For a better world Sustainability Report 2009 - 2010 1st Half Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report About This Report The scope and limits of this report The reporting period This is the first sustainability report published by the Zorlu Unless otherwise indicated, this report covers the period Energy Group. The material topics of this study, which deals beginning on 1 January 2009 and ending on 30 June 2010. with the sustainability performance of the Zorlu Energy The data and other information provided within this report Group along the primary axes of environment, employees, will serve as benchmarking criteria for sustainability reports stakeholders in the broadest sense, and social responsibility, which the Zorlu Energy Group may publish in the future. were identified as a result of interviews and studies carried out at the Zorlu Energy Group with members of middle and The reporting cycle senior management employing a methodology that was both systematic and open to international review. The Zorlu The Zorlu Energy Group intends to issue its sustainability Energy Group Board of Directors has been provided with reports at 18-month intervals. The Group therefore expects detailed information about this report and its publication. to publish its next sustainability report in the first quarter of 2012. A valuable data base and reference points for this report were provided by findings which GRI indicators pertain to the ordinary, day-to-day relations of the Group with those who make up the This report has been prepared within the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 international reporting Group’s stakeholders and who consist of: standard. The report complies with G3 principles and with • Shareholders the requirements of Application Level C. For more detailed • Investors information about GRI Reporting Principles please see • Customers www.globalreporting.org • Employees The GRI Index and Performance Indicators are presented on • Members of the local community where the pages 45-47. Group has investments • Non-governmental organizations (NGO) This report deals with the sustainability performance of the Zorlu Energy Group companies whose complete list is Publication format given on page 5. Another exception to this consists of the information presented in the “Performance Highlights” table Zorlu Energy Group Sustainability Report was published that appears on page 11 (Please refer to the footnotes to that in Turkish and English. In keeping with the Group’s table). environment policies, the report was not produced in printed form but is instead made available in electronic format as a PDF file that may be downloaded from the Group’s website at www.zorluenerji.com.tr Contents 3 The Zorlu Energy Group’s Sustainability Priorities 26 Our Business 5 We 35 Our Employees 11 Performance Highlights 39 An Integral Part of the Community 12 Chairman’s Message 44 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Content Index 14 Group CEO’s Message 45 GRI Göstergeleri Tablosu 16 Board of Directors 46 GRI Performans Göstergeleri 18 Senior Management 48 Online Sürdürülebilirlik 21 Our Stakeholders 22 The Energy Industry’s Most Respected Company 24 Our Awards Renewable Energy = A Sustainable World The Zorlu Energy Group does not just create value for its stakeholders through its investments in local and renewable energy resources: it also demonstrates that it is a responsible corporate citizen through the efforts that it makes on behalf of the community that it serves. Believing that investments which are made for a better future are the most important building blocks of sustainable growth, the Zorlu Energy Group contributes substantially to its national economy by generating productive, high quality energy while also investing in the world’s future by taking maximum advantage of renewable energy resources. Page 1 Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report Our Dreams are Great. And so are Our Objectives… With the increasing needs of a rapidly rising worldwide population combined with limited resources and the onset of the effects of climate change, the mission of the energy sector has become increasingly more critical and important on a global scale. Aware of the responsibilities incumbent upon it in many different aspects ranging from environmental protection to quality standards and from employee health to social problems, the Zorlu Energy Group acts in compliance with those responsibilities at every stage of all of its activities. The Group focuses on responsible, perceptive behavior when making use of natural resources and it considers protecting nature, culture, and human life to be a priority concern. Acting in accordance with the United Nations Global Compact subscribed to by its parent