TBC BANK

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: As a business operator, TBC Bank acknowledges the importance of taking the impact of its activities on the natural environment into consideration. Consequently, the bank works in the direction of reducing negative impacts and implements initiatives bringing positive impacts. The bank is guided by the Environmental and Social Risk Management Policy to comply with the international standards of lending. For example, the bank does not finance projects that have a negative effect on the environment when issuing a loan. In the field of environmental protection, TBC has also introduced a waste management program to minimize the use of paper. The organization assesses greenhouse gas emissions and prepares appropriate reports. In addition, TBC Bank has taken the responsibility to fund the restoration of ten hectares of the fire-damaged area of the Borjomi forest.

EMPLOYEE WELFARE: TBC Bank promotes the career development of its employees and the growth of their motivation. For this purpose, the company carries out a variety of programs: in 2018, in cooperation with the international company Mercer and with the aim of establishing a fair and transparent system of rankings, a project was implemented to classify positions based on an international methodology. In terms of professional development, the bank offers its employees various trainings, seminars and lectures as well as study nancing and so on. Additionally, employee clubs centered around common interests are established at TBC Bank which are supported in various different ways by the company. TBC Bank offers health, life and critical illness insurance plans to its employees which are uniform for everyone regardless of their positions. In 2009, the TBC Employees for TBC Employees Foundation was established at the bank. Staff members transfer 1-2% of their wages monthly to the foundation and thus ensure the collection of funds that can be used by employees and their immediate family members in cases of complicated medical problems or the death of a family member abroad.

RESPONSIBILITY ON THE MARKETPLACE OVER CUSTOMERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS AND SUPPLIERS: TBC Bank has elaborated an information security policy which also comprises the protection of their personal data in accordance with the international ISO-27001 standard. The bank has implemented a video series project on nancial education that helps consumers to make the optimal use of bank products and services for planning their personal finances.

SOCIETYAND LOCAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Connecting the old with the new is very important for TBC Bank. On the one hand, this means taking care of archetypes of cultural heritage and their preservation and, on the other hand, promoting new innovative platforms in the country. Examples of projects are:

  1. #WriteInGeorgianAlphabet (#წერექართულად) which is aimed at integrating the Georgian alphabet into digital space and promoting its use.
  2. Restoration and conservation of 40 paintings by the famous Georgian artist, Petre Otskheli.
  3. TBC for Business serves to support small and medium businesses in Georgia in the following directions: education, consulting, encouragement, awareness raising and experience sharing.
  4. Startuper Project - Startuper.ge, which promotes the development of the start-up environment and the promotion of start-ups in the country.