Ülker Included in S&P Global ESG Index 2021

Ülker has become the only Turkish food company included in the S&P Global ESG 2021 Index, which evaluates the sustainability performance of companies from around the world. Among 37 companies from different sectors in Turkey included in the index, it managed to rank in the top three. Ülker continued to increase its score this year in the ESG 2021 Index (Environmental, Social & Governance), conducted by international rating agency S&P Global, which evaluates over 1000 companies worldwide. Ülker, which has gained attention in recent years through its sustainability projects, managed to rank in the top three among 37 companies from different sectors in Turkey included in the index. It became the only food company from Turkey evaluated in the food sector. Among 115 food companies worldwide included in the study, Ülker entered the top 6 percentile with its score. Ülker CEO Mete Buyurgan stated that the successful performance demonstrated in sustainability projects has been confirmed once again through progress in the S&P Global ESG Index 2021. Univar Solutions and Novozymes Expand Business Partnership Univar Solutions has been appointed as the distributor of Novozymes' biological cleaning solutions in Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. The company announced that it has entered into a new agreement expanding its business partnerships with Novozymes to the home care and industrial cleaning market for Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. The exclusive agreement builds upon existing partnerships between the two companies in Latin America, Europe and North America to help customers provide innovative enzyme and microbial solutions that improve cleaning product performance and deliver more sustainable products to the market. Univar Solutions Latin America President Jorge Buckup said, "We are pleased that Novozymes continues to trust Univar Solutions for five additional countries." "The innovative enzyme solutions portfolio aligns with our goal of helping keep our communities healthy, nourished, clean and safe. At the same time, this aligns with our desire as Univar Solutions to expand our offerings to the home care and industrial cleaning market by partnering with a global company that invests in global initiatives to protect our environment by using strategies dedicated to innovation, quality and more sustainable solutions. Buyurgan expressed that the progress in the ESG Index 2021 confirms this once more. Buyurgan continued: "At Ülker, the principle of being a 'waste-free company' is at the center of all our activities. Since 2014, we have grown without an increase in carbon emissions. We continue our work with long-term goals under 6 headings: environment, value chain, innovation, employees, social responsibility and leadership. In our sustainability projects, we operate with an understanding that places growth and strengthening together with society and our stakeholders at the center. By consistently increasing our score year after year in the S&P Global ESG Index, we have become the only food company from Turkey evaluated in the index. The recognition of our sustainability achievements on international platforms further motivates us in this regard. 2021 was a year in which the steps we took in this direction made an impact. In the coming period, we will continue to lead the food sector with our sustainability projects." he said.