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AXA Sigorta is in the “Network of Companies Against Domestic Violence”

On the 10th anniversary Governance Forum., aims for all companies to combat violence
of the Business Against against women and work for gender equality effectively.
Domestic Violence
(BADV) project, AXA AXA Sigorta, which signed the United Nations Women’s
Sigorta also took part Empowerment Principles in 2020, is carrying out activities
in the “Network of that will add value to women’s lives inside and outside the
Companies Against company. AXA Sigorta, of which 52% of its employees are
Domestic Violence”, which women, works to increase the number of women’s agencies
was launched recently so that women can take more part in working life and
and was established to supports women entrepreneurs with the Women Entrepreneur
increase the experience Insurance product. AXA Sigorta, which published the Policy
and knowledge sharing on Combating Domestic Violence in 2021 and included it in
of nearly 100 companies the orientation processes, also launched a help and advice line
participating in the project that its female employees can apply to if they are subjected to
and to strengthen the violence in the same year.
project.
Zeynep Ergenç, Director of Human Resources and Member of
AXA Sigorta, which works the Executive Board of AXA Sigorta, said, “Gender equality
to support women’s participation in social life, combat gender has an important place among the values that we adopt as
inequality, and prevent violence against women, participated AXA Sigorta and try to spread outside of our organisation. In
in the “Companies Against Domestic Violence Network”, this context, the fight against violence against women, which
which was launched on Tuesday, November 8, in Istanbul with has different types, such as physical, emotional, and economic,
representatives of the public, private sector, non-governmental is also an integral part of our gender equality efforts. With
and international organisations. The Network of Companies our Policy on Combating Domestic Violence published in
Against Domestic Violence, created with the participation of 2021, we have further embodied our perspective on this issue
nearly 100 companies involved in the Business Against Domestic as a company. By joining the Network of Companies Against
Violence (BADV) project carried out for ten years with the Domestic Violence, we hope to conduct studies with a wider
support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) impact area together with other institutions. At the same time,
and Sabancı Foundation, in cooperation with TÜSİAD and we will continue our work to ensure that other companies are
the implementing partner of the Sabancı University Corporate included in this network.”

Contribution to Sustainability from Aksigorta: Ekolojik Akkonut (Ecological Housing)

Acting with the motto of protecting what is valuable together for
a sustainable life, Aksigorta has implemented a new application
that supports these studies. In the Akkonut name insurance policy,
an advantage is provided to the owners of ecological houses that
meet all their energy and water needs by natural means and can
realize all of these almost without harming nature.

Aksigorta, which focuses on people and the world’s future with
its new-generation insurance approach, has implemented a new
application that contributes sustainability to its product portfolio
in line with this purpose. In particular, Akkonut provides a 10%
premium advantage to the owners of ecological houses that meet
all their energy and water needs by natural means and can do and nature for a more livable world by trying to increase social
all of these things almost without harming nature. Homeowners risk awareness for a safer future. For our Akkonut product, we
with Aksigorta who have an energy identity certificate or a green have prepared more attractive offers for ‘ecological’ houses
building certificate will benefit from this advantage that rewards that contribute to nature by obtaining all the daily requirements
contribution to wildlife.
that cause energy consumption from renewable sources, from
electricity to heating. As Aksigorta, we will continue to contribute
Emphasizing that Aksigorta acts with the motto of protecting to sustainability with new advantages and services with our
what is valuable together with new generation solutions for a products in different branches that will help create a positive
sustainable life, Metin Demirel, Aksigorta Deputy General impact to support economic growth by designing programs and
Manager Responsible for Marketing and Technology “As projects for the development, welfare, and better life of the
Aksigorta, we continue to produce projects that touch people
society in which we operate with our sustainability perspective.”