2019 INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) AND ZIRAAT BANK

ZIRAAT BANK’S ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SDGS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF ITS SERVICE CYCLE ARE ADDRESSED IN DETAIL IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THIS REPORT.

Adopted by 193 UN-member countries on 25 September 2015, the convention titled “Transforming our World: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” covers 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets.

Setting out a sustainability agenda that is far more comprehensive, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) went beyond the UN Millennium Development Goals.

SDGs are aimed at eradicating poverty and at realizing development for all as a universal necessity. The global consensus achieved around the SDGs marked a major turning point for shifting the world onto a more inclusive and sustainable growth path.

The Bank’s activities that are considered to contribute to the SDGs within the scope of its service cycle are addressed in detail in different sections of this report.

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ZIRAAT BANK’S ACTIVITIES THAT DIRECTLY/INDIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SDGs


Financing, banking products and solutions provided to agricultural, SME and small-scale enterprises

Training and development programs offered to Ziraat Bank human resource

Financing provided to renewable energy and energy efficiency projects


Financing, banking products and solutions provided to infrastructure, SME and industrial investments

Corporate governance practices introduced at Ziraat Bank

Financing, banking products and solutions provided to development and investment projects of a national-scale and to the housing sector

Ziraat Bank’s HR and corporate governance practices

Financing provided to diverse sectors on the basis of thematic funds, bilateral and multilateral cooperation initiatives, operational activities, corporate governance practices and reportings