The Borusan Ocean Volunteers platform was founded in 2008 to enable Borusan staff members to channel their knowledge and skills to voluntary social responsibility projects in education, culture and arts, environment and human rights. In 2019, more than 1,000 volunteers were involved in various projects. Borusan employees also volunteered for 16,500 hours in 40 projects in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Borusan Ocean Volunteers platform often collaborates with non-governmental organizations on various volunteering initiatives. These include book donation campaigns, shoreline and sea cleaning events, book reading for the visually impaired, mentoring, and school friendly programs.

Conducted since 2012, the Coaching Program for Vocational High Schools is Borusan’s longest-running volunteer project. The program is organized by Private Sector Volunteers Association. As participants of the initiative, Borusan volunteers coached vocational high school students, preparing these young persons for their professional lives by sharing personal experiences with them.

Another effort carried out by Borusan Ocean Volunteers platform is the Free Animal Shelter project. Ocean Volunteers realized this initiative in collaboration with Aegean Idea Partnership Association at İzmir Buca Stray Animals Rehabilitation Center to ensure that disabled stray animals are adopted. The project was also designed to raise awareness of the plight of disabled animals. Volunteers set up shelters at Borusan Group companies for disabled strays. In addition, food and water containers were made and placed on streets for stray animals.