company Zorlu Holding, the Zorlu Energy Group has committed itself to the Compact’s ten voluntary principles since the day it was founded and it has successfully made them intrinsic to its operational cycles. The Zorlu Energy Group regards the United Nations Global Compact, which promotes awareness in the areas of human rights, environmental protection, labor health and safety, anti-corruption, production quality, and social responsibility, as a guide to be followed in all of its activities. The Group desires to be an exemplary corporate citizen with respect to such issues at the international level just as it already is in its own country and sector. Page 2 Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report The Zorlu Energy Group’s Sustainability Priorities Zorlu Enerji Sürdürülebilir İş Yönetimi • increase its employees’ loyalty to the Group, • minimize the environmental and social impact of the The global economic crisis has once again demonstrated Group’s operations. the long-term importance of responsible and sustainable business management. The Zorlu Energy Group’s sense of sustainability is shaped around the concepts of: For the Zorlu Energy Group, being a sensitive and • abiding by sound corporate governance practices sustainable corporate citizen means having to: • employing qualified human resources • provide stakeholders with added value through effective • acting responsibly whenever dealing with customers, corporate governance practices, suppliers, and business partners • establish long-term, trust-based relationships with • safeguarding the environment customers, • contributing to social and cultural life. Sound corporate governance practices Contribution to qualified human social and resources cultural life Zorlu Energy Group Sustainability Priorities acting responsibly whenever dealing Safeguarding the with customers, environment suppliers, and business partners Page 3 Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report The Zorlu Energy Group is one of the strongest players in the Turkish energy sector. Page 4 Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report We Lüleburgaz Trakya Region Yalova Rize Kars Bursa Tokat Ankara Erzurum Erzincan Eskişehir Tunceli Kayseri Van Denizli Osmaniye Gaziantep Natural gas power plants Hydroelectric power plants Wind power plant Geothermal power plant Natural gas distribution Zorlu Energy Group Zorlu Energy Electricity Zorlu Natural Electricity Natural Gas Distribution Generation Inc. (Listed on the ISE). Generation Inc. (142,6 MW) Others Companies Turkey Gazdaş Gaziantep Natural Gas Electricity Generation (595 MW) 7 Hydroelectric Power Plants Zorlu Industrial Distribution 1 Geothermal Power Plant 100% 5 Natural Gas Power Plants 1 Fuel-oil Power Plant Zorlu O&M Thrace Region Natural Gas Distribution 85% Rotor Electric Power Zorlu Electricity Energy Import, Production Inc. Export and Wholesale Trade Zorlu Natural Gas Import, Export 80% Zorlu Hydroelectric Power and Wholesale Trade Production Inc. 73% Zorlu Jeotermal 85% Zorlu Geothermal Energy Electricity Generation Inc. Natural Gas Exploration Headquartered in İstanbul, the Zorlu Energy Group is + Generation active in the areas of production (electronic and steam), operation and maintenance, power plant construction, trade 73% Zorlu Petrogas* (electricity and natural gas), and distribution (natural gas). With national operations based in Turkey’s certain cities, 100% Amity Oil* the Group is currently engaged in investments and joint International ventures in Russia, Pakistan, and Israel. For more detailed information, please see www.zorluenerji.com.tr 51% Rosmiks LLC As of 30 June 2010, 32% of the shares in Zorlu Energy 100% Zorlu Energy Pakistan Electricity Generation Inc., the Zorlu Energy Group’s flagship company, were being traded on the İstanbul Stock 25% Dorad Energy Exchange’s national market under the symbol “ZOREN”. 51% Ashdod Energy 51% Ramat Negev Energy 27% Solad Energy 100% Bundoran Financial Corporation *Zorlu Amity Oil International Pty Ltd and Zorlu Petrogas, Group companies that were trading natural gas, were sold on 25August 2010. Page 5 Zorlu Energy 2009 - 2010 1st Half Sustainability Report The Zorlu Energy Group believes that using renewable and local resources when producing energy is also the most important way to create a cleaner world. The foundations of the Zorlu Energy Group were laid in 1993 Operating in one of the most fundamental of sectors across with the establishment of the firm of Zorlu Enerji Elektrik a broad geographical area, the Zorlu Energy Group’s activities Üretim A.Ş. (Zorlu Energy Electricity Generation Inc.). The are guided by its principle of ensuring that society also gains Company strengthened its presence in different aspects of the while it does. energy