data for accommodations and events, allowing real-time carbon balancing. In this way, Divan, which makes its accommodation carbon neutral, offers its guests a concrete environmentally friendly experience and makes them active participants in this meaningful change.”

Divan Group Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2050

Divan Group, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions in all processes in its value chain in order to leave a more livable world to future generations, aims to be carbon neutral in 2050. In this context, Divan Group, which primarily invests in renewable energy, has applied for the installation of solar power plants with a capacity of 2023 MWe in 10. Divan Group will fully comply with circular economy principles in all its operations by 2030 and make 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' (3R) principles an integral part of the company culture; With its responsibility towards nature, it aims to use resources more consciously and leave a more livable world to future generations. For example, within the framework of the coffee machine (Telve Duo) project developed with Arçelik, coffee waste is collected and used as a biocomposite material in the lower part of Arçelik's Telve Duo machine. With this project, it is aimed to reduce the amount of waste caused by coffee waste by 50 percent and to prevent 10 percent of the carbon emission level of coffee waste. Divan Group reinforces its commitment to protecting water resources with concrete steps by reducing water consumption per room by 2023 percent, in line with the target it set for 2.

Divan Group, Turkey's and the world's diversity-based food and accommodation culture; It continues to contribute to people, nature and economic development with an ethical, egalitarian, inclusive management approach and a production approach that protects environmental assets.

Source: HORECA Trend and Divan Group