Sekerbank : 30-11-2020 - Şekerbank receives first prize in United Nations Global Compact’s competition!

Şekerbank won the first prize with its 'Family Farming Banking' project in the sustainability competition organized by the United Nations Global Compact Network Ukraine.

With its 'Family Farming Banking' project, which is a first in Turkey and launched in order to support the farmer families who have key importance for the sustainability of agricultural production, Şekerbank was awarded the first prize in 2020 Partnership for Sustainability Award competition organized by United Nations Global Compact Network Ukraine.

Selected among the institutions, businesses and NGOs from Turkey which brought innovative solutions to environmental, social and economic issues, in line with 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 6 companies were in the final round and Şekerbank won the first price with its 'Family Farming Banking' project, in 'Welfare' category in the competition. The Bank received another award that confirms its sustainable banking approach at the international level.

122 thousand producers were reached with 'Family Farming Banking' …
Şekerbank initiated 'Family Farming Banking' based on the declaration of 2014 as the 'International Year of Family Farming' by the United Nations World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and aims to support the sustainability of production by reducing the migration of farmers from rural areas to urban areas.

Within the scope of the project, which is a first in the world, farmers who left their villages and whose income decreased due to reasons such as the division of agricultural lands by inheritance, limited irrigation possibilities, lack of application of modern agricultural techniques, are given opportunities that are first in the sector. 122 thousand farmer families were reached in six years with 'Family Farming Banking' and approximately 10 billion TL of financing was provided in this field.