Istanbul, Sunday, 12 February - In Türkiye, local businesses are on the frontlines of emergency relief operations being organized in the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes. The Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED) and Business for Goals, members of the OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business initiative (CBi), have mobilized more than 54,000 Turkish businesses to provide in...

At the Business for Goals (B4G) Executive Board Meeting which was held on 17th May 2022, Şükrü Ünlütürk, who has been the President of the Executive Board since 11th March 2021, handed over his duty to İrem Oral Kayacık. İrem Oral Kayacık, became the new President of the Executive Board of Business for Goals (B4G). Founded in 2019 by a joint initiative of TÜRKONFED, TÜSİAD and UNDP, B...

While the current Covid-19 pandemic increases awareness about the critical importance of sustainability issues, Anadolu Group and Business for Goals Platform initiated a joint action that will serve as a guide for Turkish business world in reporting their contribution to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This cooperation resulted in preparation of a set consisting of three important t...

Business for Goals Platform (B4G) released the Report on Results of the Second Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Enterprises, conducted in coordination with TURKONFED, TUSIAD and UNDP. Administered online and responded by 619 enterprises with 60% micro and small, %40 medium and large enterprises, the survey intended to capture the impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Enterprises with 26...

The “Survey on Impact of COVID-19 on Enterprises and Needs” conducted by Business for Goals Platform (B4G) in coordination with TÜRKONFED, TÜSİAD and UNDP reveals impact of coronavirus pandemic on enterprises. According to the survey responded by 780 enterprises from 47 provinces representing all the seven regions of Turkey, 36% of micro- and small-scale companies have suspended their ac...

BUSINESS WORLD MOBILISES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TURKONFED, TUSIAD and UNDP established a private sector-led Think-Do-Tank platform in Turkey, first of its kind in the world, to work for the United Nations’ universal call of Sustainable Development Goals. Named “Business for Goals”, the platform will be chaired by Ms. Ümit N. Boyner. Focusing on 17 Sustainable Development Goals of...