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Bu çalışmada Türkiye’deki firmaların Küresel Raporlama Girişimi (Global Reporting Initiative – GRI) raporlama ilkelerine uygun olarak sürdürülebilirlik raporu yayımlama oranını etkileyen firma düzeyindeki faktörleri tespit etmek amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaçla, firmaların 2009-2017 yılları arasındaki finansal verileri Datastream veri tabanından, GRI uyumlu raporlama bilgileri ise GRI’nin Sürdürülebilirlik Bilgilendirme veri tabanından elde edilmiş ve firma-yıl bazında birleştirilen bu veriler panel lojistik regresyon yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Regresyon analizi sonuçları, firma büyüklüğü ve karlılığı ile GRI uyumlu sürdürülebilirlik raporu yayımlama oranı arasında anlamlı ve pozitif bir ilişki olduğunu göstermektedir. Finansal kaldıraç oranı, sermaye harcamalarının satışa oranı ve hisse başına serbest nakit akış oranı ise GRI uyumlu raporlama ile ilişkili olmayan finansal performans göstergeleri olarak tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca GRI uyumlu raporlama düzeyinin firmaların faaliyet gösterdikleri sektörlere bağlı olarak değişiklik gösterdiği de araştırma bulguları arasındadır. Bu araştırmanın bulguları firmalara ve düzenleyici otoritelere, Türkiye’deki firmaların sürdürülebilirlik raporlamasında uluslararası standartlara uyum düzeyi ve bu düzeyi etkileyen faktörler hakkında fikir vermektedir.
This study aims to identify the factors at the corporate level affecting the publication rate of sustainability reporting in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles of companies in Turkey. For this purpose, the financial data of the companies between 2009-2017 years were obtained from the Datastream database, while the GRI-compatible reporting information was obtained from the GRI Sustainability Information database and these data combined in the company-year base were analyzed by panel logistical regression method. Regression analysis results show that there is a meaningful and positive relationship between the company’s size and profitability and the GRI-compatible sustainability report publication rate. The rate of financial withdrawal, the rate of capital expenditure for sale and the rate of free cash flow per share are identified as indicators of financial performance not associated with GRI-compatible reporting. It is also among the research findings that the GRI-compatible reporting level varies depending on the sectors in which companies operate. The findings of this research give companies and regulatory authorities an opinion on the level of compliance with international standards and the factors affecting this level in the sustainability reporting of companies in Turkey.
Through this study, it was aimed to determine the firm-level factors affecting the likelihood of publishing sustainability reports prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting guidelines. For this purpose, financial data of the Turkish companies for 2009-2017 were gathered from Datastream database and GRI-based reporting data of the firms were obtained from GRI Sustainability Disclosure Database, then these two datasets were combined on the firm-year basis and analyzed by panel logistic regression method. The results of the regression analysis show that there is a significant and positive relationship between firm size and profitability and the likelihood of publishing GRI based sustainability report. On the other hand, financial leverage ratio, the ratio of capital expenditures to sales, and free cash flow per share are determined as the financial indicators which do not have a significant correlation with GRI-based reporting. It is also found that the level of GRI based reporting varies depending on the sectors of the companies. The findings of this research provide evidence for the level of Turkish firms’ compliance with international standards of sustainability reporting and the driving factors of this process.
Field : Sosyal, Beşeri ve İdari Bilimler
Journal Type : Ulusal
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