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INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND EXTERNAL RECOGNITION

Within the scope of Integrated Management Systems (IMS) in Nurol specified procedure and monitor the audit results centrally. We İnformation about our corporate memberships and recognition in Force and Environment and Climate Change Working Group activities
Construction; our objective is to develop permanent, continuously examine the implementation levels of the projects during the site external structures as Nurol Construction is as follows: and follow the decisions. TUSIAD formed three sub-working groups
improving, sustainable structures for quality management system, visits and inform them about recent developments. We report all under the Climate Change Working Group. Referred sub-groups are;
environmental management system and occupational health and control results to senior management and monitor the results. Due to By being a signee of the United Nations Global Compact in August Climate Change and Low Carbon Economy Sub-Working Group,
safety management system in accordance with the requirements of the changes in recent years in the markets we are actively operating, 2017, we pledged that we will support and act on the 10 fundamental Financing Models and Incentives Sub-Working Group and Zero Waste
international standards. We aim to implement Nurol standards we are trying to spread the practices that meet social requirements universal principles of human rights working standards, environment Sub-Working Group. As Nurol Construction; by being an active
throughout all projects by the coordination of Integrated due to increasing expectations in the environmental and social areas and corruption. We are members of Supply Chain Working Group and member of TUSIAD, we express our opinions during preparation of
Management Systems Department managed from HQ. Our teams of our potential employers and financial institutions. During our visits Women's Empowerment Working Group formed by the UN Global environmental legislation.
that are engaged in quality, environment and OHS issues in our and audits, we also review practices on social issues and try to Compact Turkey's Secretariat and we participate actively. In 2019, we
projects will ensure and maintain high standards via coordination with increase our e ectiveness in this field with new application methods. also applied to become the signatory of the "Women's Empowerment According to the largest contractors list prepared by News
HQ. We monitor and control the related performance of our projects We are developing new practices in line with the Sustainable Principles (WEPs)", focusing on the empowerment of women, which ‘’Engineering Record”(www.ENR.com) based in the United States,
through regular project visits and internal audits conducted by our HQ Development Goals, and we are working on compliance with the are among the sustainable development goals. Nurol Construction has been listed as the ‘The Biggest Global
IMS organization, as well as reporting. Through regular internal environmental and social expectations of international banks such as The World Water Council is an international multi-stakeholder Contractors” and “The Biggest International Contractors’’ for the last
audits, we audit all Nurol Construction projects in accordance with the EBRD and IFC. platform organization with the mission to mobilize action on critical 15 years.
water issues at all levels, including the highest decision-making level, Founded in 1952, Turkish Contractors Association – TMB, act to
by engaging people in debate and challenging conventional thinking. address the problems of member companies and to improve domestic
Our External Audits and Certifications The Council focuses on the political dimensions of water security, and international connections and cooperation via continuous
adaptation and sustainability. We are a member of World Water activities, meetings and trainings. Besides being one of the most
As Nurol Construction we have been audited for years by independent auditing companies in accordance with ISO 9001 Quality Management Council. active members of TMB, we were committed to participate and
System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards, and we In addition to being a member of TUSIAD (Turkish Industry and contribute to the meetings and workshops of the association in 2019
maintain the national and/or international standards that we have crowned our high standards. We are periodically audited every year within the Business Association), we participate in the Energy E ciency Task as well.
scope of contracting services for the investment, design and construction of all kinds of domestic and international construction projects of our
company.
In 2019, we successfully completed our re-certification audit by the independent certification body and once again proved our success and
improvements in the implementation of ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and 45001 Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey – DEİK
Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards. In 2018, we were among the first companies in our country to switch to ISO
45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety standard. In 2019, we had the opportunity to review many practices that we developed in accordance The Board undertakes the task of “managing foreign economic relations of the Turkish private
with the new standard with audits. Unlike the previous years, Nurol Construction has revised its certificates this year by auditing through the BSI sector”. Together with founding Institutions, members and the Business Council and Turkey's
(British Standards Institution) independent certification body. leading entrepreneurs & representatives a volunteer "business diplomacy" organization. As Nurol
Construction, we take part in the executive boards of the Business Councils of Romania, Algeria,
We fulfill the requirements of the security management system we established in 2018 within the scope of the "NATO Secret and National Secret Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Hungary and the United States operating under DEİK.
Facility Security Certificate" in 2019 and we manage our relevant processes in accordance with this system. We review our security management
through internal audits we conduct within the company, and inform our employees every six months under the document. In 2019, we applied for
a "Individual Security Certificate" for our personnel working in the relevant departments and increased the number of employees with the
certificate.
T.R. Ministry of Labor and Social Security audit some of our projects in Turkey related to Occupational Health and Safety. The audit scope includes İstanbul Chamber of Industry – ICI
compliance with Occupational Health and Safety legislation on site and documentation. Similarly, T.R. Ministry of Environment and Urbanization An e ective stakeholder giving direction to the industrial ecosystem, an organization developing
conducts audits regarding environmental legislation compliance.
the Turkish industry worldwide by increasing the sustainable competitiveness and competencies of
our industrial companies.

STANDARD, DOCUMENT TITLE ACCREDITATIONS
İstanbul Chamber of Commerce – ICOC

Promoting the rapid development and expansion of trade, small industry and service sectors.
ISO 9001: 2015 ISO 14001: 2015 ISO 45001: 2018 Facility Security Turkish Accreditation UK Accreditation Works to create new markets abroad. Identifies the obstacles for the development of the business
Quality Management Environmental Occupational Health Certificate Agency (TÜRKAK) Service (UKAS) world and acts to remove the barriers. We are a member of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce since
System Management System and Safety Management (Nato Secret and
System National Secret) we moved our HQ from Ankara to Istanbul in 2015.

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