{"id":3850,"date":"2025-06-05T17:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainlook.com\/?page_id=3850"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:48:44","slug":"dr-banu-yilmaz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainlook.com\/en\/dr-banu-yilmaz\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr.Banu Y\u0131lmaz"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A SUSTAINABLE OUTLOOK TO THE FUTURE<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dr. Banu Y\u0131lmaz\nFounder of Sustainlook,\nSustainability Reporting, ESG, and Sustainability Index Rating Consultant<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Professional Profile<\/strong>
After gaining work experience in various sectors including Roche Pharmaceuticals, Honda Turkey, Kanal D Television Channel, and TTNet, Dr. Banu Y\u0131lmaz established her own \"Sustainability and Communication Consultancy\" company in 2017.
With over 30 years of corporate experience, academic studies, and field practices, she has specialized in sustainability reporting (GRI, TSRS, IR), ESG performance management and rating consultancy, sustainability performance measurement systems, sustainability strategies, and development of corrective action plans. She provides consultancy, training, and project development support to institutions on both national and international scales.
Her extensive experience in Finance and Cost Accounting, along with her Master\u2019s degree in Business \u2013 Finance from Marmara University, significantly contributes to the integration of sustainability data with financial data in her work in the field of Sustainability. In addition, she has completed the \u201cIntegrated Reporting Training\u201d provided by the IR (Integrated Reporting) institution and has been awarded a certificate.
In 1989, Banu Y\u0131lmaz was awarded the research prize by the Foreign Investors Association (YASED) within the scope of the study \"The Importance of Foreign Investment in the World and in Turkey.\" Her analytical publication was published among the YASED publications. (HASANBE\u015eEO\u011eLU Banu \u201cForeign Direct Investments and Expectations in the World and in Turkey,\u201d Review Competition-Honorable Mention, Foreign Direct Investments and Expectations in the World and in Turkey, Istanbul, YASED Publications, No:33,1988, pp.135-150) Within the scope of her doctoral studies, she developed the \u201cPurpose-Oriented Sustainable Co-Creation Model,\u201d which offers an important approach for organizations to develop sustainability projects with all their stakeholders and manage these processes effectively. This model is referenced in academic literature. It also provides methodological suggestions on how stakeholders can be actively involved in the organization\u2019s economic, social, and environmental sustainability efforts.

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Areas of Expertise<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Developing corporate sustainability strategies and roadmaps
\n\u2022 Sustainability reporting (GRI, TSRS, IR), data analysis, and content creation
\n\u2022 ESG performance rating consultancy and development of corrective action plans
\n\u2022 Carbon accounting, climate action plans, and CDP preparations
\n\u2022 Stakeholder analysis, sustainability strategy, and policy development
\n\u2022 Integrated reporting (IR), sustainable procurement, and CSR training

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Education
<\/b>After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration in 1989, Dr. Banu Y\u0131lmaz completed two separate master\u2019s degree programs at Marmara University in the fields of Finance and Public Relations. Additionally, she completed the four-year joint training program in \"Contemporary Business Management\" offered by the University of Maine in the USA and the Marmara University Research and Application Center.
Global Markalar\u0131n olu\u015fum s\u00fcre\u00e7lerinin derinlemesine analiz edildi\u011fi Y\u00fcksek Lisans Tezini, \u2018Reklamc\u0131l\u0131k ve Halkla \u0130li\u015fkiler\u2018 alan\u0131nda tamamlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Finans konusunda yine Marmara \u00dcniversitesinde tamamlam\u0131\u015f oldu\u011fu y\u00fcksek lisans\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda, \u2018\u015eirketlerde Karl\u0131l\u0131k Merkezleri\u2019 yakla\u015f\u0131m\u0131 ile \u00fcretim ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirmenin finansal etkilerini ara\u015ft\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.
\u00d6zel Sekt\u00f6r Kurulu\u015flar\u0131 ve Sivil Toplum Kurulu\u015flar\u0131\u2019n\u0131n, Birle\u015fmi\u015f Milletlerin \u201cS\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilir Kalk\u0131nma Ama\u00e7lar\u0131ndaki\u201d katk\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 ve ortakla\u015fa ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirdikleri projelerini ara\u015ft\u0131ran doktora \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131n\u0131, \u0130stanbul Bilgi \u00dcniversitesi \u0130leti\u015fim B\u00f6l\u00fcm\u00fc\u2019nde tamamlam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.
13 \u00d6zel Sekt\u00f6r Kurulu\u015fu ve 10 Sivil Toplum Kurulu\u015fu ile ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirdi\u011fi ara\u015ft\u0131rmas\u0131nda, \u00f6zel sekt\u00f6r \u015firketlerinin, sivil toplum kurulu\u015flar\u0131 ile s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilirlik \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmalar\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda nas\u0131l ba\u015far\u0131l\u0131 i\u015fbirlikleri geli\u015ftirebileceklerini ve kurum payda\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n, kurumlar\u0131n s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilirlik faaliyetlerinde yer almalar\u0131n\u0131n kendilerine ve kurumlar\u0131na olan katk\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 incelemi\u015ftir. Bu ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar sonucunda, \u201cAma\u00e7 Odakl\u0131 S\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilirlik Yakla\u015f\u0131m\u0131\u201d \u00fczerine, yeni bir model geli\u015ftirmi\u015ftir. Halen Kurumsal Sosyal Sorumluluk (KSS), S\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilirlik ve ESG konular\u0131nda dan\u0131\u015fmanl\u0131k ve e\u011fitim hizmeti vermektedir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr. Banu Y\u0131lmaz Sustainability Trainings:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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