“Best Supplier Award” for Kordsa by Pirelli

Kordsa received the “Best Supplier Award” from Pirelli. Kordsa, putting sustainability at the heart of its every activity since 2014, and seeing ensuring self sustainability as the first step to sustainability, also carries out a comprehensive sustainability assessment for its suppliers. In this regard, Kordsa requires its suppliers and business partners to operate in accordance with the principles in its Statement on Code of Business Ethics prepared based on Kordsa Ethics Code and assess their environmental and societal effects. 

Similarly, the global tirre giant Pirelli assesses its suppliers in terms of the quality of products and services, speed, sustainability, innovative approach, global presence and service level criteria. As per Pirelli’s assessment, Kordsa received “Pirelli Supplier Award” for global presence and service level based on Kordsa’s expectations regarding its criteria in the selection and evaluation of its own suppliers, labor and human rights, health and safety, environmental protection, ethics, and management practices.

Kordsa CEO Ali Çaliskan received the award from Andrea Casaluci, General Manager of Pirelli responsible for Operations, at the award ceremony held in Pirelli Headquarter in Milan on September 25th. At the ceremony Çaliskan expressing his happiness and pride said: “At Kordsa, on our journey based on our ‘Inspired from Life, We Reinforce Life’ motto, behind each and every decision and investment of ours lies the goal to produce sustainable technologies. That’s why we see ensuring our own sustainability as the first step of sustainability. But it is not enough to focus on our own sustainability. It is crucial that our suppliers also move forward parallel to our sustainability roadmap. This award indicates that we are on the right track regarding our supplier evaluation system. I would like to thank all our employees and the suppliers who join us on our sustainability journey.”