ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ACTION PLAN

The Environmental and Social Management System covers general strategies to reduce or eliminate negative environmental, social, occupational health and safety impacts of construction and operation of renewable energy projects by Akfen Renewable Energy A.Ş. and its subcontractors. The primary purpose of the system is to provide guidance in order to prevent accidents and incidents that may cause harm to natural and social environment, employees and local communities.

Environment

By complying with national and international legislation and by carrying out environmentally friendly studies;

• We will reduce the negative environmental impact, prevent pollution at its source,
• We will carefully evaluate the recycling and reuse alternatives of wastes,
• Hazardous wastes; we will take the necessary measures to prevent them from mixing with the air, water and soil, and we will ensure that the wastes in question are delivered to the authorized institutions in a disciplined manner. We will raise awareness of our personnel about the damage caused by hazardous wastes to the environment.
• We will try to reduce the amount of food waste to the minimum level by raising the awareness of our personnel,
• We will use environmentally friendly technologies and reduce the use of raw materials
• We will display an efficiency-oriented approach in energy consumption and raise awareness of our employees.
• We will ensure the sustainable, efficient and effective use of natural resources, and we will raise awareness of our employees on this issue.
• We will raise awareness about the causes and importance of climate change.
• By increasing our energy production capacity, we will reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions,
• We will monitor the greenhouse gas emission rates related to our activities and energy consumption, and take the necessary measures to reduce them.
• We will share data with the public on the consumption of energy and global resources, recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes, and we will try to create social awareness.
• We will work to protect the ecosystems and biological diversity of the areas where we operate, and raise awareness of our personnel on this issue.
• In order to protect biodiversity, we will prevent the loss and fragmentation of ecosystems and habitats on the operation sites due to exploration and extraction activities (excavation, drilling, etc.) during construction site periods, and we will carry ecosystems and habitats where it is not able to prevent.
• We will prevent impacts on population dynamics (breeding, feeding and breeding behavior), migratory species due to noise, habitat degradation or fragmentation.
• We will prevent soil erosion that may occur due to drainage, pesticide use and felling of trees.
• We will prohibit the use of chemicals that will affect plant life and cause loss of numbers or vegetal species.
• We will prevent aquatic flora dynamics, sediment transfer, habitat fragmentation and impacts on ecosystems.
• We will strengthen the vegetation of the areas where we operate, taking into account the geographical conditions.
• We will bear the responsibility of transferring a clean and healthy environment to future generations.
• We will work to instill environmental awareness in our employees and society.
• Our company; We will be an exemplary institution by managing within the framework of environmental management standards.
• We will support global goals for sustainable development.