TBC Bank Summarizes its CSR Activities for 2019
TBC Bank has submitted a Corporate Social Responsibility Report to representatives of Media gathered in Tsinandali.
Corporate Social Responsibility is about making a positive impact on areas that are relevant and relevant to society. TBC supported projects in this regard are diverse - business development and promotion, education of talented young people and development of their interests, culture, art, social topics, promotion of rugby and more.
SME is one of the important and priority interests of TBC. The bank has chosen a strategy - to be the best supporter of the business not only with financial means but also with non-financial products. TBC constantly assists business representatives in acquiring the necessary competencies, finding potential investors and partners, developing their own business and introducing modern technologies in this business.
TBC's business education support projects are also part of the corporate social responsibility of the company and at the same time reflect on the company's image and customer loyalty. Approximately 4,000 people attended the trainings organized by TBC in 15 different areas in 2019.
TBC organizes a series of large-scale business forums in the regions of Georgia and in 2019 three regional business forums were held. Tskaltubo business forum - attended by around 300 business representatives, while 200-200 business representatives attended Telavi and Zugdidi forums. More than 10 industry experts met with local business representatives at each forum.
In addition, TBC has been successfully conducting business awards for the fourth year in a row to support business.
TBC is one of the main supporters of culture across the country. In this process, its aim is to provide long-term and consistent support to cultural institutions and individual art projects.
David Kakabadze 130
In collaboration with the David Kakabadze Foundation, the jubilee of a large-scale and multi-stage project was celebrated by a Georgian creator - artist, scientist, inventor and one of the founders of Georgian modernism.
TBC Gallery hosted a retrospective exhibition that brought together paintings, recordings, sketches and more from both state-of-the-art art institutions, the Creator's family and personal collections.
David Kakabadze's Jubilee Catalog has been published, which fully reflects the artist's research range, methods and their need in the modern world.
As part of the project, with the support of TBC, the David Kakabadze Foundation has created an archive that includes both the documentation of David Kakabadze's family and materials illustrating the various creative processes created during the anniversary. The collections of David Kakabadze's paintings in various museums and theaters throughout Georgia have been completely digitized to allow the general public an open and contemporary approach to the heritage.
One of the main goals of all the above events was a thorough research of David Kakabadze's creativity. It is with this approach that a new interdisciplinary educational platform - BAZA - has been developed that will continue to evolve in 2020. BAZA should in the future create a space that is open to everyone: professional artists, researchers, students or just those interested in these topics.
In 2019, TBC of the National Museum became a partner and long-term cooperation to a new stage: in 2020, the oldest in the ancient city of Vani, the museum will open in Vani archaeological monuments discovered items to be exhibited, the Golden Fleece is connected and is proof of the historical-cultural heritage sister Sri integral part of civilization.
TBC supports institutions such as the Georgian Writers' House and the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia.
Promoting literature remains a top priority. In 2019, the seventeenth Saba Prize was held, which is the country's main event in this regard. The Saba app has also been updated, combining up to 6,000 e-books and offering readers a new, unique healing experience.
Along with protecting TBC's heritage and promoting culture, the new generation and its support are crucial.
Launched at the end of 2018, the TBC Fellows project has been successfully implemented, with 200 talented young people from all over Georgia given a monthly, encouraging scholarship. Cognitive and entertaining events were held for fellowship throughout the year. The project will continue in 2020 and will discover even more talented adults.
TBC, as one of the leading private companies in the country, promotes the creation of healthy environments and conducts business activities of companies in compliance with environmental and social standards. TBC has developed an ISO 14001 standard environmental policy that defines the organization's environmental system, goals and objectives. TBC recognizes the direct and indirect impact of its operations on the environment and society and feels the responsibility to reduce that impact.