Sustainability

At NEATREND, integrity, authenticity and respect are core values that shape all aspects of our company’s business. We are committed to honesty and fairness in all oparations with the utmost concern for our group companies, customers and community. We treat our employees with dignity and respect and dedicated to working with companies who share our values and commitments.

The principals written hereunder are a non-exhaustive, minimum social compliance guideline for us with respect to wage and hour, child and forced labor, health and safety, and environmental protections. We are committed to ensure that all principles set forth herein are respected and enforced in addition to complying with Turkish laws and regulations in a strict manner. Our aim here is to achieve the best ethical practices in the industry.

Below principals illustrates the conditions that NEATREND complies with:

We, as NEATREND support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights “whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the World.
We have o zero tolerance policy for human trafficking in any form and condemn human rights abuses. Our employees has not/ will not engage in, directly or indirectly, any activity that exploits another individual or any minör for labor or sex. We have distributed this as part of company acknowledgement and awareness has been conveyed to all employees.

At this time, there has not been any report or issues regarding Human Rights within our company. If a problem occurs, steps would be taken immediately to address and correct these issues.

Child Labor
Companies cannot amploy persons younger than the legal minimum age required by the labor law currently in force in the Republic of Turkey and we have a strict company policy to comply with labor laws and regulations in our facilities. We ensure that proper enquiry is made into the employee’s age and that this is controlled and recorded by human resources department of our company.
Apprenticeship/traineeship schemes have never been used to systematically avoid the payment of wages and benefits.

Forced Labor
It is a constitutşonal obligation for us not to use forced or involuntary labor. At NEATREND, all amployees are free to terminate their employment at will or with reasonable notice without being penalized. Moreover all our employees have the right to leave the workplace at the end of the working shift and to decline overtime work at their discretion.

Discrimination
All employees are treated with respect and dignity at NEATREND. Discrimination is strictly prohibited. We do not subject any person to discrimination in employment, including but not limited to discrimination on the basis of race, age, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation or disability.
Our hiring policy is to ensure employees are hired based on skill rather than subjective or personal requirements and all employees are and will always have an equal opportunity for promotion, training, termination and retirement.
Additionally, all employees of same skill level and seniority are equally compensated for performing the same job functions.

Discipline, Harassment or Abuse
We have a clear and uniform disciplinary procedure and we do not use monetary penalties for disciplinary purpose at our company. All disciplinary actions taken are communicated with the employees.

We also have zero tolerance to physical, sexual, verbal, or psychological harassment ora buse. If a grievance regarding harassment or abuse is received, we immediately investigate the allegation discretely and confidentially with no retaliation against the alleger of the abuse or harassment.

Women’s Rights
Female employees at NEATREND receive equal remuneration, including benefits, equal treatment in the workplace, equal evaluation of the quality of their work, and equal opportunity to fill all positions open to male employees. Employees who take a maternity leave do not face dismissal or threat of dismissal, loss of seniority, deduction of wages, anda re be able to return to employment at the same rate of pay and benefits. Our employees are not forced or pressured to use contraception or terminate a pregnancy. We alsa do not force female employees to take pregnancy tests as a condition of employment.

Freedom of Association
Union membership status is not a condition of employment at NEATREND and we respect employees to have the right to choose to form, belong to or not belong to a union or any type of employees organization.

Employment Contract
Employment contracts are signed with all employees and they receive a copy of it. Terms and conditions in the employment contacts strictly comply with Turkish labor laws and regulations and indicate the employment conditions clearly, including wages.
We are attentive at all times that the wages are paid on time. The overtime wage at NEATREND is calculated and paid at the Premium rate as legally required. Legally required withholdings such as social security, pensions, healtheare etc. Are paid by our company.
Legally mandated paid time off, annual leave maternity leave, sick leave pay are provided to our employees in full. Statutory holiday work is accurately compensated. In the event of a leave, severance of an employee pay is paid correctly.

General Work Facility-Health & Safety
We provide all employees a safe and healthy working conditions, ensuring building and fire safety, machinery and equipment safety, Access to potable water and suitable sanitary facilities, Access to appropriate personal protective equipment and emergency care, and appropriate storage and handling of hazardous materials.
In order to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for our employees, we comply with all applicable laws and regulations which include but are not limited to business registrations, building operating permits, certificates of occupancy, hygiene permits for canteens, and permits for mechinery and equipment.
We ensure that our sites are in overall clean and tidy condition with good maintenance, anda re well ventilated. Sufficient potable drinking water is available at the sites, sanitary facilities for food preparation and storage are provided as well as there are sufficient number of restrooms at our sites which are clean and properly stocked with supplies.

Environment and Sustainabilty
We are aware of our responsibility to take care of our planet and preserve its beauty, resources and strength for future generations. In line with this, we have set high standards in the area of environmental responsibility. Our environmental policies are established based on the principle of minimizing the negative environmental impacts through pollution control, waste minimization and resource conservation.
Briefly, we subscribe to the following environmental pronciples:

• Reduce dependency on substances and activities that are harmful to people and the environment
• Reduce waste and appropriately dispose of hazardous materials
• Use natural resources as efficiently as possible
• İntegrate environmental considerations into decision-making at all levels
• Strive for continuous improvement

Anti-Corruption
We are committed to be in compliance with all relevant laws, including Turkish criminal and anti-corruption laws. In carrying out negotiations and any other activity with the public administration, NEATREND behaves correctly and transparently.
Our company has appropriately defined responsibilities and authorities for employees for business integrity compliance and has formed a comprehensive policy concerning bribery, corruption and unethical business practices.
We conduct periodic (internal and/or external) assessments / audits and take appropriate and preventative actions, in accordance with our stated policy, to act an individual issues and to stop integrity problem.