While the green loan and sustainable bond market is growing rapidly, banks are asking “is this investment green?” It looks for a standard answer to the question. Türkiye's Green Taxonomy was developed as a national classification framework compatible with the EU Taxonomy under the coordination of the Climate Change Directorate. Energy efficiency investments—motor, HVAC, building envelope, OSOS-supported monitoring—can be positioned as compatible activity; however, technical screening criteria and “no significant harm” (DNSH) testing must be met.
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environmental target
Contribution + DNSH + social protection
aligned
EU harmonization
Gap analysis completed
Climate / EKV
energy focus
Efficiency + renewable
Taxonomy logic: what counts as “green”?
For an economic activity to be considered green (compatible), it must: (1) contribute significantly to at least one of six environmental objectives, (2) not cause significant harm to other objectives, (3) minimum social protection, (4) meet relevant technical screening criteria. The climate target includes energy efficiency improvement, renewable energy and building performance. Electricity generation using solid fossil fuel is not classified as a sustainable activity.
| # | target | Energy sector example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climate — emission reduction | Efficiency, solar energy, heat recovery |
| 2 | Climate—adaptation | Plant durability |
| 3 | water | Water saving, recovery |
| 4 | circular economy | Waste heat, material recovery |
| 5 | pollution prevention | emissions control |
| 6 | biodiversity | Facility surroundings restoration |
Energy efficiency investment and green loan
Banks expand their green loan portfolio with taxonomy-compliant activities. Investment in a factory motor VFD, LED, building insulation or OSOS-supported energy management platform can receive a green financing label — when technical criteria are met. TSRS 2 climate reporting and green credit share the same data language: measurable kWh/tCO₂e reduction.
Relationship with other programs
VAP/EKA grants (our EFFICIENCY/SME guide) operational support; green taxonomy finance label. Green Transformation in Industry (SYD) Certificate environmental performance score; green taxonomy activity classification — complement each other. YEK-G market-based Scope 2 claim is a separate document layer.
ENOPTIMAL: green credit M&V input
At the closing of the green loan, the bank requests a consumption decline report for 12 months after the investment. ENOPTIMAL OSOS and invoice reconciliation automate this report; EPS/VAP uses the same data set as M&V.
Conclusion
Türkiye's Green Taxonomy connects energy efficiency investments to the sustainable finance market. Check technical criteria early in the project design; Plan monitoring infrastructure together with the investment. You can get information about green finance data preparation with the demo.