GreenSync Ecosystem

The Turkish Metal Industrialists Union (MESS) has started to carry out the three-year “GreenSync Ecosystem: Connecting the Manufacturing Ecosystem for a Sustainable Future Project” as of February 1, 2024 within the framework of the European Union's Pre-accession Financial Assistance Instrument (IPA III/2023/ 450-101 European Green Deal).

The main objective of the GreenSync Ecosystem project is to contribute to the green transformation of the manufacturing industry with suppliers. For this purpose, use scenarios that can be applied by industrialists will be developed with the support of the Supply Chain Control Tower and Lifecycle Analysis tools to be installed in the MEXT digital factory, and pilot trainings for supply chain and human resources teams will be carried out. In addition, a sustainability maturity analysis will be applied to the 15 selected companies, and then a comprehensive roadmap will be presented to the companies.

Simultaneously, a Multi-Stakeholder Forum will be created with the title of the Sustainability Policies in Industry Forum to raise awareness about sustainability policies, address them from an industry perspective and allow academia, business, public institutions and civil society to evaluate them in a transparent and multi-stakeholder environment. The Forum will work to contribute to shaping policies for a sustainable world, climate-resilient economy and highly competitive sectors.

The Forum will be composed of 50 people, mainly from enterprises, non-governmental organizations working in this field, academics, public and regulatory agencies working in this field, the Forum will meet quarterly, and each meeting will focus on a critical issue for the manufacturing industry in the field of sustainability. Two weeks before the meeting, an online newsletter will be shared with participants outlining the European Union regulations on the agenda and analyzing the topic of focus.

Supply chain transformation is critical for companies to achieve their net zero goals and achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Suppliers are one of the biggest sources in taking responsible procurement actions and reducing emissions, and integrating the sustainable transformation of suppliers into the process plays a fundamental role in reducing companies' carbon footprint and pursuing social goals.

To create a sustainable supply chain, companies need to collaborate with their suppliers to set common goals based on transparent data sharing, move towards sustainable product design and adopt circular economy principles.

It is important to stimulate cooperation between the main industry and suppliers. For this purpose, the participation of the main industry and the supply chain in joint projects provides an accelerating effect for the implementation of the actions included in the roadmaps with the current situation assessment studies in the supply chain.

Within the scope of this project, it is aimed to carry out maturity analysis studies that will trigger the cooperation of the main industry and subsidiary industries and to publish an insight report on supply chain transformation. Strong collaboration between the main industry and supplier allows building a sustainable and resilient ecosystem, both while facilitating compliance with regulatory pressures and providing first-mover advantage in markets.