What happened

SKD Türkiye has published the finalists for its COP31 Sustainable Transformation Awards, identifying 57 entries across six categories. The largest group is energy, industry and transport, with 18 entries covering areas such as low-carbon energy, resource efficiency, supply chains, recycling, solar power and electric freight transport.

The list is arranged alphabetically within each category rather than as a ranking. Organisations represented in the 18-entry group include Alarko Holding, ASAŞ Alüminyum, Assan Alüminyum, Aydem Holding, Borusan Supsan, Brisa, Ford Otosan, İş Bankası, Mavi, Re&Up, Smart Güneş, Şişecam, Tüpraş, Türk Traktör, Unilever, Ülker Bisküvi and Zorlu Enerji.

For companies assessing comparable initiatives, the published shortlist provides a category-by-category view of the types of projects selected, from operational decarbonisation to social and financial interventions.

Why it matters

The finalists span industrial production, energy, mobility, banking, retail, food, agriculture, water and technology. This breadth places sustainability activity across both operational programmes and wider value-chain, financing and community-focused work.

SKD Türkiye also said its board chair, Ediz Günsel, set out 14 recommendations for companies seeking to strengthen resilience and retain competitiveness during the green transition. The organisation linked this agenda to the emerging regulatory context of the Climate Law, ETS and SKDM.

The announcement does not identify winners or provide a timetable for the final results.

How the entries are distributed

  • Forests, oceans and biodiversity: five entries.
  • Agriculture and food systems: five entries.
  • Cities, infrastructure and water resilience: six entries.
  • Human and social development: 12 entries.
  • Finance, technology and other transformation accelerators: 11 entries.

Examples include biodiversity management by Enerjisa Enerji, a blue bond from QNB, agricultural programmes from Anadolu Efes and Ferrero Fındık, water-risk work at Ford Otosan, and sustainable-finance and digital-solution entries from several financial and technology organisations.

What to watch

The six categories frame transformation as a combination of decarbonisation, ecosystem protection, food-system change, infrastructure resilience, social inclusion and enabling finance or technology. Readers can review the finalist list alongside Günsel’s recommendations to compare how corporate programmes are being positioned within that framework.