Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
As Arıkan, we have created a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy to ensure the satisfaction of all our stakeholders (customers, employees, suppliers, visitors, interns, etc.) within the framework of human rights and freedoms, in line with our business ethics and values, in a human-friendly manner, and to provide social responsibility to future generations.
1- We respect and trust people
Our management approach is based on “respect for people”. By saying “People First”, we respect people in all our business processes and relationships, make every effort to understand each other, take responsibility and do our best to ensure mutual trust. We believe that we all have the right to speak and be informed on every issue that concerns us.2- We comply with legal regulations and other conditions
We comply with the international and national legal obligations for which we are responsible, and fulfill the demands of our parties and stakeholders regarding Corporate Social Responsibility.3- We work with the principle of honesty and integrity
We act in accordance with the principle of honesty and integrity in all our activities, and we take care to fully use and protect these principles together with all our stakeholders.4- We do not employ child labor or young workers
We do not employ child labor in all our work. We comply with international and national employment age requirements and laws.5- As Social Responsibility, we give priority to interns who do internships in our institution
Since our interns are aware of and adopt our corporate social responsibilities, we adopt employment after internship as a way of working.6- We ensure confidentiality in the protection of personal and company data
As Arıkan, we take care to protect confidentiality and private information, information that may create a disadvantage in competition, trade secrets, financial and other information that has not yet been disclosed to the public within the framework of "confidentiality agreements" signed with third parties, and we keep confidential information regarding personnel personal rights confidential within the framework of the law.7- We take company interests into consideration in conflicts of interest
In all activities of employees, we do not enter into business relationships that provide mutual or unilateral benefits with family members, friends or third parties.8- We stand against all kinds of discrimination by providing a fair working environment.
Arıkan considers creating and maintaining a fair working environment for its employees as one of its top priorities. Arıkan is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate based on age, race, belief, skin color, gender, language, religion, sect, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, seniority, political view, military status, actual or perceived disability. We apply this policy to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, recruitment, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave, compensation and training.9- We provide diversity, equality and inclusion.
Arıkan is an equal opportunity employer. It provides a suitable working environment without any discrimination based on age, race, belief, skin color, gender, language, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, seniority, political view, military status, actual or perceived disability, religion or other criteria. We are aware that it is beneficial for everyone to participate in the social and work environment.10- We are a workplace free of harassment
Harassment of any kind is not tolerated by Arıkan. All such discrimination is against the law and those in the Arıkan event area are prohibited from engaging in such behavior.11- We encourage awareness raising through education and communication channels
With continuous education and communication channels, we ensure that our employees, individuals, organizations and the people we work with support the Corporate Social Responsibility policies and rules are embraced and turned into a corporate culture and adopted by our stakeholders.12- We are a workplace without bribery. We comply with legal and economic sanctions
While carrying out all these activities, we work with the principle of a bribery-free environment for the complete implementation of business ethics rules within the framework of human rights and freedoms. Giving, receiving or suggesting bribes and/or commissions is unacceptable under any circumstances. We absolutely do not engage in money laundering and fight against corruption in the work and services related to our area of responsibility. We comply with export and import controls, legal and economic sanctions.13- We work with the principle of continuous improvement
As a company, we work with the principle of continuous improvement for the complete implementation of ethical rules within the framework of human rights and freedoms. In this context, we regularly review ethical principles and practices. We ensure the active participation of our employees in continuous improvement processes with the Suggestion System. We try to disseminate and continuously improve the Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, we act innovatively and openly. We act in accordance with Arıkan rules regardless of time, place and person.14- We pay salaries (wages) and fringe benefits in accordance with the law
All employees' salaries and fringe benefits are calculated by taking into account the law and paid by depositing them into bank accounts.15- We work in accordance with the regulations in local laws during our working hours
We work 45 hours a week in shifts in accordance with the conditions and obligations specified in the Labor Law and relevant legislation.16- We do not employ forced labor. We are against all forms of human trafficking
We do not exploit human labor in any way by force or modern slavery (i.e. slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labor and human trafficking). We do not employ illegal workers or uninsured workers and we do not trade with companies that operate in this manner.17- We recognize and value the importance of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining.
We respect the freedom of association of all our employees. It is completely legal for our employees to participate in freedom of association and collective bargaining activities as they wish, if they request.18- Occupational Health and Safety is our top priority.
We provide all our employees with a healthy and safe work environment that meets applicable standards regarding occupational health and safety. We work in accordance with international and national laws. We ensure the safety of our employees with private or, when necessary, public security forces in line with legal obligations.19- We protect the rights of land, forest and water, and value nature.
In all our work areas, we provide our employees with a clean, healthy and safe work environment by not polluting the soil and water as an environmentally friendly company. We carry out our activities in line with our international and national legal obligations. We expect our Automotive Industry Supply Chain to fulfill its sustainability responsibilities in order to reduce the impact period of the sustainability traces of our products. The most important environmental responsibilities we consider when evaluating our business operations include:• Complying with legal obligations,
• Reducing energy consumption and ensuring energy efficiency,
• Increasing air quality, reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
• Reducing carbon footprint,
• Reducing water consumption and improving water quality,
• Using more renewable energy,
• Managing sustainable resources,
• Reducing waste in line with our Environment and Energy policy,
• Monitoring environmental measurements,
• Providing training to employees and suppliers,
Ahmet ARIKAN - General Manager