We comply with standards in environmental impact management

In the areas where we operate, we design our potable water, domestic and industrial treatment plants in line with international standards and operate them in accordance with national and international standards.

WASTE MANAGEMENT

We successfully maintain our Zero Waste efforts within our project area. We regularly record our waste through the MOTAT system of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.

In addition, with our “TP-OTC Environmental Volunteers” team established within our company, we carried out the Filyos Beach Clean-up project and collected 280 kg of waste from nature. We will continue to plan and implement environmental projects with this team.

Every year, we continue our environmental monitoring (water, air quality, environmental noise, groundwater and surface waters, emission measurements). In addition, we conduct onshore and offshore monitoring studies twice a year. Within this scope, we compile all our work and analysis results into reports and compare them with previous years. We monitor and strive to minimise our impact on the environment and ecosystem. Throughout all our processes, we pay attention to being transparent and accountable, and we ensure compliance with legislation (national and international regulations).

In line with our commitment to conserve terrestrial biological diversity and ensure the sustainable management of living natural resources, the naturally occurring and protected Sea Daffodil (Pancratium maritimum) and the regionally endemic Kilyos Knapweed (Centaurea kilaea Boiss) species in the coastal dune habitat of the Sakarya Gas Field were collected from the site and, through the successful efforts of the “Rare Plants Conservation and Research Group” comprising expert academics, as well as our competent environmental specialist and ecologist, were translocated in accordance with scientific principles to a coastal dune area with similar habitat characteristics, where they were successfully relocated and replanted.

The survival and adaptation rate of the planted species in their new habitat is 100%. In addition, a portion of the seeds collected from these species was delivered to the Gene Bank, and a portion was used again for re-sowing. These species have been placed under protection in their new locations with the support of monitoring and maintenance activities.

Furthermore, in collaboration with our expert teams and academics, within the scope of conserving marine biological diversity and ensuring the sustainable management of living natural resources, during the pre-construction, construction and operation phases of our project we carry out and report, at appropriate intervals, monitoring of:

• Oceanography

• Bathymetry

• Sediment quality

• Physical and chemical quality of seawater

• Ecological monitoring (phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic species, invasive species, fish species, monitoring of marine mammals, habitat assessment)

As part of our approach to minimise the impacts of our activities on the ecosystem and to conserve biological diversity and ensure the sustainable management of living natural resources while protecting local natural values, we follow international conventions and standards such as the IFC Performance Standards, the Equator Principles, the Bern Convention, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Furthermore, within the scope of our project, we carry out landscaping and afforestation works to eliminate the impacts of construction activities, ensure the sustainability of natural life and create new habitats for living organisms.

In line with our goal of combating climate change and contributing to sustainable development, we treat carbon management as an integral part of all our operations. Within the framework of ISO 14064-1 and IFC Performance Standard I (Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts) and IFC Performance Standard III (Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention), we conduct the monitoring, reporting and continual improvement of our greenhouse gas emissions in a transparent manner.

To determine our corporate carbon footprint, our emission sources are systematically identified and our greenhouse gas inventory is prepared in accordance with internationally recognised methodologies. Within this scope, emissions arising from our energy use, fuel consumption and operational activities are calculated with methodological integrity. Through our measurement and monitoring processes, we track our emissions and work on practices that target energy efficiency and emission reduction in our operational processes. Through these efforts, we aim to minimise our environmental impacts and contribute to the management of climate change risks.