We are positioning Türkiye as Europe's responsible business hub.
Responsible Business Forum Türkiye is a platform that brings together companies prioritising human rights, environmental responsibility, and sustainable growth.
What does Responsible Business Forum Türkiye aim to achieve?
Responsible Business Forum Türkiye is a responsible business platform developed in collaboration between the Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TD-IHK) and Köksal Attorney Partnership.
The platform aims to strengthen the ESG and HREDD capacity of Turkish suppliers and to offer a visible, verifiable and actionable ecosystem to organisations that wish to work with reliable Turkish business partners in the European market.
Köksal's experience in supply chain due diligence, ESG compliance and cross-border trade turns into a structured knowledge infrastructure across the forum's legal, training, resource and matchmaking dimensions.
Purpose & Focus
The core objectives that guide the project and the main areas we focus on.
Awareness & Training
To increase companies' capacity in sustainable business practices, human rights and environmental due diligence.
Connection & Collaboration
To bring together buyers in Europe with companies that provide responsible production and services in Türkiye on a reliable platform.
Standards & Compliance
To transform the topics of ESG, LkSG, CSDDD and HREDD into a compliance framework that can be translated into operational processes.
What sets the project apart
RBF Türkiye connects the two sides of sustainable trade: Turkish companies seeking to enter the European market and European companies looking for reliable, ESG-committed partners in Türkiye.
- A cross-border platform structured through the collaboration of TD-IHK and Köksal
- Content and communication in three languages: Turkish, English and German
- An end-to-end support approach for ESG and HREDD due diligence
- Resources linked to the EU Green Deal, LkSG and CSDDD agenda
- A visibility and collaboration network for responsible businesses
Project Components
The main deliverables, modules and working areas the project offers.
Directory
A company directory and matchmaking infrastructure that makes the responsible business approach visible.
Explore →Help-Desk
A support desk for companies that wish to strengthen their ESG due diligence processes.
Explore →Academy
Training and capacity building for sustainability and human rights due diligence teams.
Explore →Resources
Resources on ESG, human rights and sustainable business practices.
Explore →Events
Events that facilitate networking and the sharing of best practices.
Explore →News
Developments in responsible business practices in Türkiye and Europe.
Explore →Partners & Stakeholders
The organisations bringing the project to life and the stakeholders we collaborate with.
Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TD-IHK)
A bridging institution that strengthens economic relations between Türkiye and Germany and supports companies in market access and investment matters.
Köksal Attorney Partnership
The law firm that provides the platform's legal knowledge infrastructure in the areas of Turkish-German commercial relations, supply chain due diligence and ESG compliance.
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A product- and process-focused venture area for legal technology, process automation, data governance, and AI-supported legal operations.
Legal TechnologyIt is designed for Turkish companies that work or wish to work with Europe, European companies seeking responsible suppliers in Türkiye, and organisations that want to strengthen their ESG/HREDD capacity.
The forum is a platform and a knowledge infrastructure. Specific compliance, contract or risk analysis needs are handled separately as legal advisory services.
With its content and communication designed in Turkish, English and German, it creates a common language among decision-makers along the Türkiye-Europe axis.
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