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Anadolu Sigorta has released its 2022 Integrated Sustainability Report

General Manager of Anadolu Sigorta, Tuğtan emphasized that the insurance
one of Turkey’s oldest companies, stated industry is among the sectors that have
that creating long-term value for all adapted to digitalization most rapidly. He
stakeholders is embedded in their corporate highlighted that Anadolu Sigorta attaches
DNA and said: “As a company operating great importance to digitalization in
in the insurance sector, we work with a both products and services, as well as in
multi-dimensional risk matrix beyond business processes, in line with evolving
financial risks. In this context, managing technologies. Tuğtan stated that the
sustainability risks holds great importance company has developed a range of digital
for our company. We see sustainability as insurance channels such as the website
an opportunity for growth and innovation. and mobile applications that cater to
We value collaboration with national and both potential and existing policyholders
international stakeholders to achieve the and said: “We are making significant
Sustainable Development Goals. We are investments in artificial intelligence and
participants in global initiatives such as advanced analytics models. Through our AI
the UN Global Compact and the Principles platform called AS, we are able to provide
for Women’s Empowerment.” various services such as visual damage
assessment and automate many tasks with
Tuğtan pointed out that climate change our robotic process automation, reducing
and its mitigation take the top priority the workload of our employees. With our
Anadolu Sigorta has published its 2022 on the sustainability agenda worldwide. 360-degree communication approach, our
Integrated Sustainability Report, in which He also mentioned that Anadolu Sigorta policyholders can easily reach us through
it shares its projects and goals with a vision analyzes the impacts of climate risks various platforms, including mobile
of creating economic, environmental, and and climate change on its operations and applications, websites, and WhatsApp, and
social value. The report highlights the portfolio. Tuğtan continued as follows: provide instant feedback. This provides
company’s activities as a risk manager, “We have focused our climate action them with a seamless user experience. We
risk carrier, and investor, reflecting its strategy on three axes: We minimize the will continue our comprehensive efforts
commitment to responsible insurance environmental impacts arising from our in digitalization in the upcoming period.
practices. It also includes details of the operations, thus supporting our customers’ We take great pride and joy in making
climate action plan, which is one of the climate risk management processes. In innovative contributions and receiving
strategic areas for the future. addition, we support green transformation recognition through awards, as well as
through our investments. In 2022, as a seeing the national and international
Continuing its operations with a result of various efficiency initiatives in success of our investments.”
perspective of creating value for our operations, we achieved energy savings
sustainable development, Anadolu of 695 GJ. Compared to 2018, we have Tuğtan emphasized that the ability to
Sigorta has released its second Integrated reduced per capita water consumption by adapt quickly to changes has become the
Sustainability Report. Anadolu Sigorta, 72% and paper consumption by 83%. We most important skill. He explained the
considering sustainability as an aim to be a sought-after insurance solution HARMONI initiative they have launched
opportunity for growth and innovation, partner for renewable energy investments. to enable the business world to keep
has placed it at the core of its corporate In 2022, we provided coverage for up with this rapid transformation and
policies and organizational culture. The 1,103 MW in the wind energy sector and increase innovation capacity through Agile
company integrates this perspective 1,014 MW in the solar energy sector. Transformation: “In the Agile working
into all of its activities, ranging from With these coverages, our market share model, our goal is to continuously improve
product development to procurement, reached 10% in the wind energy sector and learn together while preserving our
social responsibility projects, and human and 11% in the solar energy sector in existing corporate values and knowledge.
resources practices. 2022. With our innovative services In this journey, Agile teams composed of
targeting renewable energy investments, employees from different business units
Reporting its sustainability efforts since which we see as a great opportunity area work towards the same team objectives.
2019, Anadolu Sigorta released its for our country, we aim to increase our By moving away from traditional thought
first Integrated Sustainability Report presence in this field in the future. We patterns and creating a structure where
last year. With this year’s publication manage the environmental, social, and hierarchy is absent and everyone is equal
of the ‘2022 Integrated Sustainability ethical impacts of our fund management within the team, we can generate new
Report,’ the company has disclosed its and investment activities through our ideas more boldly and experimentally.
annual performance to the public in Responsible Investment Policy. As of With Agile transformation, our aim is
accordance with international standards 2022, our investment portfolio includes to provide fast and innovative solutions
and frameworks. Mehmet Tuğtan, the Euro Bonds worth 870 million TL that to our customers’ needs through self-
comply with sustainability criteria.” managed and fast-moving teams.”