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Sustainability at İGSAŞ
Sustainability at İGSAŞ

The İGSAŞ sustainable management model was prepared under three main headings, in alignment with the stakeholder capitalism metrics recommended by the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council (WEF IBC) for managing business sustainability, published in 2020.

İGSAŞ’s Approach to Sustainability
İGSAŞ’s Approach to Sustainability

İGSAŞ conducts all its activities considering environmental protection, social development, economic development, and responsible investment factors. By carrying out science-based studies that are pioneering in its sector, it contributes to achieving global and local goals while maintaining its corporate purpose and position built on its founding values, fundamental vision, and mission with an ethical management approach that focuses on the common development and progress of all its stakeholders.

Planet
Planet

With its expertise and knowledge in the chemical sector, İGSAŞ produces and supplies the raw material and finished product needs of critical industries, primarily sustainable agriculture, in a manner that aligns with climate change and resilience and achieving global climate goals.

People and Society
People and Society

İGSAŞ undertakes all necessary facilitative activities and supports the development of its stakeholders to ensure that all direct and indirect stakeholders in the regions and business areas where it operates can equally benefit from the values and opportunities created.

Governance
Governance

By preserving its founding values built on an equal and fair foundation both materially and morally, İGSAŞ adheres to its corporate purpose focused on common development and progress with an ethical management approach that is open to the participation and contribution of all its stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Management

The successful continuation of the sustainability journey depends on the proper and effective management of stakeholder relations.

İGSAŞ prioritizes acting in accordance with ethical values and responsibility towards its stakeholders in its business processes. This way, it aims to support the company’s sustainability strategies and ensure long-term success.

Ethics and Compliance
Ethics and Compliance

Ethical behavior is a key principle for good governance, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations and meeting stakeholder expectations through effective oversight of the corporate decision-making process.

İGSAŞ adopts the "Ethical Rules and Working Principles" declaration of Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding.

İGSAŞ and Environment
İGSAŞ and Environment

The failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change, natural disasters, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation represent five of the top ten risks.

Biodiversity loss is seen as one of the fastest deteriorating global risks in the next decade.

İGSAŞ interacts directly with the environment due to its consumption of natural resources.

With the mission of being a company that adopts sustainable growth with its products and services that add value to life, and respects nature and people, İGSAŞ operates.

İGSAŞ’s Management Systems Policy is certified by ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, and ISO 50001 Energy Management System.

Authorized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey

The Environmental Management Unit plays an active role in environmental management, fulfilling tasks such as compliance with legal requirements, monitoring impacts, following environmental regulations, and evaluating and improving environmental performance.

R&D and Innovation Capability
R&D and Innovation Capability

R&D and innovation capability is of great importance for a country's economic growth, competitiveness, and sustainable development.

İGSAŞ is the solution partner of the ‘Closed Vertical Farming Application and R&D Center’ project, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Istanbul at the end of 2022, marking a new era in the Turkish agriculture sector. In this project, which is located on the -8th floor of the Kağıthane Municipality Car Park in Istanbul, 30 meters below ground, high-quality green products are produced at the world’s second-deepest agricultural production point. This project, which benefits from the knowledge of the İGSAŞ R&D team and the company’s 52 years of experience, will be a guiding light for future investors. To date, 7,000 students have received training at the facility.

The studies carried out in the R&D center are of great importance for achieving sustainable agriculture goals. Accordingly, 4 patents and 11 national/international articles have been published at the R&D center.

Farmer meetings are held where field trials with farmers and the results obtained from these trials are shared, and information on R&D projects is provided, promoting the development of sustainable agriculture practices.

Contribution to Agriculture

Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding places great importance on environmental protection projects and İGSAŞ, in particular, plays a pioneering role by investing in the future of Turkish agriculture.

Leader Farmer Soil Analysis Project: This project aims to teach farmers the importance of soil analysis and correct soil analysis techniques. Within the scope of the project, soil analysis was conducted on approximately 50,000 decares of agricultural land with 23 different dealers and 173 farmers.

İGSAŞ Field Days

İGSAŞ Field Days is a social responsibility project that aims to increase agricultural productivity in our country by providing farmers with information about advanced agricultural techniques. This project offers training on proper fertilization, irrigation, and seed selection.

Contribution to Education

İGSAŞ contributes to education by supporting educational institutions such as Kütahya Kindergarten and İGSAŞ Secondary School.

Social Responsibility

Yıldızlar Yatırım Holding leaves lasting works for our country through its works aimed at social benefit. In this context, projects such as the İGSAŞ Mosque and the Restoration of the Kütahya Azot Factory Mosque have been carried out.