Sustainable Banking

We are the bank of investments which protect the future.

93% of our loans are linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

We finance 15% of Türkiye's renewable energy installed capacity

We contribute to 16.39 million tonnes CO2 emission reduction each year, through the renewable energy projects we finance in Türkiye

We were Türkiye's first carbon-neutral bank in its own operations

We were the first bank to publish a climate risk report in Türkiye

With our Sustainalytics ESG risk rating, we are ranked 1st in Turkey, 9th among international development banks and 10th among global banks in our category

We acted as the intermediary of the first Sustainable Sukuk Issuance in the Turkish Capital Markets

We initiated the first SDG loan model in Türkiye

We have been taking decisive steps in the field of sustainable banking since the 1990s. We distinguish ourselves with the innovative practices which we have implemented in the Turkish finance sector.

In the early 2000s, we integrated globally accepted sustainability principles into all our banking processes. We proceed with the vision of creating tangible value in the axis of economic development, environmental impact and social inclusion in our sustainability activities, which we embrace starting from the top management and manage with a well-attended Sustainability Committee.

We work together with a wide array of initiatives in the national and global arena, and we contribute directly to seven out of the 17 SDGs through our banking model which centers on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We present our future targets with our financial, environmental and social performance to inform our stakeholders through our integrated annual reports, as well as a range of reports such as the TCFD Climate Risk and CDP Carbon Disclosure.

We continue to increase and develop our impact to promote sustainable and inclusive development with our long-term social responsibility projects which we have developed in our areas of focus and the common goals which we share with our subsidiaries.

We will continue to support the green transformation of the business world with all our capital elements and bring in new instruments in the field of sustainable finance to the Turkish financial sector and capital markets.

2023