Having incorporated sustainability to its business model, Global Investment Holdings (“GIH”) is again among the BIST Sustainability Index constituents, along with other Borsa Istanbul companies which demonstrate high performance in sustainability.

Global Investment Holdings was assessed to be listed again in the BIST Sustainability Index. Global Investment Holdings’ comprehensive policies in areas related to sustainability and improvements in specific environmental indicators as well as countering bribery reporting played an important role in being listed again in the new period of BIST Sustainability Index, which provides companies reputational and competitive advantages.

The BIST Sustainability Index, which was established with the aim of increasing understanding, knowledge and practices of sustainability among Borsa Istanbul companies, evaluated companies according to the environment, biodiversity, climate change, human rights, board structure, anti-bribery, supply chain, occupational health and safety criteria. As a result of the evaluation conducted by the independent research and rating agency Vigeo EIRIS, 58 companies have managed to be listed in the index.

Global Investment Holdings’ Chairman & CEO, Mehmet Kutman, stated that: “2020, marking the 30th anniversary of the Group foundation, continues to be a uniquely challenging year due to the impact of Covid-19. I want to emphasise that the health and safety of our employees is always our first thought and never more so than at this challenging time in the face of the global coronavirus crisis. Ensuring the business continuity and providing humanitarian assistance to our employees and across our regions of presence are our key priorities today. At the same time, we must act responsibly to protect the long-term success of GIH and deliver on our commitments to all stakeholders that rely on our global role. As Global Investment Holdings, we have made sustainability the focus of all our operations since our establishment; and our robust and diversified portfolio and our capable management team give me confidence that we will continue to contribute to the development of Turkey and to provide our shareholders with sustainable returns through responsible investment. We are pleased to be included in the BIST Sustainability Index again this period, which provides a reliable option for investors in the stock market. Moreover, we continued to improve our Corporate Governance Rating score thanks to our fair, accountable and responsible management structure.”

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