The “Business against Domestic Violence Project” continues its 2020 term with the addition of 9 new companies.
The Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum, TÜSİAD and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) project on "Business Against Domestic Violence" continues with 9 new companies in the 2020 term. Aiming to create awareness about violence against women and to develop support mechanisms and methods to make women's involvement in business more effective and efficient, the project plans to include municipalities this year as well.
The companies taking part in the 2020 term of the Business against Domestic Violence Project are: Beyçelik Gestamp, Borusan Holding, Fiba Banka, HKTM-Hidropar Hareket Kontrol Teknolojileri Merkezi San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., Lenovo Türkiye, Kibar Holding, Reckitt Benckiser Ev ve Temizlik A.Ş, Turkcell and Tekfen Holding.
Participating companies are taking guidance training given by the Sabancı University Corporate Governance Forum to help them create an official company policy against domestic violence. Trainings are given online during Covid-19.
After the guidance training, the "Gender Equality Train-the-Trainer" will begin in June and last three modules.
Between 2016 and 2019, 62 companies created official company policies against domestic violence.
Please visit https://badv.sabanciuniv.edu/ for more information.