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REWARDING INNOVATION – TURKEY |
Winners and finalists at the award ceremony in Istanbul on 20 May 2008: Kerem Okumus, National Coordinator; Bulend Engin,
General Manager, ICDAS Inc; Sahin Kurtepe, Deputy General Manager, AYGAZ Inc.; Vedat Baylan, Member of the Board, ASAJ Inc.;
Arzuhan Dogan Yalcindag, Chairperson, TUSIAD; Sibel Sezer, Director, REC Turkey; Ufuk Guclu, Deputy General Manager, Ford
Automotive; Haydar Yenigun, Factory Manager, Ford Automotive; Gunduz Bayer, General Manager, Metro Asset Management Inc.;
Tarık Ozcelik, Seramic Group Manager, Kaleseramik Inc.; Prof. Dr. Lutfi Akca, Director General, Ministry of Environment and Forestry; and Mustafa Bagan (head of the national jury)
 The Turkish National Environment Awards, which are held every two years and feed into the European Business Awards for the Environment, are organised by the Regional Environmental Center (REC) – Country Office Turkey. They reward companies in three different categories: management, product and process. There were 26 entries and seven companies were rewarded for their remarkable achievements in the field of innovation and environmental friendly products and sustainable management of business operations.The first prize winners in each category were:
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Management: ICDAS Inc. – for management systems that cut costs by reducing gas/water use and increasing productivity.
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Product: Ford Automotive – for a hybrid electric light commercial vehicle using less fuel without compromising performance.
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Process: Metro Asset Management – Meydan Shopping Mall – for installing a vertical ground source heat pump in its shopping mall.
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