İşbank regards corporate social responsibility as a highly
valuable and fundamental tool which accomplishes its
economic mission and contributes to social sustainability.
A total of 2,100 chess classes were launched in 2013 and the
number of chess classes opened in schools reached 10,241 in
total. Chess classes will continue to be introduced in the coming
period in order to increase the number of players, raise public
awareness and popularize chess in our country.
Chess license cards dispensed by İşbank branches
Since 2007, licenses granted by the Turkish Chess Federation
to its registered players have been issued in the form of
Bankamatik (ATM) cards, in order to foster a strong and long-
lasting relationship with the players and their families within the
scope of the support given to the sport. License cards come in
three kinds:
-- Electron Bankamatik cards for players who are over 18 years
old,
-- Maestro “First Signature” Bankamatik cards for players in the
12 to 18 age group,
-- A token plastic card for players under the age of 12.
Satrancoyna.com.tr
Playchess is the world’s largest online chess platform
with 250,000 registered users. In 2008, İşbank entered a
comprehensive collaboration with Playchess. The content of
the site was translated into Turkish and access was provided
through the
website. More than 5,000 licensed
chess players who log in to playchess.com from Turkey can play
online chess on the website free-of charge.
İşbank Chess Festival for Children Under 8
The “İşbank Chess Festival for Children under 8”, which was
organized immediately following the end of the academic year,
aims to provide children with a fund and a family-friendly chess-
playing environment. The annual festival, held for children under
the age of 8 in 2013, took place at the Çamlıca Sports Complex;
it was attended by chess players in the 6-8 age group. Children
attending the festival played chess and participated in many
other enjoyable games and activities.
Main Sponsorship of T.R.N.C. Chess Federation
İşbank carried its support for chess to the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus (T.R.N.C.). Becoming the main sponsor of
T.R.N.C. Chess Federation at the end of 2013, İşbank will start to
open chess classes in primary schools in the T.R.N.C. as of 2014.
İşbank conducts social responsibility activities which contributes
to social progress structured in
- long-lasting,
- far reaching,
- sustainable
framework. Holding a deep-seated sense and culture of social
responsibility, İşbank has undertaken its activities which have
supported society for 89 years. İşbank regards corporate social
responsibility as a highly valuable and fundamental tool which
accomplishes its economic mission and contributes to social
sustainability.
The Bank continued its projects in education, culture and art in
2013.
Education
Chess
Main sponsorship of Turkish Chess Federation
With the aim of making chess a popular, widely played and easily
accessible sport practiced across the country, in December
2005, İşbank involved in a comprehensive collaboration with the
Turkish Chess Federation and became the primary supporter
on a national scale. Since the beginning of the sponsorship,
developments in chess both in national and international areas,
a rapid increase in the number of licensed players, medals and
other similar indicators serve to confirm the positive results
of the social investment made in chess and, therefore, in the
future of children and the country. Since the initiation of İşbank’s
sponsorship of the sport:
-- The number of chess players increased from 30,000 to
366,000,
-- The number of medals won in international competitions
reached to 225.
Highlights from the projects conducted in 2013, in line with the
targets of the sponsorship are mentioned below.
Setting up İşbank Chess Classes in primary schools
Chess classes have been introduced in primary schools as a
method to show that chess is an easily accessible sport, to
encourage schoolchildren to play chess, to focus the attention
of teachers and parents on the sport, and to address any lack of
resources at schools with limited financial means.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Activities
Activities
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İşbank
Annual Report 2013
