A sustainable management model is one of our key priorities. We are working to spread sustainability culture and consciousness to all our processes and stakeholders. We adopt sustainability as a way of doing business and make improvements by taking our current work from a sustainable point of view.

Sustainability management at Tofaş is the responsibility of the Early Risk Detection and Risk Management Committee. Reporting is made to the Corporate Governance Committee and information flow is provided at the Board level about our sustainability activities. Thus, the issue of sustainability is on the agenda of the Board of Directors and evaluated by the members of the Board of Directors. Accordingly, the activities carried out by the relevant directorates and units, in which the senior management, primarily the CEO, are involved, are coordinated by the Sustainability Team and reported to the Board Committees.

Sustainability is managed within the framework of our Tofaş Sustainability Policy, which includes the general principles of our sustainability approach. Our sustainability strategies are determined and monitored by the Tofaş Sustainability Committee. The Sustainability Working Group is responsible for implementing the strategic plans for sustainability management and reporting the performance results through the sustainability report.

You can reach Tofaş Corporate Sustainability Policy https://tofas.com.tr/en/Sustainability/Policies/Pages/default.aspx a or through the Tofaş Annual Report 2018, which is also published interactively at http://ir.tofas.com.tr/en/index.html

Sustainability Priorities

In the first phase of our study to determine our sustainability priorities, a wide range of topics has been created in line with the subjects of the GRI standard and the subjects that are closely related to the automotive sector. In determining our sustainability priorities, we have considered Sustainable Development Goals, which are defined as the universal objectives that address environmental, social and economic problems.

Two separate questionnaires were organized to ensure the participation of internal and external stakeholders in decision-making mechanisms. After the first survey with the participation of company executives, a second survey with our stakeholder groups, including suppliers and non-governmental organizations, was conducted. Thus, the universe of subject was finalized.

Within the scope of the study to determine the sustainability priorities, the universe of subject consisting of 40 subjects and 17 Sustainable Development Goals were evaluated one by one by Tofaş middle and top managers. Subsequently, the studies were consolidated and the relevance of Tofaş operations was evaluated. In the last stage, priorities were determined by considering the impact level of Tofaş operations on these issues and stakeholder expectation parameters.

The table below, which is the result of all these studies, shows the Tofaş main processes related to the priority issues determined by the survey according to the opinions of our stakeholders.