AtlasCERT | Corporate Policy

About Us / Corporate Policy

We strictly adhere to our policies at all levels with all our employees

We will aim to exceed expectations at every stage of our services. For this;
● We will examine the necessary conditions and rules in adisciplined manner and we will not overlook any details,
● We will never ignore the principle of applicbility while meeting the requirements,
● We will work in a team spirit. We will evaluate every thought and point of view with precision,
● We will try to ensure that each delivered project is perfect in terms of content and design,
● We will create realistic plans and work devotedly to ensure that the works are completed on time,
● We will take a preventive approach; we will try to detect and eliminate potential problems before ther accur. We will
idevtifly and eliminate the main causes of the nonconformities we have idevtified. We will continuosly improve our service
and system performance,
● We will not heistate to tell the truth and what is necessary and to discuss when necessary,
● We will give all our employees the opportunity to improve themselves. For this, we will welcome training requests,
● We will We will create educational programs with rich contect and ensure their effectivenes,
● We will act transparently, taking into account the principles of privacy and security,
● We will give equal importance to each project, regerdless of its size,
● We will protect our reliable company idevtity that meets needs and expectations,
● We will respect to society, our employees and the environment,
● By detemining, developing, announcing and implementing corporate policies; We will ensure the protection of the
environment, occupational health and safety, efficiency in energy and global resource use, human resource
development, protection of employee rights, fulfillment of social responsibilities, ensuring information security and
protection of personal data.
● We will declare our ethical rules and act in accordance with theses rules at all levels.
● We will act with the vision of beign an innovative organization in every field of our industry,
Considering achieving sustaniabla future as one of our main corporate responsibilities;
● We will prevent waste, use resources efficiently, minimize waste generation by reviewing the reasons for waste
generation, collect wate generated separately at its source and ensure its recovery.
● We will identify negative environmental impact and take the necessary measures to prevent them,
● We will prevent pollution at its source, hazardous wastes; We will take the necessary measures to provent
contaminaton of the air, wait and soil,
● We will monitor and control waste types and amounts in a disciplined manner,
● We will prioritize the use of recycled meterials,
● We will use environmentally friendly technologies and reduce the consumption of raw meterials,
● We will adopt an effieciency-oriented approach in energy consumption and prioritize the us of device and equipment
with low consumption and emission values.
● We will ensure the sustainable, efficient and effective use of natural resources,
● We will raise awareness among our employees and customers on environmental impacts, waste management, energy
andr global resource efficiency, the caouses and importance of climate change.
● We will work to protect the ecosystems and biodiversity of the fields where we operate and raise awareness of our
staff on this issue.
● We will strengthen the vegetation cover of the fields where we operate, taking into account the geographical
conditions,
● We will bear the responsibility to pass on a clean and healthy environment to future generations.

I norder to leave a livable / sustainable world to new generations, we will base on efficiency in energy and global resource use;
● We will continuously measure and improve our energy and global resource consumption performance, and keep our
consumption and carbon emissions at the lowest level,
● We will continuously inform and raise awareness of our employees and customers about the importance off efficiency
in energy and global resource use,
● We will work to raise social awareness on the effects of energy and global resource use and the importance of
efficiency,
● We will prioritize the use of devices and equipment with low consumption and emission values.

We will not start working without providing a healthy and safe working environment;
● We will emsıre tje creation and development of occupational health and safety awareness,
● All stakeholders; We will ensure that they take all necessary measures within the frameworks of the OHS
regulation,
● We will work to prevent occupational accidents before ther occur with effective risk assessment,
● We will respect the right to collective bargaining and right of organization,
● We willadopt the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the international Labor
Organization (ILO) conventions, the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Declaration of Global
Goals for Sustainable Development, the Organization for Economic Competation and Development (OECD),
● We will ensure that our visitors and suppliers at all levels comply with OHS rules,
● We willfocus on the goal of zero work accidents and occupational diseares.

This policy encompasses ATLASCert®'s philosophy towards corporate social responsibility
and lays down the guidelines and mechanism for undertaking socially relevant programs for
sustainable development of the community at large and also to comply with all the local
regulations in that regard, is titled as the 'CSR Policy for ATLASCert®

ATLASCert® has embarked upon the process of institutionalizing its commitment at being
socially responsible with an aim of sustainable development. The purpose of this policy is to
define at the ATLASCert®'s visions, guiding principles, governance structures, strategy and programs
for its corporate social responsiibility efforts.

For ATLASCert® , sustainability means balancing economic, environmental and social needs
to find the best optimym solution which is wssential to ensure a more sustainable future, In
this regard, ATLASCert® is integrating sustainability more closely into all business
processes amd by öal,ng ,t the starting point for new business opportunities.

