Sustainability studies have great importance all over the world for many reasons, especially because of the depletion of natural resources. Considering the issue in terms of businesses, environmental activities constitute one of the most important pillars of sustainability activities in businesses. As the importance of the subject increases, the investment expenditures made by businesses for environmental activities increase every year. Based on this point, in this study, the effect of environmental investment expenditures on financial performance in enterprises has been investigated. The data set used in the study was compiled from the sustainability reports and financial statements published by the companies included in the BIST Sustainability Index and the data in question were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis method.
As a result of the study, environmental investment expenditures made by businesses in Turkey have been revealed to have a negative impact on financial performance.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Finance |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | February 15, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 7 Issue: 1 |