Category: Events

We had the pleasure of joining young participants as part of the Climate Envoy Capacity Building Programme, coordinated by the Directorate of Climate Change.

During the session titled “Understanding Impact: Social and Environmental Impact for Young Leaders”, Tuğçe Söğüt, Secretary General of EYDK, explored the concept of impact, impact-driven thinking, impact investing, and the importance of measuring and managing social and environmental impact. The session also highlighted the vital role young people can play in climate action and how impact can be integrated into decision-making processes.

We would like to thank the Directorate of Climate Change for the kind invitation to contribute to this valuable programme, which is helping strengthen young people’s knowledge, skills and leadership on the road to COP31.

Can an organisation’s success be assessed not only through its financial performance, but also through the impact it creates for its employees, society and the environment?

Throughout the webinar, we explored what impact accounting is, how organisations can make their social and environmental impacts more visible, and how this approach can be integrated into decision-making processes.

We also shared insights from international pilot implementations and introduced the scope, methodology, implementation process and application steps of the Türkiye Impact Accounting Pilot Programme which will begin soon.

We would like to thank all our partners and participants for contributing to this important milestone, delivered through the collaboration of EYDK and GSG Impact, with the support of the Minderoo Foundation and the technical contribution of TÜRMOB. 🌍

📝 To apply for the Programme:
https://forms.gle/EQLxJyx2sW8zoidu5

📺 To watch the webinar recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pptSOEuxv0

EYDK Secretary General Tuğçe Söğüt met with students and young professionals during “Impact Investing 101: Concepts, Vehicles and the Global Ecosystem”, delivered as part of the EDUYESK Summer School 2026, organised in collaboration with Marmara University STKAM and the Nihad Sayar Education Foundation.

During the session, we explored:

• Why creating social and environmental impact alongside financial returns matters,
• The key concepts, impact investment vehicles and leading actors within the global impact investing ecosystem,
• The role young people can play in sustainable development and the impact they can create.

We would like to thank the EDUYESK Summer School team and all participants for an engaging session enriched by thoughtful questions, ideas and contributions. 🙌🌱

Tuğçe Söğüt, Secretary General of EYDK participated as a speaker in the panel “How Can We Strengthen the Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Türkiye?”, held as part of the Opening Event of the EU-funded “Supporting Civil Society in Türkiye through Social Entrepreneurship” Project.

In her remarks, Tuğçe Söğüt highlighted what impact means, why impact investing is becoming increasingly important, and how impact has become a shared priority across the public and private sectors, civil society and the entrepreneurship ecosystem.

The panellists shared the view that developing financial, legal and institutional support mechanisms is critical to enabling high-impact social enterprises to emerge, grow and become sustainable.

Tuğçe Söğüt, Secretary General of EYDK met with the entrepreneurs who reached the final stage of the U4VENTURE BiGG 2026-1 Acceleration Program, implemented under the TÜBİTAK BiGG 1812 Program and coordinated by ODTÜ TEKNOKENT in collaboration with Garaj X TEKMER and TEB Startup Banking and Startup Center.

The session explored the concepts of impact, impact investing and impact-driven entrepreneurship, as well as impact measurement and management and the alignment of ventures with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

We would like to thank ODTÜ TEKNOKENT for this valuable invitation and wish all the entrepreneurs every success in the jury process! 🌍✨

Şafak Müderrisgil, Chair of EYDK and Tuğçe Söğüt, Secretary General of EYDK attended high-level meetings, forums and roundtables at London Climate Action Week 2026, sharing EYDK’s perspective on impact investing and climate finance with global stakeholders.

Key topics included:

🤝 Private sector engagement and international partnerships on the road to COP31
💰 Climate finance and private capital mobilisation
🌱 Adaptation and resilience investments
📈 Investable climate project pipelines
📊 Impact investing and innovative finance for climate action
🌍 The role of business in the global climate agenda

The week underlined once again that climate action requires not only public finance, but also private capital and strong multi-stakeholder partnerships.

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As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, EYDK participated in the “Türkiye Energy Transition Investment Forum”, hosted by the Investment and Finance Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Bloomberg and Energy Shift Capital on 24 June.

Şafak Müderrisgil, Chair of EYDK and Trustee of GSG Impact, joined the panel “Financing Türkiye’s Energy Transition: Where Capital Meets Opportunity”.

During the discussion, she highlighted that:

• Türkiye’s Renewable Energy 2035 Roadmap presents a significant opportunity for a resilient and competitive economy,
• The key challenge is not a lack of capital, but the need for investable and measurable project pipelines,
• Through its proposed Türkiye Climate Adaptation and Resilience Investment Coalition, EYDK aims to help transform adaptation and resilience needs into investment opportunities.

We participated in the COP31 Business Forum, hosted by the COP31 Private Sector Envoy, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), as part of London Climate Action Week 2026.

Opening remarks by H.E. Murat Kurum, COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye, and M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of TOBB, set the stage for a roundtable discussion bringing together representatives from the business community, international financial institutions and other key stakeholders.

During the discussion, Rt Hon Nick Hurd, Chair of GSG Impact, highlighted that the climate adaptation and resilience initiatives launched at COP30 by GSG Impact and its National Partners, in line with the Global Climate Action Agenda and the emerging COP31 Action Agenda, will continue to be strengthened throughout the COP31 process with the contribution of EYDK, GSG Impact Türkiye National Partner.

We remain committed to strengthening global partnerships for a sustainable and resilient future.

As EYDK, we were pleased to reconnect with our members at our second Members’ Meeting of 2026 to discuss the initiatives that will help advance Türkiye’s impact investing ecosystem. Alongside today’s agenda, we also exchanged views on our shared goals and the impact we can create together in the period ahead.

Our agenda included:

• Impact Accounting Pilot Programme in collaboration with GSG Impact
• European Impact Investing Market Sizing Study
• Global Climate Action Agenda (2026–2030) and COP31 processes
• Planned activities in the field of climate A&R within the COP31 framework
• Results of the “COP31 Collaboration Survey for Members”

As Türkiye prepares to host COP31, we remain committed to advancing our collective efforts to strengthen climate finance, adaptation investments, and the role of the private sector in climate action.

We would like to thank all our members for sharing this vision and for their valuable contributions and insights!

Zero Waste Forum 2026 | Road to Antalya: Zero Waste as Climate Action served as an important platform for dialogue and collaboration on climate action, circular economy, and multi-stakeholder partnerships on the road to COP31.

During the Forum (5–7 June) Tuğçe Söğüt, Secretary General of EYDK met with COP30 High-Level Climate Champion Dan Ioschpe and COP30 and COP31 Climate Champions Teams to discuss climate finance and the role of the private sector in advancing climate action.

Meetings with representatives of the COP31 Climate Champion Team, Atlantic Council, and Global Resilience Hub also provided an opportunity to exchange views on adaptation and resilience investments, climate finance, and potential areas of collaboration aligned with the COP31 Action Agenda.

Through our work aligned with the Global Climate Action Agenda (2026–2030) shaped under COP30 and the COP31 Action Agenda, EYDK continues to support the translation of climate goals into concrete action and investment opportunities.