{"id":5242,"date":"2025-12-23T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhrtr.org\/?page_id=5242"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:27:11","slug":"strengthening-supply-chains-in-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bhrtr.org\/en\/about\/focus\/strengthening-supply-chains-in-turkiye\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Supply Chains in T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f9f9f9″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-1-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

Project Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” bottom_padding=”3%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h1″ text_color=”#000000″ line_reveal_by_space_text_effect=”default” content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” link_target=”_self” text_content=”Strengthening the Awareness and Capacity of Civil Society Actors on Business and Human Rights” text_direction=”default”][\/split_line_heading][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

\u201cStrengthening the Awareness and Capacity of Civil Society Actors on Business and Human Rights\u201d<\/strong> project aimed to raise awareness of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence \u2013 HREDD) legislation, in particular the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains<\/strong> (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz \u2013 LkSG) and the European Union Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive<\/strong> (CSDDD). Through capacity-building and awareness-raising activities, the project highlighted the importance of responsible business conduct. Implemented through a partnership between the European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) and the Business and Human Rights Association (BHRTR)<\/strong>, the initiative provided trainings, resources, and networking opportunities related to legislative frameworks such as the LkSG and the CSDDD, which regulate corporate responsibilities regarding adverse human rights and environmental impacts.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

Project<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Project Partner<\/span><\/h6>\n

German Federal Foreign Office[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

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In its first phase, the project focused on assessing the existing level of awareness, challenges, and risks related to business and human rights in T\u00fcrkiye. Comprehensive consultations were conducted with civil society organisations (CSOs), trade unions, bar associations, and private sector stakeholders. The findings obtained informed the design of the training content delivered in the second phase and identified areas requiring further support and coordination to strengthen cross-sectoral responsible business conduct and monitoring capacity.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text text_direction=”default”]\n

The second phase of the project was carried out through a series of training sessions organised in various cities across T\u00fcrkiye, as well as the development of a digital Business and Human Rights resource library<\/strong>. Through these activities, the project:<\/p>\n