Garanti BBVA Earns Triple Recognition at the 2026 Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards for Its Impact-Driven Strategy

Garanti BBVA Earns Triple Recognition at the 2026 Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards for Its Impact-Driven Strategy

(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has been recognized at the 2026 Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards, winning three distinctions that underline its leadership in sustainable banking and its measurable impact across Türkiye and Central and Eastern Europe. The bank received the title of ‘Turkey’s Best Sustainable Finance Bank,’ while its financing of the Antalya–Alanya Highway Project earned awards for ‘Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year in Central & Eastern Europe’ and ‘Best Bank Supporting Communities in Central & Eastern Europe.’ Global Finance highlighted Garanti BBVA’s long-term strategy, innovative financial products, and commitment to embedding sustainability within its core business model. The bank has already surpassed its 2018–2025 sustainable finance targets and is now aiming for TL 3.5 trillion in sustainable financing by 2029, continuing to support the real sector with green, social, and sustainability-linked products. Garanti BBVA’s CEO Mahmut Akten reiterated that sustainability remains central to the bank’s mission, emphasizing its role in driving climate action, inclusive growth, and infrastructure development while supporting Türkiye’s broader sustainable transition.

(PRESS RELEASE) ISTANBUL, 2-Feb-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — Garanti BBVA has received international recognition for its sustainability-driven financial strategy after being awarded in three categories at the 2026 Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards. The bank was named ‘Turkey’s Best Sustainable Finance Bank,’ while its role in financing the Antalya–Alanya Highway Project secured two additional distinctions, winning ‘Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year in Central & Eastern Europe’ and ‘Best Bank Supporting Communities in Central & Eastern Europe.’ These accolades highlight Garanti BBVA’s growing influence in sustainable finance and its ability to translate environmental and social objectives into concrete, large-scale financial initiatives.

Global Finance acknowledged Garanti BBVA for embedding sustainability at the core of its business model, citing its long-term approach to responsible banking, its development of innovative financing instruments, and its ability to generate measurable environmental and social outcomes. The bank’s emphasis on solutions that balance financial performance with real-world impact played a central role in the selection process, particularly its contributions to sustainable development across Türkiye and the broader Central and Eastern European region.

Garanti BBVA successfully achieved its sustainable finance target for the 2018–2025 period ahead of schedule and has since expanded its ambitions for the 2018–2029 timeframe, committing to TL 3.5 trillion in sustainable financing. As part of this strategy, the bank continues to provide green, social, and sustainability-linked financing products designed to support the transition of the real economy toward more environmentally responsible and socially inclusive business practices.

A key example of Garanti BBVA’s approach is the Antalya–Alanya Highway Project, which received €1.7 billion in sustainability-linked financing. This project stands as one of the largest sustainability-linked loans ever extended to a corporate entity in Türkiye, reflecting both the scale of the initiative and the bank’s commitment to aligning infrastructure development with sustainability objectives.

Mahmut Akten, CEO of Garanti BBVA, emphasized that sustainability is deeply integrated into the bank’s operations and strategic priorities. He noted that Garanti BBVA actively develops financing solutions that generate lasting value across multiple areas, including climate action, inclusive economic growth, infrastructure modernization, and social development. Akten also stated that recognition from an internationally respected organization such as Global Finance reinforces the bank’s confidence in its strategic direction.

He concluded by reaffirming Garanti BBVA’s commitment to supporting Türkiye’s sustainable transformation and assisting the real sector through innovative, resilient, and impact-driven financial solutions that facilitate long-term progress across the region.

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