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Allianz Türkiye achieved its 2030 environmental sustainability goals

Allianz Türkiye continues to take determined steps on its projects and practices focused on
sustainability journey with the vision of guiding the green energy efficiency, Allianz Türkiye
transformation of its ecosystem. By 2024, Allianz Türkiye has also reduced its per capita energy
made significant progress toward its sustainability targets, consumption by 11% compared
reducing per capita greenhouse gas emissions in its operations to the previous year in 2024.
by 70 percent compared to 2019, thereby achieving its 2030
goals ahead of time. The company, which supplies all its Allianz Tower is the first tower
electricity consumption from renewable sources in all its offices in Türkiye to receive the LEED
holding LEED and Green Office Certificates, also succeeded in Platinum Certificate
reducing its total waste volume by 38 percent compared to the
previous year. Allianz Türkiye conducts its
environmental processes in
In line with its sustainability strategy “A Secure Future with line with the requirements of
Allianz” \[Allianz ile Geleceğin Güvende], Allianz Türkiye not the ISO 14001 Environmental
only transforms its own operational processes but also aims Management System. Its
to guide the ecosystem’s sustainability journey, continuing to headquarters—Allianz Tower in Istanbul and Allianz Campus
create impact for the planet and value for society. in Izmir—stand out with innovative designs that enhance energy
and water efficiency, and have been awarded LEED Platinum
Progressing steadily toward its 2030 targets set based on and LEED Gold certificates by the U.S. Green Building Council
2019, Allianz Türkiye has already reached its goal by reducing (USGBC). With Allianz Tower holding the title of the first
per capita greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent. Per capita tower in Türkiye to receive LEED Platinum Certification, as
emissions decreased to 0.80 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, of 2024, all Allianz Türkiye buildings have also been granted
marking the lowest level in the past three years. As a result the Green Office Certificate by WWF (World Wide Fund for
of the initiatives carried out in 2024, a total reduction of Nature).
approximately 85 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions
was achieved. Key factors contributing to the reduction in All company vehicles will be fully electric by 2030
emissions included the integration of hybrid and electric
vehicles into the fleet, the transition to renewable energy, the As of 2024, 19.1% of Allianz Türkiye’s fleet of 75 vehicles
impact of the hybrid working model, and investments in energy consists of electric vehicles, and the company continues to
efficiency. increase the proportion of electric vehicles in line with its
target of transitioning to a 100% electric fleet by 2030. To
It supports and promotes environmental transformation support this transition, the company has installed vehicle
throughout the entire supply chain charging infrastructure at Allianz Tower, Allianz Campus,
Allianz Teknik, and its Ankara regional offices, and charges its
Prioritizing environmental responsibility for sustainable electric vehicles using renewable electricity. Business-related
transformation, Allianz Türkiye allocated over TRY 500,000 air travel is also monitored monthly and regularly shared with
to environmental management last year. In this context, the the management team to stay within annual target limits.
company optimizes resource use to minimize its impact on
the ecosystem and reduce its carbon footprint, while also Preferring sustainable travel
increasing energy efficiency and encouraging the use of
renewable resources. Through the practices and projects it By promoting online meetings and reducing road traffic through
has implemented, Allianz Türkiye supports environmental its hybrid working model, Allianz Türkiye encourages the use
transformation not only within its own operations but also of trains instead of planes for certain business trips. Moreover,
throughout its entire supply chain. These achievements reaffirm air travel for business purposes is also monitored monthly to
the company’s commitment to its sustainability strategy aimed ensure it remains within annual target values and is regularly
at creating long-term value. shared with the management team.

All of the energy used in buildings is sourced from renew- Transition to paperless policies
able energy.
By completing the switch to digital policies and implementing
Confirming its efforts in energy management with the ISO numerous projects under the “Paperless” initiative, Allianz
50001 Energy Management System Certificate, Allianz Türkiye has significantly reduced paper consumption in the
Türkiye continued to meet 100% of its electricity consumption insurance sector, where paper use is typically widespread and
from renewable sources in 2024. With the implementation intense. The company decreased its paper consumption from
of a total of 22 energy efficiency actions in 2024 to support 535 tons in 2016 to 47 tons in 2024. The share of paper
energy-saving efforts, approximately 239,000 kWh of energy consumption in total carbon emissions also declined from 6%
was saved. The company’s electricity consumption decreased to 2%. Allianz Türkiye aims for 100% of the paper it uses to
by 37% compared to 2019, falling from a total of 6.6 million be FSC-certified.
kWh to 4.1 million kWh. Continuing to invest consistently in