One of the most important elements that gives meaning to the existence of family businesses is the social capital they create and utilise. Different forms of social capital increase both the synergy within the family and the company and contribute to the description of the relations of family businesses with environmental elements. In this context, family businesses, especially when interacting with environmental factors, sometimes must leverage them and at other times must succed in spite of them. Family social capital is an important tool in this respect. The power to generate and use different types of social capital enables family businesses to cope with or benefit from the environment through civil society organisations. This process can be analysed in different forms, such as lobbying, civil society engagement and binding power. Depending on the instrumental approach or ontology of family businesses and family members and the choice/mission of civil society organisations, the rationale for this linkage is an important linkage creator. In addition to the social capital literature, Latour's actor-network-agent relationship for family businesses in this context gains importance in terms of success and sustainability beyond emere existence. This is because professional or socially oriented civil society structures are not only effective as a lobby, but also as a means of access. Religious and/or political references to these NGOs further reinforce the role and prence of these NGOs in some societies and relationships. This paper analyses the gains and losses of a family business and its members in terms of access, efficiency and environmental compliance through these NGOs and shares and discusses the conclusions reached through a case study.