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VAHİT YAZICI

Manager, Government Relations & Sustainability Incentives

BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI TYRE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING INC.

ISTANBUL, Türkiye

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I developed my competencies in different tasks. For the last 6 years, I've been leading the company in national and international projects and incentives.

My organisation

The foundations of Brisa were laid with Lassa, which was established back in 1974 with the initiative of Sabancı Holding and its partners. It was named Brisa as a result of the partnership which ensued between the Sabancı Group and Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest tire manufacturer, in 1988.
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About me

I am currently working as Government Relations and Sustainability Incentives Manager at Brisa, with 30 years of professional experience in international trade, regulatory compliance, and incentive mechanisms. Throughout my career, I have been recognized not only for my technical expertise but also for my adaptability, strong communication skills, and solution-oriented mindset. Over the past five years, I have led Brisa’s participation in national and international funding programs with successful projects on sustainable products, chemicals, water, waste management, and energy. 

I'm aligned with Brisa's sustainability-driven business model and assist in national and international reporting such as CDP, Ecovadis and TSRS (Turkish Sustainability Reporting Standards). I update management on regulations especially EU Green Deal, EUDR, ESPR, CBAM, ETS, Taxonomy, DPP, Single Use Plastics etc and give regular trainings company-wide. I represent Brisa in several NGOs such as TÜSİAD( Turkish industry and business association), LASDER (Tyre Manufacturers Association), YASED (International Investors Association). 

I am passionate about building bridges between industry, government, and academia, and I place great value on teamwork, openness, and mentoring younger colleagues. With a high sense of responsibility, dedication and strategic foresight, I'm motivated to create long-term value by aligning business growth with sustainability and to expand these efforts further within Horizon Europe and other international collaborations.

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Skills

  • Material development
  • project management
  • energy efficiency
  • EU funds
  • Sustainable material development
  • Circular Economy Applications
  • Sustainable chemistry
  • Governmental Relations
  • regulations
  • EUDR

Interests

  • Sustainable materials
  • Bio-based materials
  • Material development
  • Natural rubber
  • Energy efficient manufacturing
  • Robotics and Automation for process industry
  • Water Management
  • Biodegredable/recyclable circular materials
  • circular economy
  • Digitalization
  • Functional Materials
  • Renewable Energy
  • heat pumps

Marketplace (3)

  • Partnership

    Energy

    Looking to partner for sustainable energy practices including: Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

    Author

    VAHİT YAZICI

    Manager, Government Relations & Sustainability Incentives at BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI TYRE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING INC.

    ISTANBUL, Türkiye

  • Partnership

    Water

    We are looking for potential partners for our sustainable water use and waste water management.

    Author

    VAHİT YAZICI

    Manager, Government Relations & Sustainability Incentives at BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI TYRE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING INC.

    ISTANBUL, Türkiye

  • Partnership

    Circular Economy and Value Chain

    We are looking for partners in our circular economy projects.

    Author

    VAHİT YAZICI

    Manager, Government Relations & Sustainability Incentives at BRISA BRIDGESTONE SABANCI TYRE MANUFACTURING AND TRADING INC.

    ISTANBUL, Türkiye