İGA Istanbul Airport has published the SROI (Social Return on Investment) report, which measures the impact of the projects realized within the scope of the social investment program. According to the report, the most important value gains in the investments of IGA Istanbul Airport are self-confidence, emotional well-being and social environment; It was also stated in the report that every 1 TL investment creates a social impact of 5,6 TL.
Acting on the fact that accountability makes social impact measurement inevitable at the point where financial accounting and social accounting meet, IGA Istanbul Airport has recently announced the results of its SROI report. SROI (Social Return on Investment), 'Social Return on Investment' in Turkish; It means the monetary expression of the value of the results obtained as a result of the investment made for a project or activity. SROI; It stands out all over the world as a widely used social impact analysis framework to manage and maximize social impact.
IGA Istanbul Airport; Within the scope of the Social Investment Programme, it supports the socio-economic development of the nine neighboring neighborhoods around the airport and also contributes to environmental sustainability with its forward and recycling activities. In the SROI Social Impact Analysis prepared in 2022 in cooperation with Brika Sustainability and Impactyap, it was revealed that every 1 TL investment within the scope of the Social Investment Program implemented by IGA creates a social impact of 5,6 TL. At this point, the gains that create the highest value in the eyes of the stakeholders came to the fore as increased self-confidence, emotional well-being and acquiring a social environment.
İGA Istanbul Airport aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the surrounding residential areas.
The report also details the social change achieved through implemented projects and stakeholder dialogue. IGA aims to contribute to the sustainable development of settlements around the airport with activities designed for different stakeholder segments within the scope of the Social Investment Program. The people of the environment targeted by the program are handled in two separate categories: local women and local youth population.
Between 2017 and 2021, IGA implemented four main activities and a sub-activity of the Social Investment Program within the scope of the program's two focus points, 'regional development and upcycling' and 'recycling'.
IGA Istanbul Airport's Social Investment Program SROI Report is important as it is one of only eight analyzes verified by Social Value International (SVI) in Turkey and is one of the most comprehensive impact measurements made on behalf of the private sector.