# Business for Goals (B4G) and Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED)
### RISK PROFILE
Türkiye faces a risk environment characterized by high seismic exposure, macroeconomic vulnerabilities and increasing climate-related hazards, with 70% of the population residing in earthquake-prone areas. Türkiye continues to face economic challenges, including inflationary pressures, productivity constraints, and external uncertainties that may affect growth and fiscal stability.
In collaboration with UNDP Türkiye, the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation ([Türk Girişim ve İş Dünyası Konfederasyonu or TÜRKONFED](https://turkonfed.org/)) launched the Connecting Business initiative Türkiye platform on 17 November 2018. Together with the [Business for Goals (B4G)](https://www.business4goals.org/en/) platform, the CBI Türkiye platform aims to strengthen the cooperation and collaboration of the private sector with the civil society, international organizations and public institutions in emergency preparedness, response and recovery.
Immediately after the Elazığ Earthquake on 24 January 2020, B4G conducted a field visit, and post-disaster situation analysis reports were prepared. Furthermore, sets of proposals about workplace enhancements were formed to be evaluated during TÜSIAD and TÜRKONFED’s Executive Board meetings. The network also organized various webinars and online sessions to identify and respond to the needs of local businesses affected by COVID-19. B4G created a list of trusted PPE manufacturers in Türkiye to help match businesses with global buyers. With the support of the Government of Japan and in cooperation with UNDP and the Directorate General of Regional Development Agencies at the Ministry of Industry and Technology, B4G organized capacity-building activities for 3,000 unemployed young people from sectors defined as fragile (e.g., food, tourism, logistics, machinery, textiles, and the automobile industry).
> From providing job opportunities to women in male-dominated sectors to supporting their digital inclusion, see how the private sector in Türkiye is working for gender equality during the [\#COVID19](https://twitter.com/hashtag/COVID19?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pandemic: [\#Biz4Good](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Biz4Good?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/a60EUXzgUF](https://t.co/a60EUXzgUF)
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> — Connecting Business initiative (@Connecting\_biz) [August 30, 2021](https://twitter.com/Connecting_biz/status/1432314121748455426?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Further, in 2021, B4G and TÜRKONFED organized business continuity training sessions for small and medium-sized businesses affected by COVID-19 and the Elazig and Izmir earthquakes. In addition, TÜSIAD, with support from The UPS Foundation, B4G and TÜRKONFED organized a series of earthquake-preparedness workshops in February and March 2021 for representatives from local governments and 47 businesses. The workshop participants were taught how to reduce the possible impact of a large-scale earthquake scenario that could affect Istanbul.
B4G and TÜRKONFED also worked with CBI on a study on the impacts of COVID-19 on women entrepreneurs and co-organized a webinar to share best practices from Türkiye on promoting gender-inclusive practices in the private sector.
In October 2021, TÜRKONFED and B4G launched their Business Climate Resilience Project which aims to facilitate multi-stakeholder discussions and to develop a working group for knowledge exchange and coordination on business and climate resilience.
### **About the Business for Goals Platform (B4G)**
Established by TURKONFED, TUSIAD and UNDP in 2019, the Business for Goals Platform serves as a platform open to all large-, medium- and small-sized enterprises willing to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into their corporate policies and strategies, all public agencies keen on public-private partnership, local governments, academia, international organizations and non-governmental sector.
The Platform fosters joint learning, development and work with its stakeholders. Learn more at [business4goals.org](https://www.business4goals.org/)
### **About the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSIAD)**
Founded in 1971 to represent the Turkish business world, TÜSİAD is a voluntary, independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting welfare through private enterprise. On account of the institutions represented by its members, TÜSİAD has a significant representative capacity of the economic activity in Türkiye in many spheres such as production, value-added, employment, and foreign trade. TÜSİAD’s activities are aimed at creating social cohesion based on the competitive market economy, sustainable development, and participatory democracy. Learn more at [tusiad.org](https://tusiad.org/en/)
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## Most recent emergencies
- Earthquake
- Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye
### Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes February 2023
February 2023
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[Read more about Türkiye-Syria Earthquakes February 2023](https://cbi.devletec.com/our-impact/turkiye-syria-earthquake/)
## private sector and humanitarian action in Türkiye
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### Arda Batu
Secretary-General of Türkonfed:
## **l**atest from Türkiye
Events News Case Studies Publications
Event May 23, 2022
### Global Best Practices: Private Sector Innovations and Technologies for Disaster Risk Management
Register on the Business for Goals Platform website The Majority of Turkiye’s population, and critical economic sectors and industrial zones are highly exposed to…
June 7, 2022
[Global Best Practices: Private Sector Innovations and Technologies for Disaster Risk Management](https://cbi.devletec.com/events/global-best-practices-private-sector-innovations-and-technologies-disaster-risk/)
Event October 18, 2021
### CBI Webinar on Gender in the Private Sector COVID-19 Response: Best Practices from Turkey / Özel Sektörde Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve COVID-19 Etkisi Webinarı (Recording available)
（Türkçe versiyonu aşağıda bulabilirsiniz / Please find the Turkish version in continuation） Event Overview & Key Take-Aways The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is…
August 24, 2021
[CBI Webinar on Gender in the Private Sector COVID-19 Response: Best Practices from Turkey / Özel Sektörde Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve COVID-19 Etkisi Webinarı (Recording available)](https://cbi.devletec.com/events/cbi-webinar-gender-private-sector-covid-19-response-best-practices-turkey-ozel/)
Event February 27, 2023
### Business Briefing: Türkiye Earthquakes Humanitarian Response Overview / İşletme Bilgilendirme Toplantısı: Türkiye’deki Depremlerde İnsani Müdahaleye Genel Bakış
Two devastating earthquakes struck Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye on 6 February 2023, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale. The initial earthquake has been followed…
March 7, 2023
