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For the whole world, 2021 was a year marked with As a result of our R&D work on reducing sulfur emissions,
efforts to tackle climate crisis. The reports published by we developed GreenOdor, a sulfur-free odorant. With this
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicate product, we aim to eliminate 40 tons of sulfur emissions
that human activity is the biggest cause of climate change, every year. Furthermore, the products developed by
which will become irreversible if we do not develop radical our R&D Center continue to be recognized by leading
solutions quickly. Governments, private sectors, individuals, organizations. Born from our research and development
and civil societies all have specific tasks in this struggle. activities, Aygaz Mini BBQ won the Good Design Award in
At Aygaz, we recognize our responsibility and strive to the “Sports, Hobbies, Games, Kids Products and Fashion
improve our environmental performance and contribute Accessories” category at the Design Week Turkey event in
to the activities that Koç Holding carries out in line with 2021. Furthermore, Pürsu glass bottles received an award
its Carbon Transition Program. Accordingly, we are in the at the WorldStar 2021 Competition organized by the World
process of transforming our operations to meet the sub- Packaging Organisation (WPO) and won the Gold Award in
targets set for 2030 and 2040 to become carbon neutral the Ambalaj Ay Yıldızları (Crescent and Stars of Packaging)
by 2050. We also work toward Koç Group’s targets to competition.
reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 27% and 49% by 2030
and 2040, respectively. Last year, we also reviewed our corporate policies to improve
our corporate governance performance. As a result, the
Companies that focus on equal opportunity, diversity and Corporate Governance Rating of Aygaz rose from 9.42 in
inclusion contribute more to society and also become 2020 to 9.50 in 2021. We continue to be listed in the BIST
more innovative, productive and successful. At Aygaz, we Sustainability Index. In line with our recently published
reviewed our material sustainability aspects in 2021 and Board of Directors Diversity Policy, we aim to increase
included climate change, equal opportunity and diversity female representation in the Board to 25% in five years.
among our top priorities. As part of the gender equality
campaign that Koç Holding runs, we also set new goals With a corporate culture built over six decades, we
to increase female representation in technology and always strive to improve and grow together with our
innovation. Accordingly, we aim to increase the ratio of stakeholders by focusing on sustainability. I am pleased
women working in technology and innovation from 13% to present to you, our esteemed stakeholders, the 2021
to 35%, and the ratio of female managers from 12% to Aygaz Sustainability Report, which provides an overview
21%. Our goal is to contribute to gender equality in the of our environmental, social and corporate governance
technology and innovation ecosystem by reaching 100 (ESG) performance in 2021, as well as information on our
thousand women and girls from different age groups long-term sustainability vision, goals and practices. I would
through education, mentoring and scholarship programs like to thank all my colleagues and stakeholders for their
by 2026. In 2021, we increased the ratio of women in contributions to the report.
management positions in all departments from 10% to
18%. In line with our recently published Board of Directors Sincerely,
Diversity Policy, we aim to increase female representation
in the Board to 25% in five years. We will continue to invest
in equal opportunity in our workforce and across the value
chain and work to ensure that women play more active
roles in decision-making mechanisms.

As the industry leader in bringing innovation to our Gökhan Tezel
sector, we allocated nearly TL 7 million for R&D in 2021. General Manager