Natural Capital

Energy And Carbon Emissions

Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye takes decisive steps in energy efficiency and carbon emissions management. As part of an initiative in our Head Office building, we are taking energy consumption under control by replacing our lighting systems with LED lighting. This transformation allows us to save energy and reduce our environmental impact with a more efficient lighting system.

To regularly calculate and monitor our greenhouse gas emissions, methods in accordance with TS EN ISO 14064-1 Corporate Carbon Footprint Standard are used. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Report are verified in accordance with TSE EN ISO 14064- 3 Corporate Carbon Footprint Standard. In this way, our carbon emissions are monitored, performance is evaluated, and we focus on continuous improvement.

The Bank also plays a pioneering role in environmental reporting. The Bank has been reporting to the Climate Change Program of CDP, the world’s largest environmental reporting platform, since 2016 and the Bank’s success was crowned by achieving a B (Management Level) score in 2022.

During this reporting process, risks and opportunities related to climate change were assessed, strategies, governance structure, emission metrics, targets and performance were shared. In addition, the Bank’s interactions in the value chain and climate policies were answered voluntarily.

Steps are being taken to strengthen and promote climate policies in line with the 1.5 °C target set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. To prevent carbon leakage, practices such as carbon regulation at the border are supported to increase the effectiveness of climate policies. Thus, efforts to manage and reduce carbon emissions are managed in a sustainable manner.

Scope 1: Includes GHG emissions from natural gas, diesel fuel, refrigerant gases, generator fuel consumption.
Scope 2: Includes GHG emissions from electricity consumption.
Scope 3: Category 15 portfolio calculations, emissions include purchased goods and services (food, beverages, municipal water, bottled water, etc.), energy transmission, waste from operations (wastewater, waste oil, etc.), business travel (bus, train, air transportation, accommodation, etc.), employee services, portfolio calculations and mail and cargo shipments.

It has been subjected to limited assurance by the Independent Audit Firm.