[Business Briefing: Türkiye Earthquakes Humanitarian Response Overview / İşletme Bilgilendirme Toplantısı: Türkiye’deki Depremlerde İnsani Müdahaleye Genel Bakış ](https://cbi.devletec.com/events/business-briefing-turkiye-earthquakes-humanitarian-response-overview-isletme/)
News February 6, 2024
### One year after the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: A case study on the role of business in the humanitarian response
One year ago today, the first earthquake that devastated Türkiye and Syria took place. To mark this date, CBI has been working with partners…
[One year after the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: A case study on the role of business in the humanitarian response](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/turkiye-earthquakes-one-year/)
News September 26, 2023
### Earthquake response: Key takeaways from our lessons learned discussion with the Turkish business community
Istanbul, 22 September 2023. Earlier this year, 9.1 million people in Türkiye were directly affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck the country on…
[Earthquake response: Key takeaways from our lessons learned discussion with the Turkish business community](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/lessons-learned-workshop-turkiye-earthquakes/)
News July 28, 2023
### The inclusive approach to disaster resilience of Turkish business
Recent events in Türkiye such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the high-magnitude earthquakes that happened earlier this year served as a reminder that disasters…
[The inclusive approach to disaster resilience of Turkish business](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/inclusive-approach-disaster-resilience-turkish-business/)
News May 28, 2021
### COVID-19 Brief for Business Owners in Turkey
Business for Goals platform (B4G) has issued the COVID-19 Business Brief to provide an update on the crisis in Turkey and share advice for business…
[COVID-19 Brief for Business Owners in Turkey](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/covid-19-brief-business-owners-turkey/)
News May 28, 2021
### Women doing four times as much unpaid work as men during lockdown, research finds
6 August 2020, Istanbul and Ankara – A nation-wide survey conducted in Turkey in May showed that lockdown conditions increased the unpaid workload for men…
[Women doing four times as much unpaid work as men during lockdown, research finds](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/women-doing-four-times-much-unpaid-work-men-during-lockdown-research-finds/)
News February 12, 2023
### Businesses support the response to the Turkiye earthquakes
Istanbul, Sunday, 12 February – In Türkiye, local businesses are on the frontlines of emergency relief operations being organized in the immediate aftermath of…
[Businesses support the response to the Turkiye earthquakes](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/businesses-support-response-turkiye-earthquakes/)
News November 25, 2025
### From Policy to Practice: Turkish Business Leaders Champion Gender-Responsive Supply Chains
At the 14th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights taking place this week in Geneva, Switzerland, Turkish business confederation TÜRKONFED demonstrated how…
[From Policy to Practice: Turkish Business Leaders Champion Gender-Responsive Supply Chains](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/gender-responsive-supply-chain/)
Case Study
February 6, 2024
### Türkiye earthquakes 2023: Lessons learned on business engagement in the humanitarian response
The earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria in February 2023 prompted a major humanitarian response led by the Turkish Government and supported by the…
[Türkiye earthquakes 2023: Lessons learned on business engagement in the humanitarian response](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/case-studies/case-study-turkiye-earthquakes-2023-lessons-learned-on-business-engagement-in-the-humanitarian-response/)
Event August 29, 2023
### Türkiye Depremleri Çalıştayı | Özel Sektör Deneyim Paylaşımı / Private sector lessons learned workshop: Reflections on good practices and challenges from the Türkiye earthquakes
6 Şubat 2023’te Türkiye’nin güneyi ve ortası ile Suriye’nin kuzeyi ve batısındaki birçok ilde iki güçlü deprem meydana geldi. Bu sismik olayları 3.100’den fazla…
September 22, 2023
[Türkiye Depremleri Çalıştayı | Özel Sektör Deneyim Paylaşımı / Private sector lessons learned workshop: Reflections on good practices and challenges from the Türkiye earthquakes](https://cbi.devletec.com/events/private-sector-lessons-learned-workshop-turkiye/)
News February 10, 2026
### Post-earthquake Recovery Challenge for Women-owned Microenterprises Continues
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[Post-earthquake Recovery Challenge for Women-owned Microenterprises Continues](https://cbi.devletec.com/news/post-earthquake-recovery-women-microenterprises/)
Report
April 14, 2021
### CBI Progress Report 2020
The Connecting Business initiative (CBI) Progress Report provides an overview of the achievements in 2020 and results of the CBI Annual Survey. CBI supported…
[CBI Progress Report 2020](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/cbi-progress-report-2020/)
CBI publications
May 28, 2021
### Brochure: CBI COVID-19 response
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[Brochure: CBI COVID-19 response](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/brochure-cbi-covid-19-response/)
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May 28, 2021
### CBI Progress Report 2019
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[CBI Progress Report 2019](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/cbi-progress-report-2019/)
Report
May 28, 2021
### CBI landscape assessment report – Türkiye
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[CBI landscape assessment report – Türkiye](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/cbi-landscape-assessment-report-turkiye/)
Report
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### CBI Progress Report 2018
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[CBI Progress Report 2018](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/cbi-progress-report-2018/)
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### CBI Progress Report 2017
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[CBI Progress Report 2017](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/cbi-progress-report-2017/)
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### Situational Reports for COVID-19 activities in CBI Member Network countries
The Situational Reports (SitReps) for COVID-19 present a brief overview of key figures such as the status of COVID-19 cases as well as the…
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### OCHA Business Brief: Türkiye/Syria Earthquake
On 6 February 2023, two devastating earthquakes, measuring 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale, struck Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. The initial earthquake was followed…
[OCHA Business Brief: Türkiye/Syria Earthquake](https://cbi.devletec.com/knowledge-hub/publications/ocha-business-brief-earthquakes-turkiye-syria/)
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