Determining The Impact of Environmental Costs on Financial Performance: An Empirical Study on The Firms Included In The Bist Sustainability Index

Yıl 2022, , 417 - 442, 30.11.2022

Ferah Yıldız , Yavuz Kılınç , Türkan Kavas

https://doi.org/10.54838/bilgisosyal.1175732

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The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of environmental expenditures on environmental regulations and practices of companies operating in different sectors included in the BIST Sustainability Index in Turkey, on the financial performance of companies. The data obtained from the financial and sustainability reports of 18 companies, which are included in the BIST Sustainability Index in Turkey, operating in different sectors and selected randomly between the years 2015-2020, were used. Financial data were obtained from the Public Disclosure Platform and sustainability reports were obtained from the websites of the companies, and these data were measured with the help of system-GMM data analysis. In this study, the effect of companies' environmental expenditures on the return on capital employed (ROCE) is investigated; Environmental expenditures were determined as independent variable, return on capital used as dependent variable, and firm size as control variable. As a result of the analysis made with the System-GMM method, a negative and significant relationship was determined between the environmental costs and the return on the capital used, and it was concluded that a 1% increase in the environmental costs would reduce the return on the capital used by 0.08%. In the study; It is thought that the companies operating in Turkey and reporting this using environmental accounting will contribute to both the literature and the widespread use of environmental accounting by companies, thanks to the findings on the relationship between environmental costs and profitability levels. During the execution of the study, it was observed that in some of the sustainability reports published by companies included in the BIST Sustainability Index, environmental expenditure amounts were not specified at all or were stated in different currencies. This situation limits sample selection and determination in empirical studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sustainability, Financial Performance, Environmental Cost

Çevresel Maliyetlerin Finansal Performans Üzerindeki Etkisinin Tespiti: BİST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde Yer Alan Firmalar Üzerinden Bir Ampirik İnceleme

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Özet
Çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de BIST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde yer alan farklı sektörlerde faaliyette bulunan şirketlerin çevresel düzenlemeler ve uygulamalara yönelik gerçekleştirmiş oldukları çevre muhasebesi kapsamında yer alan çevresel harcamaların firmaların finansal performansı üzerindeki etkisinin araştırılmasıdır. Türkiye’de BIST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde yer alan ve farklı sektörlerde faaliyet gösterip tesadüfi olarak seçilen 18 şirketin 2015-2020 yılları arasındaki finansal ve sürdürülebilirlik raporlarından elde edilen veriler kullanılmıştır. Finansal veriler Kamu Aydınlatma Platformu’ndan, sürdürülebilirlik raporları ise şirketlerin web sitelerinden elde edilmiş olup söz konusu veriler sistem-GMM veri analizi yardımı ile ölçümlenmiştir. Şirketlerin çevresel harcamalarının kullanılan sermayenin getirisi (ROCE) üzerindeki etkisinin araştırıldığı bu çalışmada; bağımsız değişken çevre harcamaları, bağımlı değişken kullanılan sermaye getirisi ve kontrol değişkeni olarak da firma büyüklüğü belirlenmiştir. Sistem-GMM yöntemi ile yapılan analiz sonucunda çevre maliyetleri ve kullanılan sermayenin getirisi arasında negatif yönlü ve anlamlı bir ilişki tespit edilmiş olup çevre maliyetlerinde gerçekleştirilecek %1'lik artışın kullanılan sermayenin getirisini % 0.08 oranında azalttığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın gerçekleştirilmesi sırasında BIST Sürdürülebilirlik Endeksinde yer alan şirketler tarafından yayımlanan sürdürülebilirlik raporlarının bazılarında çevresel harcama tutarlarının hiç belirtilmediği veya farklı para birimleri cinsinden belirtildiği gözlenmiştir. Bu durum, yapılacak ampirik çalışmalardaki örneklem seçim ve tespitini sınırlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sürdürülebilirlik, Finansal Performans, Çevresel Maliyet

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