Application Requirements

Who can participate?

The large-scale enterprises, SMEs*, startups** and municipalities*** with a legal entity, headquarter and /or business location located within the borders of Turkey may apply to the Sustainable Business Awards Turkey. 

In addition, NGOs**** can only apply to the specified categories. 

Institutions (academic institutions etc.) that fall outside of these definitions cannot apply for an award. However, the projects by these institutions in cooperation with the private sector may be indirectly included in the award with the application of the collaborating company. 

Project applications that expand the area of influence and spread to the international arena with sustainable business models are also included in the scope of the awards. Applications within this scope are evaluated separately from other applications. 

*SME Definition

Criteria

Micro Scale 

Small Scale 

Medium Scale 

Employee Count 

< 10 

< 50 

< 250 

Annual Net Sales Income 

≤ 10 Million TL 

≤ 100 Million TL 

≤ 500 Million TL 

Total Annual Financial Statement 

≤ 10 Million TL 

≤ 100 Million TL 

≤ 500 Million TL 

** Startups can only apply to the Startup category.

*** Municipal subsidiaries are considered as large-scale enterprises.

**** NGOs can only apply for the Sustainability Communication and Sustainable Business Reporting categories. 

Application Fees

In order for your application to be evaluated, you must pay the application fee by Credit Card or EFT by following the necessary steps through the Online Application System until the deadline.

Criteria

Application Fee 

Large-Scale Enterprise 

3650 TL + VAT(18%)

SME

2300TL + VAT(18%)

Startup 

1250TL + VAT(18%)

Municipality

2300 TL + VAT(18%)

NGO

2300TL + VAT(18%)

* If there is more than one application, a separate application fee must be paid for each application.

Calendar

Terms and Conditions of Application

1.Sustainable Business Awards Turkey are only open to private, NGO and municipal applications. Institutions (academic institutions etc.) that fall outside of these definitions cannot apply. Applications made on behalf of another institution shall only be valid if the approval of that institution has been obtained. 
2.Applications are made within the scope of the information in the application form and aiming at measurable outputs. Applications that have not been implemented, which have not been received measurable outputs yet, and are in the project phase are not taken into consideration. 
3.Institutions may apply to one or more award categories by completing a separate application form for each project and paying a separate application fee. 
4.Applications that have not completed the whole application process by the deadline shall not be taken into consideration. 
5.By completing the application form, you confirm that you have the right to participate in the competition and that you have provided all necessary documents, permits and authorizations. 
6.The jury’s decision is final and is not open to discussion. The first selected candidates in their categories by the jury is announced during the award ceremony. Finalists are informed in advance that they are finalists in the category they applied for. 
7.Sustainability Academy Turkey accepts no responsibility for applications and costs. 
8.Prizes cannot be exchanged, returned, transferred to cash or other prizes. 
9.Sustainability Academy Turkey do not accept any responsibility for applications that are lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete for any technical reason. The fact that the application has been made does not constitute evidence that the application has reached the relevant unit. 
10.Sustainability Academy Turkey reserves the right not to consider applications that are illegible or which do not meet the application criteria. 
11.Applications and projects must be the original product of the applicant or institution. If there is plagiarism in the submitted project, the project will be automatically eliminated. 
12.Sustainability Academy Turkey and Sustainable Business Awards Turkey allowed to publish the project names of the winners and preliminary list candidates of the competition in each category for promotional purposes and audio, images, films and photos of the Award Ceremony are allowed to be published. In any platform belonging to the Sustainability Academy Turkey, including the website; this information can be used for advertising purposes. Therefore, there is no obligation to make any payments to the candidates. 
13.The registered applications or projects will not be sent back to the person or institutions. 
14.The persons or institutions mentioned by the name of the applicant shall retain the copyright on that application. If the project owner is a different person or institution than the one mentioned in the application, the applicants will be responsible for; must obtain a guarantee from the project owner that they have all the copyrights related to the application. The Sustainability Academy Turkey has the right to ask for evidence of this assignment. 
15.Sustainability Academy Turkey takes no responsibility for any damage, loss, debt, injury, disappointment or distress that may occur as a result of being a candidate for awards. 
16.Sustainability Academy Turkey does not have to publish or exhibit applications / projects. 
17.Sustainability Academy Turkey does not disclose the information contained in the application form to third parties without obtaining the final approval of the applicant institutions. Detailed information of the applicant institution is not used for any other purpose besides for the evaluation of the jury. Jury members are excluded from third party status. 
18.If Sustainability Academy Turkey agrees to evaluate each application as valid, each applicant institution shall agree that ; a) The institution and project names are allowed to be used on the platforms of the Sustainability Academy Turkey in case of preliminary listing and receiving awards. b) In case of preliminary listing and receiving awards, Sustainability Academy Turkey may use the applications in a comprehensive manner (with the content) for the purpose of copying, editing, exhibiting, publishing and using for the promotional materials with the final approval of the applicant organization’s contact person in the award application form c) All institutions of the applicant guarantee that the project they submitted is original and does not infringe the copyrights of any third party. 
19.Sustainability Academy Turkey has the right to postpone, amend and cancel the award ceremony for reasons beyond its control (including, but not limited to, fraud, suspectedness, fraudulence, fire, flood, storm, death, strikes, protests or irreversible accidents). 
20.Sustainable Business Awards Turkey organizer Sustainability Academy Turkey – Maslak Mah. Sanatkarlar Sokak Maslak Eclipse E Blok Kat 5 Sarıyer – İstanbul, Türkiye.