The Draft Regulation on Sustainability Audit (“Draft Regulation”), which will regulates (i) the sustainability audit to be conducted mainly within the framework of the Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102, the Decree Law No. 660 on the Organization and Duties of the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (“Authority”) or on a voluntary basis, (ii) the authorization and responsibilities of independent audit firms and independent auditors who will operate in the field of sustainability, (iii) supervision and audit by the Authority and (iv) the administrative sanctions to be with respect thereto, is submitted to public’s view.

The Climate Change Presidency (“Presidency”) has submitted the draft Regulation on Türkiye Green Taxonomy Regulation (“Draft Regulation”) to public’s view. The Draft Regulation aims to regulate the principles and procedures of the Green Taxonomy of Türkiye to (i) support economic activities aligned with sustainable development goals, (ii) promote the flow of financing toward sustainable investments, and (iii) prevent greenwashing in the market. The authority to enforce the Draft Regulation lies with the Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change.

The Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (Authority) has determined the scope of application of the Turkish Sustainability Reporting Standards (TSRS) while preparation of sustainability reports by businesses, companies and institutions through the decision of its Board (Board) dated 27 December 2023.

The Draft Regulation on the Operation of Carbon Markets (“Draft Regulation”) as a part of secondary legislations to Draft Climate Law is submitted to public’s view.

Following the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism as part of the EU legislation, the importers from the countries which are not integrated into the EU’s emission trade system or have not adopted their own carbon pricing mechanisms or are not party to a related treaty between the EU and their country of domicile shall be under the obligation to pay carbon taxes according to the emission values of the facilities manufacturing the imported goods

The Act on Corporate Due Diligence to Prevent Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains (the Supply Chain Act), imposing new obligations in terms of respecting human rights to certain German companies and their suppliers, entered into force on 1 January 2023..

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On November 2021, the IFRS Foundation announced the formation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (“ISSB”) under the..

The Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”) published the Guidelines on Green and Sustainable Debt Instruments and Lease Certificates on 24 February 2022 through the its principle decision numbered i-SPK 128.18..

Sustainability Principles Compliance Framework (the “Sustainability Principles”) published by the Capital Markets Board (the “CMB”) to set out the main principles of the sustainability works of public companies and encourage..