1) What is the purpose of the Kibar Holding K-STAR programme?
As Kibar Group, we believe that it is necessary to improve the sustainability performance of not only our own operations but also the entire ecosystem (suppliers, customers, partnerships, society, etc.) that we interact with. In this context, we aim to evaluate the products/services provided by our suppliers from the perspective of Environmental, Social, Governance performances and to realise this issue together with all our suppliers with whom we cooperate.
2) How will suppliers that do not have sustainability-related work be evaluated in the K-STAR programme?
With the K-STAR project that we will implement, we primarily aim to measure the sustainability maturity of our suppliers through surveys. Afterwards, we plan to create a road map to improve the existing maturity with the actions to be defined. Thus, we will prepare a development plan to be determined jointly.
3) How were the survey questions directed to suppliers determined?
Based on the sectors and categories of Kibar Group Purchasing suppliers, the integrated management methodology and the requirements set forth by the following international organisations were taken into consideration in the process of understanding the sustainability needs of suppliers:
- Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
- United Nations Global Compact - UNGC
- Global Reporting Initiative - GRI
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board - SASB
- The German Supply Chain Act - Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz - LkSG
Suppliers were matched with SASB industries within the scope of their sectors, industries with common priority issues were grouped and all suppliers were divided into 4 separate survey groups according to their sectors.
4) How many suppliers were included in the K-STAR programme?
A total of 1,214 suppliers (domestic and foreign) were included in the K-STAR programme for the 2023 assessment.
5) What are the actions that will ensure the development of suppliers within the scope of the K-STAR programme?
Actions will be defined according to the answer given to the relevant question in line with your survey results. For example, when the answer is given that there is no policy in the question regarding the work carried out within the scope of sustainability, an action will be assigned as a policy should be created. The situation regarding the completion of the actions will also be carried out through a portal.
6) Are suppliers that have already been subjected to a sustainability rating and have a valid score included in the K-STAR programme?
We expect all our suppliers to respond to the questionnaire in order to measure their sustainability performance and take it to a higher level with the actions we will determine.
7) What is the evaluation period of suppliers through the K-STAR programme?
We will follow the programme with the questionnaire we will send to our suppliers in the periods to be determined and by examining the actions assigned in the previous period.
8) Where can we access information on basic sustainability and details of the K-STAR programme?
Kibar Purchasing shares the presentations, which include both developments on the current sustainability agenda and information on the operation of the programme, on the Kibar Purchasing website.