Sustainability

Sustainability at Yapı Kredi

Yapı Kredi addresses sustainability in an integrated manner, considering all economic, social and environmental aspects. To serve that end, Yapı Kredi adopts a business model that offers long-term benefit. While determining its business strategy, Yapı Kredi acts with an awareness to create value for its customers, shareholders, employees and all stakeholders.

In line with its responsible banking approach, Yapı Kredi carries out sustainability projects based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Yapı Kredi categorizes its environmental and social impacts as direct and indirect, and operates with a transparent, responsible and accountable corporate governance approach.

You can find more information about Sustainability at Yapı Kredi here.

Sustainability Governance at Yapı Kredi

Yapı Kredi Sustainability Committee is the authority responsible for establishing the sustainability strategies and policies of Yapı Kredi, integrating sustainability into the corporate strategy and monitoring sustainability performance. The Committee, which also includes various business units and a Board Member, is co-chaired by the Board Member and Corporate Communications Management. Meeting twice a year to monitor the developments and carry out the approval processes in sustainability, the Sustainability Committee reports to the Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors annually.

The Sustainability Unit working under Corporate Communications Management is responsible for ensuring the coordination within the Bank to implement sustainability strategies and policies of Yapı Kredi, monitoring the Bank's sustainability goal progress and performance, performing data consolidation in sustainability and handling communications with regards to sustainability issues. The Sustainability Unit directly reports the sustainability progress and performance to the Sustainability Committee and shares the current developments in sustainability with the Committee.

The performance results captured in the SMS are reviewed annually by the Sustainability Committee and shared transparently with all stakeholders in Yapı Kredi's annual reports.

Reports on Yapı Kredi’s sustainability performance can be found here.

For ESG related topics please contact sustainability@yapikredi.com.tr

 

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