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| Moderate |
Turkiye İş Bankası has provided moderate transparency around its climate-related lobbying activities. The bank details its engagement through the Banks Association of Turkey’s sustainability sub-working group, working on the Draft Guide on Establishing the GAR of the Turkish Banking System, collaborating closely with other sub-working group members and securing the participation and feedback of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency. It names the single specific policy it influenced—the Draft Guide on Establishing the GAR of the Turkish Banking System, focused on sustainable finance in Turkey—and describes its role in considering national legislation, local market status, and lending practices. The bank also clearly states the outcomes it supports, namely the adoption of technical screening criteria for green loan types and a national GAR calculation methodology aligned with EU Taxonomy, endorsing this framework “with no exceptions.”
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| Limited |
Türkiye İş Bankası discloses a high-level commitment that its “engagement activities” will be conducted “in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement” – the company answers “Yes” to the question “Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?”. This indicates that the bank has at least acknowledged the need for its advocacy to align with climate objectives. However, the accompanying sustainability governance description – for example, that “Başkanlığını Yönetim Kurulu Başkanının yaptığı… ‘Sürdürülebilirlik Komitesi’ Banka’nın sürdürülebilirlik faaliyetlerinden sorumlu yönetim organıdır” and that the Internal Control Department “gerçekleştirilen çalışmalar…kural ve standartlara uyumun değerlendirilmesine dayanmakta olup” – focuses on environmental management and reporting controls rather than on how lobbying or public-policy engagement is reviewed, approved, or monitored. We found no evidence of a specific process that assesses the bank’s direct or trade-association lobbying positions, no disclosure of a dedicated individual or committee charged with overseeing lobbying alignment, and no description of mechanisms for engaging, correcting, or withdrawing from misaligned associations. Consequently, while the Paris-alignment commitment suggests an initial policy intent, the company does not disclose the structures or procedures that would translate this pledge into a governed lobbying practice.
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