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MAPFRE Sigorta’s Green Office Movement receives two awards

As a company that under- py to receive two international awards with our Green Office
takes active roles in en- Movement, and are further encouraged to work more rigor-
vironmental matters and ously in this field. Great responsibilities fall upon the shoul-
conducts various projects ders of governments, companies and individuals for protection
in energy efficiency and of the environment. And as MAPFRE Sigorta, we continue
climate change, MAP- developing new projects to offer the best contribution we can,”
FRE Sigorta has won two she said; adding that MAPFRE adopts sustainable environ-
awards on the interna- mental policies with great responsibility and sensitivity in all
tional platform with prac- the countries they operate.
tices and awareness stud-
ies conducted within the Air conditioning levels decreased for one day, plastic use
scope of its Green Office reduced
Movement, which was
implemented in coopera- Within the scope of their award-winning Green Office applica-
tion with World Wildlife tions, MAPFRE Sigorta conducts awareness activities all year
Fund. The company was round. The company has developed several projects to save
entitled to receive Honorable Mention at PR Daily’s Corpo- paper, electricity, heat and water inside the office; guiding
rate Social Responsibility Awards in the Category of Green its employees to consume less in order to avoid waste. They
and Environmental Stewardship. MAPFRE Sigorta was also have reduced the use of plastics and conducted communication
rewarded with a Bronze Stevie in the category of Internal campaigns to encourage recycling. One of the most striking
Communication Campaigns at Stevie Awards. activities to raise awareness within the scope of Green Office
Movement was to decrease the level of air conditioning in Feb-
Pınar Gökgöl Gümüş: We are creating a culture that ruary. During the day which was announced as the “Sweat-
complies with environmental sustainability er Day”, the company saved 7 percent of heating energy and
employees were encouraged to wear seasonally-appropriate
Pınar Gökgöl Gümüş, Corporate Communication Manager at clothing.
MAPFRE Sigorta, gave information about the Green Office
Movement. “We continue working on areas such as climate
change, energy saving, and protecting environment; therefore,
try to create a company culture that complies with environ-
mental sustainability. We are also a part of WWF’s Green
Office program which focuses on savings and improvement in
offices. In this respect, we have developed many actions to
reduce the use of paper, water, and electricity in our office.
We have completely given up using plastic bottles. We have
conducted a wide range of communication campaigns that en-
courage recycling or right way of using air-conditioning. We
have raised significant amount of awareness in our colleagues
and other stakeholders with recommendations that can be im-
plemented both in the office and at home. We are really hap-