CSR Vision
To contribute positively to the society and bring about sustainable change by leveraging on the available resources and existing networks.

Guiding Principles
● Sustainable and holistic community development,
● Creation of the Atlas Cert's positive social image,
● Compliance with national and local regulations.

Governance Structure
ATLASCert® has put in pace the following governance structure to ensure that CSR policy is implemented and monitored effectively. The roles And responsibilities are defined each governance level.

CSR Core Committee
The CSR Core Committee will have three or more managers out of which at least one manager shall be an Independent Manager. This committee will be responsible for driving CSR initiatives. The committee will give strategic direction, finalize and approve annual goals of the CSR programs selected, allocate budgets on a yearly basis and monitor progress.

The CSR Core Committee will be specifically respocsible for the following:
● Recommend the CSR Policy to the Shareholders for approval which shall indicate the activities to be undertaken by ATLASCert®.
● Recommending the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the CSR activities referred above to the Shareholders for approval.
● Ensuring that the CSR Policy of ATLASCert® is monitored on a regular basis and is updated from time to time for any change or enhancement in scope and the same is recommended to the Shareholders for approval.
● Defining the modalities and monitoring the progress of the activities being undertaken under the policy.
● Approving the design of the CSR activities and the budgets proposed by the CSR Working Committee and recommend to the Shareholders for approval
● Design monitoring of the CSR programs by CSR task force
● The Head of the CSR Committee will be responsible for the overall implementation and reporting of the CSR projects as approved by the Board.

CSR task force
The CSR task force or CSR Working committee will comprise of a senior management personel, heading it, along with a few selected employees, repressenting diverse responsibilities from the Company. CSR task force will be the first point of contact for the program implementation teams on the ground for advice and guidance. The task force will also support the CSR core committee in terms of implementation of the CSR interventus.
Following ate the specific roles and responsibilities of the task force:
● Identify the projects in the areas as per the CSR Policy or as recommended by the CSR Core Committee.
● Ensure that the projects proposed are in line with ATLASCert® Act, 2021.
● Propose CSR programs to the CSR Core Committee for approval.
● Recommend programs, modality of operation and monitoring mechanism.
● Ensure evailability of adequate resources.
● The CSR task force will meet once in every quarter to discuss the progress of project approved and implementation mode.
● Ensure that the CSR goals are achived within the proposed timeframe and budget allocated, and will periodically report the progress of each project to the Shareholders.
● Support the CSR Core Committee to ensure full compliance of the legislation.

Key Stakeholders
● The key stakeholders of the CSR programs will be primarily those communities, in which ATLASCert® has its Business footprint with its Clients. From these communities, the focus will be on employees, their families, children, youth, men and women.
● Contributing positively to these stakeholders and improving their quality of life by providing sustainable solutions will be essential elements of ATLASCert® CSR efforts.
● ATLASCert® will also engage its employees; wherever and whenever possible, to achieve its CSR vision.

Causes to Support through CSR Interventions
ATLASCert® undertook a detailed stakeholder engagement to understand the needs and expectation of its stakeholders from the ATLASCert®'s CSR interventions. Based ton this, ATLASCert® has decided to support the following CSR causes as part of its CSR policy:
● Child Labor
● Forced Labor
● Health and Safety
● Freedom of association and Collective Bargaining
● Discrimination
● Disciplinary Practices
● Working Hours
● Remuneration
● Management System
● Education and Skill Development

Monitoring Mechanism
CSR core committee shall meet twice in a year or as and when the need arises to review and guide the CSR activities of the company.
The CSR task force / working committe shall meet once a month or as and when the need arises to monitor the progress of CSR programs, CSR spending and revivew if any changes are required. During the half yearly meeting, the task force will also review the CSR policy to discuss if any changes are required in it. However, it may also meet at an early period in case of changes to a particular program or review of CSR policy is required.

At each of the program locations, the CSR programs will be implemented and monitored by the members of the CSR task force. The program managers will maintain their own monitoring schedule as appropriate, to collect the required inputs from organizations, implementation partners and beneficiaries to ensure effective implementation.

ATLASCert® may undertake an assesment, as and when needed, in order to evaluate the social impact of its CSR Porgrams on the Clients and comminities. This will also help ATLASCert® to obrain learnings which will help increase program efficiency and scalability.

Exclusion
ATLASCert® will not contribute any amount directly or indirectly to any political party and/or religious organization and/or illegal organizations as part of its CSR activities.

Exceptions & Deviations
All exception and deviation to this policy shall be approved by CSR task force / Core Committee.

Policy Owners
The CSR Core Committee is the process owner of this policy.

Amendment
Based on the recommendation of the CSR task force / working committe and the CSR core committe, Shareholders of ATLASCert® can modify this policy unilaterally at any time to maintain campliance with national and local legislation.