Updated: 1 Jun 2025
ASSESSMENT
SECTOR
Food and Beverage
WEBSITE
CERTIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
SOURCE MATERIAL
A101 Sustainability Report 2023
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
A101 is Türkiye’s retail grocery chain with the country’s widest branch network, operating more than 13,000 stores, around 60 regional directorates, and over 1,200 suppliers nationwide. The company began its sustainability work by establishing a sustainability department in 2021. However, an analysis against İz Sür’s assessment criteria finds that its sustainability practices remain weak, particularly in transparency, verifiability, and systematic impact.
The lack of detailed disclosure of key data such as carbon footprint, energy consumption, water use, and waste volumes fails to meet İz Sür’s criteria for “transparency” and “openness” and reduces consumer trust.
The absence of data on energy and water use outside headquarters, including stores and warehouses, raises questions about the credibility of the company’s sustainability commitments. Limited information about waste-management projects and uncertainty about their progress are inadequate from a data-transparency perspective.
The reports contain no information about independent external audits, undermining the credibility of the company’s sustainability statements. Its social responsibility projects are also superficial.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
- It should regularly and openly disclose key data such as carbon footprint, energy, water, and waste volumes.
- It should report environmental impacts separately for different units, such as stores, warehouses, and headquarters.
- It should publish sustainability reports every year and provide data comparable with previous years.
- It should make all past reports available on its website.
- It should undergo independent audits and clearly state the verification results in its reports.
- It should set clear, measurable, time-bound targets for reducing energy use, water use, waste, and carbon emissions, and track them regularly.
Tags:
- Food