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[ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE]

Borusan EnBW Enerji

Ornithological Observation

Studies during Construction and Operation Stage

During the construction and operation stage of TARGETED GAINS
Balabanlı, Koru, Fuatres and Kartaldağı Wind
Power Plants, Investments and Operations De- ENVIRONMENTAL Sustain wildlife,
partments initiated ornithological observations primarily birds, in the region.
for 2 years to minimize environmental impacts,
observe wildlife around the plants and maintain SOCIAL Contribute to the preservation
sustainability. of national values by complying with
environmental and social procedure
Studies were carried out during Spring and Fall and conserving the environment.
with a USD 50 thousand budget. Ornithological
observations were conducted and reported in CORPORATE Continue with the
cooperation with Akdeniz University. The turbines observation in the following years
sometimes are stopped when necessary by the if required by experts and official
direction of experts in order to eliminate negative institutions. Borçelik
impacts on birds. One Sapling for

One Coil Project

Borusan Lojistik For each coil produced at Borçelik, a sapling is TARGETED GAINS
grown. These saplings are grown in a facility built on
Target of 1 Million Trees a 2,000 m2 site within the factory premises. Gener- ECONOMIC Supporting villagers to
al Directorate of Forestry data show that 2,350,000 gain income through stone pines in
trees burned each year in the last decade across
As Borusan Lojistik, with the objec- RESULTS AND GAINS the long run.
tive of carbon footprint reduction 97,000 hectares of forest area. Therefore in 2016,
Borçelik Corporate Communication Department
works in the scope of our combat SOCIAL Encouraging tree planting,
SOCIAL took voluntary action in cooperation with Green-
against climate change policy, we Toplum için daha yeşil bir çevre ve daha enjoying nature and enhancing social
aimed to plant 1 million trees. Since temiz bir hava yaratılmasına katkı sağladık. house and Plant Growing Club to plant trees. responsibility consciousness
2011, for the project that is carried
We intend to create forest areas by growing 200
out with a budget of TRY 6.5 mil- ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL Building forests
lion in İzmir Ödemiş, and the objec- We helped restructuring and preservation thousand saplings each year for 5 years with a
tive to eliminate the environmental of İzmir-Ödemiş habitat. budget of TRY 100 thousand and 1 million trees in by forestation of appropriate lands,
damage caused by the industry, total. The grown saplings are gifted to schools, uni- preserving nature
versities, public institutions, municipalities, clients
Çekül oversees plotting, plant- CORPORATE
ing trees and maintenance works. We corroborated the perception of ‘Green and factory employees for planting. The saplings CORPORATE Corroborating the
We completed the planting of 590 Player of the Grey Industry’ and eco- not distributed during the year are donated to Re- eco-friendly company image of
thousand trees by the end of 2016. friendly company. gional Directorate of Forestry with the provision to Borçelik
plant.

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