The sustainable procurement policy of the university aims to establish certain purchasing standards in a way that will ensure the benefit not only to the institutions, but also to the society and the economy and minimize the damages to the environment. To achieve this, central contracts will be evaluated in terms of corporate governance, financial soundness and attractiveness, innovation capacity, business integrity and ethics. It is expected from the suppliers to include equality and diversity during their employment processes, be inclusive of people, comply with human rights, and provide their employees with appropriate working conditions and fair wages. In addition, care will be taken to work with companies that attach importance to environmentally sustainable resource, energy and water use, carbon emissions and waste management. Goods and materials contracts will include options to purchase environmentally friendly products, and these options will be heavily evaluated.
Sustainable procurement goals for our university include the followings
Supplying sustainable products and services
Complying with all relevant legislative requirements in purchasing processes
Raising awareness of sustainability among suppliers and contractors and encouraging them to evaluate their activities within the scope of sustainability
Incorporating sustainability criteria into the process when evaluating bids from potential suppliers
Developing the benchmarks of our sustainability practice using industry standards
Using the developed criteria to monitor our sustainability practice in order to ensure persistence
Using the results of the monitored application to compare our performance with similar organizations
Identifying relevant areas for improvement of the application and analyzing the performance
In this context, our University declares to comply with the requirements of the following Laws in every step it will take in terms of investment:
Public Financial Management and Control Law No. 5018
