Akçansa has achieved a significant success by being among the 51 projects that passed the preliminary selection in 6 different categories and were evaluated in the International Women-Friendly Brands 2025 Awareness Awards Program.

The company earned the International Women-Friendly Brands 2025 Awareness Award in the category of Women Employment and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace with its GençİZ Long-Term Women Internship Program.

Akçansa, a joint venture of Sabancı Holding and Heidelberg Materials, received the International Women-Friendly Brands 2025 Awareness Award for GençİZ, its new-generation long-term women’s internship program that supports female students in gaining experience in the construction materials sector.

In the international award program, where the impact measurements of the projects and their effects on social transformation were analyzed in detail, Akçansa achieved an important success by winning the International Women-Friendly Brands 2025 Awareness Award in the category of Women Employment and Equal Opportunities in the Workplace, among 51 projects evaluated in 6 different categories.

“We are happy to support the future women leaders.”

Akçansa’s Vice General Manager of Human Resources and Corporate Communications, Ülgen Eryürek Aslan, stated that they are pleased to contribute to increasing the representation of women in the workforce with the GençİZ long-term internship program. She said: “Ensuring women have equal opportunities in the workforce is not just a goal but a necessity for our sustainable future. At Akçansa, we voluntarily participate in both local and global initiatives for the empowerment of women in the workforce and the elimination of gender-based discrimination in all business processes. We are proud to support young women in gaining experience in the construction materials sector with our GençİZ Long-Term Women’s Internship Program. This valuable award is a reflection of the steps we have taken for gender equality. I would like to thank everyone who contributed. On this occasion, I celebrate International Women’s Day for all women.”