In order to demonstrate the concrete contributions of the activities we carry out as Şekerbank through international criteria, we have been included in the rating process covering the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) headings created by Sustainalytics, an expert and independent organisation in the field of sustainability.

CDP is an independent and non-profit global organisation that mediates publicly traded companies to report to investors how they use natural resources and natural capital, how their activities affect the reproduction of limited resources and how they manage their risks in this area.

Our Bank has been reporting its environmental performance within the scope of the CDP Climate Change Programme since 2010, and started CDP Water Security Programme reporting in 2016.

Şekerbank rose by two notches to the rating of Leadership level A, with a high performance according to the results of the Climate Change Program 2023. By disclosing its environmental data to the world, the Bank once again demonstrated its commitment to a zero-carbon sustainable future. Maintaining its Leadership level A- score in the Water Security Program again this year, the Bank ranks among the world’s Water Leaders due to improvement measures conducted in accordance with optimal water resource management principles.

In order to improve the understanding of sustainability in Turkey and especially among Borsa Istanbul companies and to increase knowledge and practices, BIST sustainability indices, which include the shares of companies traded on Borsa Istanbul and whose corporate sustainability performances are at a high level, were established, and our Bank was included in the BIST Sustainability Index in 2018.