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ISTANBUL, Nov. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Arcelik's ongoing commitment to sustainability has resulted in the company

being named an industry leader for the second year running

    Arcelik has been named the "Industry Leader" in the Durable Home Appliances

category for the second year in a row in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index,

which evaluates the sustainability performance of the world's largest

companies. It is also the fourth consecutive year that Arcelik is the only

Turkish Industrial company to be listed in the DJSI Emerging Markets Category.

    Sustainability is one of Arcelik's top priorities and the company's ethos

is "Respecting the World, Respected Worldwide". Evaluating the company's place

in the index, Arcelik CEO Hakan Bulgurlu said, "Being selected as the Industry

Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, which represents the gold

standard in corporate sustainability, is an important achievement that

demonstrates we are on the right track. We are proud of this success we have

achieved together with all our employees. We have set an exemplary standard for

the companies in our industry to follow. We have become carbon neutral in 2019

and 2020 global production thanks to the "Energy Efficient Refrigerators Carbon

Credit Finance Project" in Turkey. Within the scope of the project, at Arcelik,

we obtained the right to 305.407 tonnes of VCS (Verified Carbon Standard)

carbon credits which have been used to offset our 2019 and 2020 global direct

and indirect (Scope 1 and 2) GHG emissions. We plan to invest an additional $50

million in renewable energy and energy efficiency for the future of our planet

in the coming years. Together with our brands we will continue to design

environmentally friendly products, continue our efforts on energy and water

efficient production and implement social projects across the globe, helping

combat food waste and encourage healthy living. We are expanding our goals by

implementing our sustainability initiatives not only in the environmental

field, but also in the social and governance spheres. We will continue to

contribute to the protection of our planet and encourage others to live a more

sustainable lifestyle."

    Arcelik, which continues to commission pioneering studies into combating

climate change, published its 2030 objectives in its 12th Sustainability Report

and declared that they will establish a 15 MW renewable energy system in its

own production facilities by 2030. Arcelik, which used 100% green electricity

in 2019 for its Turkey and Romania operations, aims to use 100% green

electricity in all global production facilities by 2030. Besides, Arcelik aims

to decrease the energy consumption used to produce each product by 45% by 2030

(compared to 2015 baseline in South Africa, Russia, Turkey, Romania, China,

Thailand and Pakistan plants).

    Arcelik, Turkey's first and only industrial company which owns two WEEE

(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Recycling Facilities, achieved 315

GWh energy savings and 6.4 million tons of water savings by replacing old high

energy and water consuming products with energy and water efficient products

regardless of the brand since 2014.  The old products collected from the market

are being sent to Arcelik WEEE Recycling Facilities where they are recycled.

The saving generated is equivalent to nearly 39 million households' daily electricity

consumption and 7.9 million households daily water consumption. By recycling these

waste products, we have prevented approximately 155,000 tons of CO2 emissions.

    Notes to editors

    Arcelik has featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) since

2017. The DJSI evaluates company's performance in various areas that cover all

aspects of sustainability, such as management, financing, supply chain,

transparency, human rights and combating climate change. Created by S&P Dow

Jones Indices and RobecoSAM, the Dow Jones Sustainability Index selects the

most sustainable companies from 61 industries and serves as a reference point

for investors who integrate sustainability issues into their portfolios.

    About Arcelik

    With over 30,000 employees throughout the world, 12 brands (Arcelik, Beko,

Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Altus,

Dawlance, Voltas Beko), sales and marketing offices in 34 countries, and 22

production facilities in 8 countries, Arcelik offers products and services in

nearly 150 countries. As Europe's second largest white goods company according

to market share ranking based on quantity, Arcelik reached a consolidated

turnover of 5 billion Euros in 2019. With almost 70% of its profits coming from

the international markets, Arcelik is the R&D leader in Turkey – holding more

than 3,000 international patent applications to date with the efforts of 1,600

researchers in 15 R&D and Design Centers in Turkey and R&D Offices across five countries.

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