Supported Initiatives
For many years, Garanti BBVA has been participating in local and international platforms, which allowed for widespread, high level engagement with the business community, governments, policymakers, and numerous national and international organizations. In this sense, Garanti BBVA is part of 48 working groups including the UN Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), United Nations Working Group of Principles for Responsible Banking, Global Compact Network Türkiye, the Turkish Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD Türkiye), and the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) Environment and Climate Change Working Group, and actively participates in or chairs 29 initiatives in total that include numerous platforms. The Bank provided investment support worth TL 43.6 million in 2021 to Community Investment Programs addressing Reduced Inequalities and Supporting Entrepreneurship, Offering Opportunities to Everyone through Education, Supporting Research and Cultural Activities.
| Initiative / Organization |
Participation Year |
| The Equator Principles (EPs) |
2025 |
| Chapter Zero Türkiye |
2023 |
| Net Zero Banking Alliance |
2021 |
| Impact Investing Association |
2021 |
| Business Plastics Initiative |
2019 |
| UNEP FI Working Group on Principles of Responsible Banking |
2018 |
| 30% Club Turkey |
2017 |
| Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures |
2017 |
| Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) |
2017 |
| YASED – International Investors Association |
2017 |
| Target Gender Equality |
2017 |
| Business Against Domestic Violence |
2017 |
| UNGC |
2017 |
| TUSIAD |
2016 |
| Paris Pledge for Action |
2016 |
| Science-Based Target |
2016 |
| ‘HeforShe’ |
2015 |
| Caring for Climate (C4C) |
2015 |
| Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition |
2015 |
| CDP Water Programı |
2015 |
| Integrated Reporting Turkey Network |
2015 |
| Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) |
2014 |
| Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) |
2013 |
| WWF Green Office |
2013 |
| International Integrated Reporting Council Business Network (IIRC) |
2013 |
| UN Global Compact (UNGC) |
2012 |
| WBSCD Turkey (SKD) |
2012 |
| HP Planet Partners Program |
2012 |
| Equal Opportunity Model (FEM) |
2012 |
| UN Environment Program – Finance Initiative (UNEP – FI) |
2011 |
| CDP Climate Change Program |
2010 |
[1] Signed by Garanti BBVA Asset Management 100% subsidiary of T. Garanti Bankası A.Ş.