2023 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT

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CONTENTS
Page
1. Company Policy3

2. Company Profile

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3. Environmental Policy

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4. Certifications

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5. Environmental Performance7

6. Energy Management

8-10

7. Waste Management

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8. Water Management

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9. Waste water Management

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10. Social Responsibilities Project

15-16

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COMPANY POLICYSRI PHILOSOPHYSAT PHILOSOPHYPURPOSEWe provide the ultimate in safety andPurpose
comfort to our customers, employees
Creating the ultimate in comfort and the community.

and happiness with innovations
PRESIDENT’S POLICY
that drive the futureVisionTo be a company thatcombines diverse
strengths, grows together
and overcomes change

Sumitomo Rubber WAY
Adopting truth andhonesty as a principle.
Challenging ourselves.
Respecting each other.

• Let’s overcome changes throughteamwork, with each employee
renewing the awareness of selfimprovement.
• We will achieve high quality and highefficiency with the ability to follow therules and offer suggestions.
• Let’s act with awareness of our businessethics and social responsibilities basedon our philosophy (SRI/SAT) and WAY.
SAT WAY• Complying with laws and rules• Chasing the best• To produce results from our work incooperation as a team• Respecting diversity and not
approaching people negatively

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COMPANY PROFILE
1. Name

Sumitomo Rubber AKO Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

2. Adress

Cankiri Prefecture/ TURKEY

3. Date of Est.

February 2, 2013 (DOP June 2015)

4. Product.

Production of radial tires for passenger cars

5. Invest. Amt.

4,269 million Turkish lira (end of 2022)

6.Capital Fund

1,507 million Turkish lira7. Capital

Sumitomo Rubber %80, AKO %20

8. Prod. Cpty

22,500 tire/day (end of 2022)

9. Employees

2555 (end of 2022)

10. Site area

1 million square meters

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY5

Sumitomo Rubber AKO Certificate

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
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Environmental
PolicyTarget of 2022

Target value

Evaluation ofAchievement

Creating a LowCarbon Society

Specific crude oil
equivalent energy
consumption
CO2 emission at ourfactories(total)

3% improvement（886 KL/kg→859 KL/kg)

0.9% improvement(878 KL/kg)

7 % improvement(1114 t.Co2/kg→1036 t.Co2/kg)

40 % improvement(669 t.Co2/kg)

Building aBasic unit of amount
Recyclingof Waste Discharged
Oriented Society (Excluding Valuables)
Complete Zero Waste
Disposal

1 % improvement（40.8 kg/t→40.4 kg/t)

3.7 % improvement(39.3 kg/t)

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Conservation of Basic unit of water
water resourcesusage

1 % improvement(12.08 m3/t→11.96 m3/t)

7.9 % improvement(11.12 m3/t)

In 2022, the reduction on waste, water usage and CO2 emission
were continued.

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Amount of Electric Consumption

Electric Energy Result

kwh/ton
1100

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

1080

1076

1060
1040
1012

1020
1000

986

980

962

960

%1953940
920
900880
2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Comparing to 2021, we reduced our electric energy
consumption 962 kwh/ton to 953 kwh/ton regarding toenergy reduction activities.
Electric reduction main activities in 2022
1) CW#1 Pump Type Change (Vertical Pump)
2) LED Kaizens in Unit 1 to 5 and Topping8

Amount of Natural Gas Consumption

Fuel Energy Result

kl/ton0.18

0.164

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

0.16
0.14

0.128

0.12

%1

0.122
0.108

0.109

2021

2022

0.1
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.020201820192020

In line with the demands from the Union regarding working
areas such as shipment warehouses, etc., the target related
to natural gas usage could not be met, resulting in a 1%deterioration.

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Energy Saving Activities

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

1. CW#1 Pump Type Change (Vertical Pump)

2. LED Kaizen (Unit 1-5, Topping)10

Amount of Waste Emission

60%5%1650%7%4

43.87

40.80

39.30

2020 Actual

2021 Actual2022 Actualkg/t

WASTE MANAGEMENT

403052.50

20
1002019 Actual

We have reduced our waste amount from 40,80 kg/t (2021) to 39,30kg/t (2022). We will continue our reduction activities and achieve
10% reduction rate.

11WASTE MANAGEMENT

Trainings on Waste Managements

In order to raise waste awareness, all of our newly
recruited and existing employees were trained
throughout the year.

12Amount of Water Usage
m³/t
12.5

-%3-%2

WATER MANAGEMENT

12%38%8

11.5

1111.53

11.87

12.08
11.12

10.5

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2019 Actual2020 Actual

2021 Actual2022 Actual

We have reduced our water amount from 12,08 m³/t
(2021) to 11,12 m³/t (2022) according to production
increase and repairments of pool leaks.

13Wastewater and Emisson Monitoringand MeasurementWASTEWATER MANAGEMENT

Item

Emissonat Boiler
Industrial
Water

R.O
Waste
Water

LifeWater

mg/m³

mg/L

mg/L

mg/L

Regulation Max value in Situation
limit
2022

Dust

103,44

Ok

SO21000Ok

NOx

800

181,54

Ok

CO

100

27,46

Ok

SS

65

14,5Ok

COD

200

89

Ok

Ph

6-98,97

Ok

Cl

2000

1669

Ok

SO43000

2912

Ok

Fe

100,14Ok

ZSF

100

Ok

Ph

6-98,05

Ok

KOI

100

61,4

Ok

SS

150

33,9OkBOD

50

46,7OkCOD

160

132,9Ok

SS

60

45

Ok

Ph

6-98,59

Ok

Regulation
Air pollution
regulation

Water Pollution
regulation
Table 14.11
Water Pollution
regulation
Table 20.5
Water Pollution
regulation
Table 20.7

Water Pollution
regulation
Table 21.1

We kept our boiler emission and wastewater discharge
pollution values within the legal limits in 2022.
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ACTIVITIESSOCIAL AWARNESS ACTIVITIESIn 2022 and 2023, iftar dinner was held 2 times during
Ramazan period in the tent for a total of 1700 people inÇankırı in coordination with Çankırı Municipality.

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SOCIAL AWARNESS ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESIn coordination with the Turkish Red Crescent, weorganised a blood donation activity with the participationof 160 people in total within our factory site in 2022 and2023.

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SOCIAL AWARNESS ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
During the 6 February Earthquake, which devastated
Turkey and Syria, we delivered approximately TL 1.8
million of in-kind aid to the region, including the donation
campaign held within the factory with the demand fromour employees.

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SOCIAL AWARNESS ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESUnder the leadership of AFAD, we sent 17 employees
whom are also AFAD volunteers to Hatay and Adıyaman,
where the earthquake was the most devastating, to help
the earthquake victims. In addition, under the leadershipof JICA, we assigned 2 employees to translate JapaneseTurkish in the field hospital opened in Antep.

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SOCIAL AWARNESS ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESIn 2022, we enabled the Falken Drift Therapy team, which
we sponsored in cooperation with Çankırı Municipality, tomake a drift show to the people of Çankırı. 5000 people
attended the event and all local administrators in theÇankırı Province protocol participated.

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Corporate Sustainability Department Contact Information :PHONE : +90 (376) 218 91 00
FAX : +90 (376) 272 81 91
www.sumitomorubberako.com.tr
key.takeda@sriako.com.tr