Non-Financial Reporting

As the subject become more and more popular, sustainability-related reports are now widely used.

In addition to its successful projects realized in line with the Sustainable Development Goals put forward by the UN, sustainability-related practices in different areas, social responsibility strategy and how these are integrated into corporate business procedures were made public through Borsa Istanbul Sustainability Reports between the years 2014 and 2016.

Since 2017, no separate sustainability report has been published - ESG performance and goals have been disclosed through integrated annual reports. In these reports written in line with the International Integrated Reporting Framework (<IR Framework>), Borsa İstanbul's sustainable business model and the value it creates for its stakeholders have been explained with an integrated approach. Borsa İstanbul's strategic response to external factors and risks affecting capital markets is described from a long-term perspective, and the activities carried out during the year are presented with a materiality perspective. 

International Cooperation

WFE Sustainability Working Group is working to identify the role of exchanges in developing a sustainable financial world and, thus, a sustainable community. As a WFE member exchange, Borsa Istanbul is actively contributing to SWG’s efforts.

United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSE) has been established in 2009 to promote sustainability in capital markets and Borsa Istanbul has been one of the first five exchanges that have signed the foundation document at the RIO + 20 Summit in 2012. There are more than 100 member exchanges. Borsa Istanbul and SSE are in close cooperation in different fields.

In order to promote sustainable finance among derivatives exchanges, SSE launched in 2021 another initiative designed for derivatives exchanges. Borsa Istanbul is one of the founders.

The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of principles offering guidance to business on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Established by United Nations Global Compact and UN Women in 2010, the WEPs are informed by international labour and human rights standards and grounded in the recognition that businesses have a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and women’s empowerment. Borsa Istanbul is one of the signatories.

Borsa İstanbul Application and Finance Simulation Laboratories

By establishing Borsa Istanbul Application and Finance Simulation Laboratories (BISTLAB) at various universities, investment experience is provided in a simulation environment, contributing to the financial literacy of young people in capital markets. Currently, finance laboratories are operational at 10 universities under the BISTLAB project. The BISTLAB operating at Konya Science Center offers practical training opportunities not only to students from Selçuk University, Necmettin Erbakan University, KTO Karatay University, and Konya Food and Agriculture University but also to private and public sector investors. The efforts to establish BISTLAB laboratories at Aksaray University, Ankara University's Faculty of Political Science, and Istanbul Medeniyet University have been completed. Additionally, it is planned to open BISTLABs at Kırşehir Ahi Evran, THK, and Nişantaşı Universities within 2024.

Borsa İstanbul Review

Borsa İstanbul Review provides a scholarly platform for empirical financial studies including but not limited to capital markets and institutions, investor behavior, financial centers, market structures, and corporate finance. It covers comparative studies from advanced, emerging and developing economies. Cross country analysis is highly encouraged. The main focus is on empirical micro and macro research that has implications for policymaking with respect to;

• Investments and Portfolio Management
• Behavioral Finance
• Capital Markets and Institutions
• Market Microstructure
• Islamic Finance
• Financial Risk Management
• Capital Markets Governance

Environmental Policy and Environment Management

Environment Policy of Borsa Istanbul, a financial service company, is designed to contribute to protecting the environment in all business processes, in line with its sensitivity to sustainability and its holistic sustainability approach.

Environment has a very important place in the Sustainable Development Goals: Goal 6 is Clean Water, Goal 14 is Life in Water, and Goal 15 is Terrestrial Life. Environment management is handled within the scope of these purposes at Borsa Istanbul.

Issues related to the compliance of Borsa İstanbul with environmental regulations, preparation, execution, follow-up, inspection and review of the environmental policy of Borsa İstanbul, which has a campus in İstinye that hosts a large number of trees and plants of different species, are regulated by Environmental Management System Directive.

Please feel free to email us at sustainability@borsaistanbul.com for any questions, comments, suggestions or complaints you may have about Borsa İstanbul’s environmental management activities.

Borsa İstanbul Schools

Borsa İstanbul Schools, which started to be built in 1998, are among the most important contributions to education in our country.

National Physical Contribution to Education Project (EFİKAP) was initiated in 1997. The project was financed by Borsa Istanbul Education Fund (valued 32 million TL), for the construction of 46 schools in the first place. Throughout time, it has become a giant project in which more than 400 school buildings have been built/supported by the end of 2021.

Within the scope of the project, it was aimed to extend schooling, especially in the Eastern and Southeastern parts. In this context, Borsa İstanbul has contributed to the improvement of education in many provinces by financing the construction of school buildings.

Within the scope of the project, not only school buildings, but also administrative buildings, dormitories, lodgings, sports and cultural centers have been financed.

The project is directly related to "Quality Education", which is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. It aims to provide equal opportunities in education in provinces that do not have sufficient opportunities. Another contribution of the project was that it provided opportunities for the people who want to learn a profession. During the summer months and weekends when formal education is not available, training and handicraft courses were provided in these schools. Thus, adults who graduated from these courses were also given the opportunity to participate in business life.

The initial fund worth of 32 million TL, was allocated from Borsa İstanbul inner resources at the beginning of the project. The fund has always been managed by Borsa Istanbul. By the end of 2021, more than 400 educational institution buildings have been built. Approximately 800 thousand pupils have been benefitted.

Borsa İstanbul Art Collection

Committed to contributing to cultural development since its establishment, Borsa İstanbul has more than 400 artistic works within its premises.