Natural Capital
Waste Management
The Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye carries out waste
management at its headquarters in accordance with the “Zero Waste”
legislation of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.
With the waste management practices and strategies developed within the
scope of the “Zero Waste” project, the Bank plays a pioneering role in the
business world, particularly in public institutions and the private sector.
Recycling bins have been placed on each floor of the building in accordance
with the regulations so that materials such as glass, plastic, paper, and
metal can be separated according to the types of waste. In this way, waste
is sorted in an orderly manner and forwarded to the relevant organizations
for recycling. Furthermore, to ensure transparency of the waste management
process, information is entered into the Ministry’s online Integrated
Environmental Information System (IEIS). In this way, the waste management
process is carried out in a traceable and auditable manner.
As an indicator of the Bank’s sensitivity to the environment, 4.938 tons of
non-hazardous waste was recycled in 2022. This contributes to the conservation
of natural resources and minimizes the negative impact of waste on
the environment.
In addition, various activities are carried out to raise employee awareness
on climate change and sustainability issues. In 2022, all employees
participated in the Environmental Information and Awareness Trainings.
These trainings aim to help employees understand environmental impacts and
contribute to proper waste management and sustainability practices.
In addition, these trainings are also planned for 2023 and are aimed to be
continuous.
The Bank will continue to be an environmentally sensitive organization by
maintaining its leading role in waste management and will continue to
support and develop practices such as waste reduction, sorting and recycling
in line with sustainability principles.