Artesa Fabrics is committed to protecting its information assets and managing these assets to serve its corporate mission, vision and strategies. Artesa effectively manages and continuously improves its reliable and transparent Information Security Management System (ISMS) to ensure internal and external customer satisfaction, pursuant to its ISMS Policy.

The core principles of Artesa’s ISMS Policy include:

• Awareness of information assets, analysing and identifying risks, and taking appropriate measures;
• Protecting the information assets of Artesa against any and all threats that may arise either internally or externally, intentionally or unintentionally and ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of information as required;
• Complying with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, directives and procedures for which Artesa is responsible;
• Closely monitoring technological innovations and developments in the field of ISMS, ensuring continuous improvement of the ISMS, and reviewing at regular intervals;
• Maintaining the competence for rapid intervention to any information security events that may occur and minimising the impact of the event.

In the coming year, Artesa Fabrics plans to focus more on production innovation in line with changing trends in information technology. This effort aims to boost Artesa’s competitive advantage in this critical area. The impacts of these improvements and upgrades on the natural environment are the main criteria to be considered. Artesa Fabrics conducts various efforts in key areas such as paper use, energy consumption with virtualisation technologies and cloud technologies. Artesa targets scaling IT operations and IT designs in accordance with “Green IT” principles and the reduction of energy consumption to reduce energy costs. The Information Technologies Team sees technology and science as important tools to bequeath a more liveable environment to future generations with less negative impact to Turkey and the world.

Artesa Fabrics strives to be an example of reliability and adopts a holistic approach to quality standards, in order to have sustainable success based on internal and external customer satisfaction.

Accordingly, the principles of our quality policy are as follows:

• To offer value-added products with our flexibility, our entrepreneurial spirit and our innovative structure in accordance with the expectations of our customers.
• To carry out studies based on productivity and profitability by targeting continuous improvement and development for sustainable success.
• Working diligently to create a corporate culture that respects humanity and nature through the belief in the power of teamwork.

We believe that we will produce high quality products with low cost by managing our activities in an integrated manner through our Quality Management Systems. We will deliver them on time by meeting the expectations and requirements of our customers, and thus, we will increase our competitive power and market share in domestic and foreign markets.

Efficient management of natural resources is essential for sustainable development. When developing its strategic corporate plans, Artesa Fabrics seeks to fulfill its environmental responsibility by protecting and effectively using natural resources. Artesa’s environmental approach is based on identifying environmental risks and safeguarding natural resources.

Artesa Fabrics is committed to fully complying with all applicable national and international legal and regulatory requirements related to environmental protection.

In line with these principles, Artesa Fabrics strives to be an exemplary industrial enterprise operating within an environmental management system and pursuing continuous improvement. To these ends, Artesa is committed to the following goals and activities:

• Passing a clean and healthy environment sensitive to climate change to future generations.
• Engaging in efficient use of energy and natural resources.
• Acting with the goal of zero waste by continuously researching and developing the possibilities of waste reuse, as part of our circular business model.
• Opting for environmentally friendly technologies by evaluating the environmental impact in investment plans.
• Reducing negative environmental impacts in all business processes, from the design stage to the product end-use.
• Prioritising climate change and sustainability in all business activities.
• Increasing environmental awareness among employees and the wider community.

Artesa Fabrics collaborates with business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors that have a similar perspective on environmental management. For this reason, Artesa has adopted an eco-friendly purchasing policy. From raw materials used in production to packaging materials, Artesa purchases recyclable, reusable or recycled substances when available.

Artesa Fabrics sees its employees as its most valuable asset. As such, Artesa’s primary occupational health and safety goals are minimising the potential for accident and ensuring continuous improvement by forming a safe working environment. All necessary precautions are taken to ensure occupational health and safety. All required tools and equipment are maintained and ready to use.

Artesa has adopted the following principles to create and maintain a “healthy” and “safe” working environment:

• Conducting its business activities in accordance with internationally accepted standards and legal and regulatory requirements for occupational health and safety.
• Taking necessary precautions by proactively identifying risks in the working environment.
• Planning and implementing activities to ensure continuous improvement in the working environment.
• Raising awareness among all its employees and business partners on relevant health and safety topics, encouraging competent stakeholders in that area.

In line with these principles, Occupational Health and Business Safety training programs are periodically conducted each year to all existing employees, as well as new hires as soon as they start to work at Artesa. Health and safety issues are assessed monthly with the Occupational Health and Business Safety Board; relevant items and areas in need of improvement are determined.

Artesa Fabrics acts as a responsible corporate citizen in relation to current occupational health and safety issues, information and public concerns. Artesa commits to developing a strong health and safety culture as well as improving occupational health and safety standards working in collaboration with all its stakeholders.

As the Artesa Fabrics Physical Laboratory, we commit to the following principles:

• Ensuring the reliability and validity of our laboratory services by fully complying with internationally recognised standards such as ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ISO 9001, and specific customer requirements.
• Providing our customers with accurate, reliable, and impartial test results.
• Performing regular calibration and maintenance of all equipment used in our laboratory, while continuously reviewing and improving our measurement methods.
• Implementing ongoing training and development programmes to enhance the technical competencies of our employees.
• Ensuring the continuous improvement of our laboratory activities by effectively applying our quality management system.
• Meeting customer requests accurately and on time, and enhancing overall customer satisfaction.
• Maintaining confidentiality and adhering to ethical principles, ensuring objectivity throughout all testing and calibration processes.
• Avoiding any commercial, financial, or similar external pressures that could influence our technical decisions; upholding independence, impartiality, and reliability in all our operations.
• Acting in accordance with environmental, occupational health, and safety policies, and adopting these principles as the foundation of our objectives and commitments.