What happened
UN Global Compact Türkiye has introduced its Sustainable Supply Chain Programme, developed with MEXT and supported by Türkiye İş Bankası. It is intended to help companies identify and manage environmental, social and governance risks in their supply networks while helping suppliers build sustainability capability.
The programme addresses subjects ranging from climate and resource use to working conditions, human rights, business ethics and responsible business conduct. According to UN Global Compact data cited by EkoIQ, suppliers are associated with roughly 67% of companies’ ESG impacts.
What readers should do next: companies considering participation can identify suppliers whose sustainability development they want to support and apply before 3 November 2026.
Why it matters
Sustainability management increasingly depends on information and action beyond a company’s own operations. The UN Global Compact Türkiye 2025 Communication on Progress analysis identifies value-chain practices as a key area for further progress among businesses in Türkiye.
The programme is designed to give participating companies a clearer view of supply-chain sustainability performance, risks and opportunities. It also offers a route to support suppliers’ capability development and to reinforce risk-management and sustainability-regulation alignment processes.
For suppliers, the programme is positioned as a way to gauge sustainability maturity, identify priority improvement areas and strengthen practical knowledge across ESG issues. It is also intended to support alignment with national and international sustainability standards.
How the programme works
Suppliers begin with a sustainability self-assessment tool, which is used to establish their current position and priority gaps. They then take part in online training and expert sessions covering environmental, social and governance themes.
In a subsequent phase, suppliers receive individual needs assessments and support to create action plans focused on identified priorities. The stated aim is to move from initial assessment towards practical steps tailored to supplier needs.
Participating companies will review their supply-chain position and consider relevant risks and opportunities. Workshops will cover good practice, common challenges and possible responses, while participants can compare sustainability performance across their supply chains.
Who can take part
The programme is open to companies across sectors and of different sizes. Participating companies may include suppliers they wish to support through the process. Applications remain open until 3 November 2026.
Source: EkoIQ.
