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While we encourage our employees to

volunteer, we give back to society and support

social development by our practices involving

education, culture and art, environment, human

rights and women empowerment that are also

supported by employees.

We included the details of these music lovers with Turkey’s and
projects under the related topics world’s best musicians thanks to

of our report. Borusan Art. We presented dis-
tinctive samples of modern art to
While we encourage our employ- art lovers through Borusan Con-
ees to volunteer, we give back to temporary and worked for a more
society and support social devel- equal and right society by our
opment by our practices involving women empowerment works. We
education, culture and art, envi- spent USD 15 million in social pro-

ronment, human rights and wom- jects during the reporting period.
en empowerment that are also
supported by employees. In 2017, I hereby would like to thank all our
our volunteer employee number stakeholders beginning with our
increased by 5% to 995 people employees for their work and sup-
and time spent for volunteering in- port in our sustainability journey
creased 65% to become 10 thou- which we set off with the intention
sand 757 hours. to create value and invite you to

give feedback on our sustainability
In 2017, our support in Borusan performance.
Kocabıyık Association’s educa-
tional institutions continued. We
brought together thousands of AGAH UĞUR / GROUP CEO

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