Quality Policy

In order to design and produce the technical plumbing materials having the best quality achievable in Turkey according to the legal conditions and standards accepted worldwide and the customer demands, and in this direction, present them to the domestic/overseas markets without sacrificing from the quality;

• By having our employees adopt the principles & goals of AYVAZ and continuously improving them,
• By taking advantage of the new technological opportunities,
• Continuously improving the Quality Management System by considering the needs of the future and applying continuous improvement and development,
• And providing the requirements and expectations of the customer are reflected in the products and services, creating project partnerships and providing products and services suitable for international laws and regulations both in the export and import,

Forms our fundamental quality policy.

Rendering the required engineering services on the subjects related to the product quality previous and following sales, together with our vendors, which are one of the rings in our chain, and our customers,

To become ‘a local company on a global scale’ by developing our production facilities, distribution & sales network on the world,

are a few of our quality purposes.

Serhan ALPAGUT
CEO

Occupational Health & Safety Policy

The Occupational Health and Safety Policy Haci Ayvaz has adopted, which is the leading and reliable firm in the sector, domestic and overseas, in terms of technical plumbing materials with a nearly a century-old experience, is based on respect for humanity. In this context;

We guarantee under our Occupational Health and Safety Policy to Protect Human Health by Complying with the Legal Regulations and Conditions, with Team Spirit and by Preventing the Injuries and Health Impairments,

To ensure that our employees adopt keeping from endangering the safety and health of themselves, other employees and visitors as their fundamental duty by raising the awareness between our employees in order to provide a safe and healthy working atmosphere with the help of trainings,

To enforce the preventive culture by systematically providing risk evaluations for the possible dangerous situations and behavior to occur as we carry out our operations and continue to be a model company by continuously improving the Occupational Health and Safety Management System and OHS Performance by controlling the risks.

As our Occupational Health and Safety Policy, we are committed to continuing to be an exemplary company by consulting and ensuring the participation of employees and employee representatives.

Serhan ALPAGUT
CEO

ISMS Policy

In order to provide Sustainability in Planning and Applying our services, as Information Security Management System Policy, AYVAZ adopted as its policy;

To perform its operations according to the Information Security Management System standard from a Legal and Procedure-focused standpoint by building the Information Security Management System and providing its Sustainability,

To achieve operating in compliance with the Information Confidentiality, Integrity and Accessibility principles by continuously improving the system.

To adopt a working culture with a method dependent on risk management methodology which comprises determining the risks and taking the control measures related to the risks by defining the information assets.

To protect the confidentiality of our customers’ information and the compliance with the standards and legal regulations,

To provide for all of our personnel and business partners to participate and comply with ISMS as required by the wholistic approach of Information Security, to raise awareness, train and support them,

To establish organizations which adopt efficient working methods and disciplined working skills under the ‘continuous improvement’ principle, and aware of the team spirit and organizational culture,

To be a company which does not compete but sets out the rules of competition, thanks to our operation which priorities customer satisfaction, happiness of the employees and social responsibility.

Serhan ALPAGUT
CEO

Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy

Ethical conduct forms the basis of AYVAZ’s business decisions and dealings with our stakeholders. We commit to acting responsibly, sustainably and with integrity, and expect our extended supply chain to do the same. We actively choose suppliers that respect the environment, their employees and adhere to our strict AYVAZ Supply Chain Code of Conduct. We encourage our suppliers to adopt similar working practices, as our supply chains are often long and complex, and we wish to positively influence ethical and sustainable trading throughout the supply chain.

AYVAZ acknowledges the issues concerning human rights abuses at the base of the supply chain, specifically in the mining sector for metals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. In particular, we are concerned about the situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs), where proceeds from mining are sometimes used to finance rebel conflicts and are associated with serious human rights abuses. AYVAZ is committed to address this issue, even though we do not directly source minerals from the DRC or other CAHRAs.

