BIRLESIM_MUHENDISLIK 2023 ANNUAL REPORT

BİRLEŞİM MÜHENDİSLİK 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 95 Birleşim Mühendislik’s environment policy is intended to ensure that: · The potentially adverse impact of waste on people and the environment is minimized · Water, electricity, and other resource consumption is reduced · Waste is disposed of in accordance with laws and regulations and the use of recycled materials is increased · Employees, suppliers, and all other parties interacting with the environmental management system are provided with environmental-awareness training. Birleşim Mühendislik environment targets: · Increase the amount of total time devoted to employee environmental training in one year · Reduce overall resource (electricity, water etc) use by at least 15% · Ensure that waste generated as a result of our operations is sorted, collected, disposed of, and recycled in accordance with laws and regulations · Increase the amount of recyclable waste by at least 20% Environment Policy Birleşim Mühendislik is aware of the need to use our planet’s limited resources efficiently and economically and to fulfill its own environmental responsibilities. · Environmental laws and regulations will be complied with. · Waste will be reduced as much as possible; such waste as is generated will be disposed of in ways that are the least detrimental to environmental assets. · Natural resource use will be minimized; recycled materials will be used wherever possible. · Attention will be given to environmental matters in the conduct of existing operations and before undertaking new ones. · Environmental harm will be prevented through constant improvement of environmental performance. · Employees, customers, and suppliers will be made aware of environmental matters. The 11,000 m 2 company headquarters building that we built in the Istanbul Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone has been awarded LEED gold certification in recognition of design and execution features that minimize natural resource and energy consumption over the usable lifetime of the structure. INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY 8/15 INNOVATION 4/6 SUSTAINABLE SITES 20/26 WATER EFFICIENCY 10/10 REGIONAL PRIORITY CREDITS 4/4 MATERIALS AND RESOURCES 8/14 ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE 10/35 TOTAL POINTS: 64/100