As BHT CLINIC HEALTH INC., we define and adopt our sustainability and social responsibility activities to leave a better world for our future and to ensure employee and patient satisfaction. We carry out all these activities within the framework of Ethical Rules, in compliance with laws and regulations, and with strategies that aim for both transparency and continuous improvement to enable the implementation and development of approaches that apply national and international standards.
For corporate sustainability, we address our issues with long-term strategies in the dimensions of social, environmental, and economic growth. For potential obstacles, we plan to integrate our Risk management process into all our business processes by addressing it with a holistic approach.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY:
BHT CLINIC HEALTH INC. always acts with the fundamental principle of protecting the environment and nature. In this context, the Green Building Certificate, one of the first goals of our hospital, is the most preferred green building rating system in Turkey and the world. Our BHT CLINIC Istanbul Tema Hospital has been awarded the LEED Gold certificate. Our other activities and goals include;
Effective Use of Natural Resources and Zero Waste
- Improving our ways of doing business for the effective use of natural resources
- Reducing water consumption
- Working in accordance with the principle of reducing waste at its source
- Managing waste with the principle of zero storage in nature and creating economic value through reuse and recycling
- Working in harmony with the principle of not polluting rather than cleaning in our activities
Energy and Carbon Management
To combat global climate change
- Reducing the emission of all greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, resulting from our activities
- Using renewable and efficient energy
- Controlling and reducing our environmental impacts with our environmental management system
Eco-Friendly Products and Services
- Ensuring our products and services are environmentally friendly, safe, durable, and of high quality while developing them
- Addressing the impacts of our products and services throughout their life cycles
Respect for Biodiversity
- Considering biodiversity and ecosystem issues when creating our environmental strategies and designing our activities
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY:
It is necessary to treat employees fairly and to contribute to creativity and productivity within ethical limits. A workforce where skills and motivation are at the forefront is the basic strategy of the social pillar. It is important for our institution to provide a safe working environment, offer at least fair, if not equal, wages, and monitor how supply chains operate.
Human Rights
- Respecting and supporting universal human rights and taking responsibility for preventing their violation
- Raising awareness against all forms of violence, including domestic violence
Occupational Health and Safety
- Giving top priority to occupational health and safety
Patient Health and Safety Throughout the Service Lifecycle
- Giving importance and priority to patient health and safety throughout the service lifecycle
- Sharing information about the health, safety, and environmental impacts of our services with our patients in a transparent and systematic way
Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery
- Accepting anti-corruption and anti-bribery as our fundamental responsibility
- Reviewing our processes to ensure they guard against misconduct and bribery
A Way of Doing Business Beyond Legal Regulations
- Adopting a way of doing business that goes beyond full compliance with legal regulations
- Accepting the principles of transparency, fairness, responsibility, and accountability in corporate governance
Information Security
- Protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of information and raising awareness of our stakeholders about information security
Employee Rights
- Adopting the values and working principles of the Business Ethics Rules
- Accepting that equal opportunity is one of the foundations of social sustainability
- Ensuring the equal and effective participation of women in business life and increasing female employment
- Supporting the abolition of forced and compulsory labor and child labor
- Recognizing and respecting all fundamental rights of our employees, such as organization, unionization, and collective bargaining, arising from the constitution and international agreements
- Ensuring non-discrimination in recruitment and placement
- Demonstrating a responsible attitude towards our employees in ensuring a work-life balance
Development Journey
- To be a preferred workplace
- Implementing our corporate and individual performance evaluation process through the dissemination of our strategies and goals to the entire organization and our employees
- Creating a participatory work environment by turning our corporate development approaches into best practice examples
Relations with Stakeholders and Society
- Communicating with our stakeholders in a transparent, participatory, and mutually trust-based manner in all our activities
- Proactively managing our social, environmental, and economic impacts together with our stakeholders
- Basing our approach on "management with social responsibility awareness," where stakeholder expectations are reflected in our way of doing business, culture, and values
- Shaping and diversifying our contribution to society in line with our social responsibility strategies
- Supporting and disseminating the sustainability approach
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY:
BHT CLINIC HEALTH INC. pays attention to establishing a balance between profits to be made and ethical values, and makes long-term financial plans by avoiding environmental insensitivities.
Responsible Value Chain Practices
- Generating and distributing higher economic value
- Creating a competitive advantage and ensuring sustainable profitability in our value chain based on continuous improvement and development
- Supporting sustainable growth with a risk management culture throughout the institution by detecting and preventing corporate risks early
- Ensuring the continuity of our critical services with our business continuity management principles
- Ensuring our suppliers comply with fundamental human rights, equal opportunity, and our business ethics principles
- Working with suppliers who comply with all legal regulations, including a safe working environment, working hours, and remuneration
Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship
- Placing innovation and corporate entrepreneurship at the focus of our corporate culture and ensuring the dissemination of their practices with the participation of our stakeholders