Our priority is to work with our direct suppliers to gather information on material sources of origin, highlight any risks to relevant suppliers and customers. AYVAZ is committed to following the OECD guidance for Responsible Minerals sourcing. We have a process to identify the origins of conflict minerals in our supplies, and are committed to ensuring they originate from legal, audited mines. We encourage our suppliers to use the OECD guidance, publicised by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), on minerals sourcing and accept the industry-standard Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) to carry out our investigations.

We are asking all of our suppliers of products containing conflict minerals (specifically tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, otherwise known as 3TG) to take immediate action to identify the origins of 3TG in the products they supply to us. Failure to comply may result in loss of business with AYVAZ. Any employee who knows of a breach of this policy is required to notify their line manager or Divisional Supply Chain Director promptly.

In order to comply with this policy, all AYVAZ businesses must follow the relevant internal procedures, and conduct supply chain investigations to determine the smelters of 3TG in all the products we sell.

Serhan ALPAGUT
CEO

Workplace Rights

AYVAZ, monitors and supports human rights which have gained recognition in the international area. While maintaining and developing its activities, AYVAZ considers primarily health and wealth of its employees and protection of environment.

It manages its activities related to Work health and Security, rights of employees, and environment according to national, legal and other requirements. AYVAZ values its employees and the contributions that they have provided.

Equal opportunities are given to everyone without regard to nationality, race, sex, religion, belief, age, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, disability in the direction of our selection/evaluation criteria such as experience, skill level and competence during the process of recruitment and employment (positioning, promotion, social rights etc.) of our employees. For this purpose, it is acted according to principles and criteria determined in all subjects within institutional social responsibility areas such as human resources and investment to human projects, partner culture, company vision, training support activities, applications for the development of culture and art.

AYVAZ respects to personal information and confidentiality rights and importance of our employees, our liability for protection of confidentiality of personal information of our employees continues in case when he quits his job in our company, it is not shared with anyone including family members and friends, unless legally required.

Our company undertakes to provide a working environment, away from illegal harassment, bullying, intimidation and discrimination, where people may realize their best works by behaving fairly and respectfully to each other, in peace and in order. No tolerance is shown to such circumstances. AYVAZ prohibits all forms of forced labor such as compulsory, debt-based, prison labor, military labor and all forms of human trafficking. AYVAZ follows the national legislation on not employing child labor.

Required opportunities are provided to the employees working in AYVAZ in order for them to mention their complaints and suggestions, easily. There are complaint and suggestion boxes at the places where everyone may easily access, boxes are controlled and suggestions and complaints are evaluated. Our success depends on the contributions of each one of our employees.

Serhan ALPAGUT
CEO

Environmental Policy

As Hacı Ayvaz End. Mam. San. Tic. A.S., we give importance to environment in order to leave a cleaner and liveable world to future generations and we improve ourselves every day in this regard.

We aim to use our existing resources in the most efficient way by approaching environmental issues with sensitivity. The rapid depletion of natural resources, climate change and global warming are seen among the most important problems of the world we experience. In this context, we give importance to clean and renewable energy within the understanding of sustainability in our environmental and social responsibility activities and we move in this regard.

Our company creates its environmental policy and its activities in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. The basic elements of our environmental policy are listed below:

• To provide all relevant laws and regulations.
• Ensuring the development, dissemination, and maintenance of environmental awareness of all personnel regarding the protection of the environment.
• To improve our all activities in line with our sustainability goals and to make them more effective and up to date.
• To ensure that all personnel are trained on environmental protection.
• To dispose of wastes arising from our activities at their source by minimizing them whenever applicable and in every field.
• To ensure the preservation of biodiversity by respecting the eco-system.
• To be cautious and careful about the possible effects of these on the environment in all our activities.
• To consider environmental criteria while taking all our decisions.
• To aim to develop, spread and maintain environmental awareness within the Company.
• To reduce the Emergency Risks.
• To advise and support third parties related to our business, our suppliers and subcontractors who provide goods and services to our company to apply. environmental standards similar to our system.