World’s most powerful and active environmental non-governmental organization CDP’s Global Water Report, which aims to set private sector in motion regarding water resources, and Turkey’s results were announced during the meeting on October 27, 2015 in Salt Galata.

According to CDP’s new Global Water Report ‘Accelerating Action’, a total number of eight companies around the world deserved to be ranked in CDP’s Water A List due to their approach to water management.  None of the companies in the list are Turkey based.

On the other hand, according to Turkey’s results 36% of the companies report that they have endured water based negative effects during the last reporting year. While 64% of companies report that water has become a significant risk, 86% is reporting that water is creating an opportunity for their companies.

CDP’s Water Program was put into practice in 2015 by Sabanci University Corporate Governance Forum with the support of Garanti Bank. Besides the output from CDP 2015 Global Water Report, CDP Turkey Water Results Report including analyzes of Turkish companies that responded, prepared with the support of Deloitte Turkey, was announced to the public on 27 October 2015 Tuesday, 10:00 in the meeting at Salt Galata.

The opening speech was made by the vice rector of Sabanci University, Prof. Sondan Durukanoglu Feyiz and Deputy General Manager of Garanti Bank, Ebru Dildar Edin during the meeting that  the major outputs of CDP Global Water Report and CDP Water Program’s Turkey results were shared. After the video message of the president of CDP Water Program, Cate Lamb, Dr. Melsa Ararat, the director of Sabanci University Corporate Governance Forum, presented the CDP Global Water Report and Turkey’s results.

 -Please click here for the newsletter that includes the summary of CDP Water Program and Turkey’s results

 -Please click here for CDP 2015 Global Water Report

 -Please click here for CDP 2015 Turkey Water Results