I-REC Renewable Energy

I-REC (Renewable Energy Certificate) is developed by RECs International. It is a type of certification that proves the electricity used by a company is obtained out of renewable energy sources. Green Energy Certificate is internationally recognized, transparent and traceable.

ISO 50001:2018 International Organization for Standardization

ISO 50001 Energy Management System, helps create and maintain the processes and systems that are determined by energy experts such as; creating an energy management system, saving energy, decreasing energy expenses and encouraging raising awareness towards the environment.

Energy Management System helps companies to manage the energy use sustainably and efficiently.

Energy Management Systems achieve:

• to reduce the cost of energy
• to give priority to opportunities on energy savings having no cost or low-cost
• to achieve less greenhouse gas emissions
• to get less affected by energy price changes
• to have less carbon footprint
• to increase energy awareness of employee
• to reach more information on usage and consumption of energy and opportunities on its development
• to have a conscious deciding process
• to decrease rates of uncertainty due to better interpretation of future energy consumption

OCS Certificate

The Organic Content Standard (OCS) is an international, voluntary standard that sets requirements for third-party certification of certified organic input and chain of custody. The goal of the OCS is to increase organic agriculture production.

Objectives of the OCS

• Provide the industry with a tool to verify the organically grown content of the products they purchase.
• Provide companies with a trusted tool to communicate organically grown content claims to the industry.
• Provide organic fiber farmers with broad access to the global organic market for their products.

GRS Certificate

The Global Recycled Standard (GRS) are international, voluntary standards that set requirements for third-party certification of recycled input and chain of custody. The shared goal of the standards is to increase the use of recycled materials. The GRS includes additional criteria for social and environmental processing requirements and chemical restrictions.

Objectives of GRS

• Alignment of recycled definitions across multiple applications.
• Verify recycled content in products
• Provide consumers (both brands and end consumers) with a tool to make informed decisions.
• Reduce harmful impact of production to people and the environment.
• Provide assurance that products are processed more sustainably.
• Drive higher percentages of recycled content in products.

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI)

Cotton is an undeniably one of the most important renewable natural resource but the future of cotton production is vulnerable to poor environmental management, poor working conditions and unstable markets. In order to secure the sustainable future of the industry BCI: Better Cotton Initiate organization was established in 2005. BCI operates as a not-for-profit organization and exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows in and better for the sector’s future. Being an important benchmark, BCI works and connects people and organizations across the cotton sector from field to store, to promote measurable and continuing improvements for the environment, farming communities and the economies of cotton-producing areas. The Better Cotton Standard System is designed to ensure the exchange of good practices, and to encourage the scaling up of collective action to establish Better Cotton as a sustainable mainstream commodity.

BCI System covers all three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic, incorporates the following 6 principles representing global understanding of Better Cotton:

• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who minimize the harmful impact of crop protection practices.
• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who use water efficiently and care for the availability of water.
• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who care for the health of the soil.
• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who conserve natural habitats.
• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who care for and preserve the quality of the fiber.
• Better Cotton is produced by farmers who promote Decent Work.

Being aware of the fact that doing business must be with respect towards the environment and well-being of the people, KIVANÇ operates within the innovative and sustainable environmental approaches at all stages of its production and aims continuously increasing its Better Cotton consumption.