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Who's in and who's out? Reading stakeholders and priority issues from sustainability reports in Turkey

S. Hoştut, S. D. V. H. Hof, et al.

This research dives deep into the evolution of stakeholder trends in Turkish sustainability reports from 2004 to 2019, as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of 179 reports from Borsa Istanbul companies. Conducted by Sibel Hoştut, Seçil Deren van het Hof, Hediye Aydoğan, and Gülten Adalı, the study uncovers the growing focus on employees, emphasizing issues like occupational health and safety and diversity. Discover what this pioneering longitudinal analysis reveals about sustainability reporting in Turkey!

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Abstract

This research investigates stakeholder trends in Turkish sustainability reports (2004-2019), using quantitative content analysis of 179 reports from 26 Borsa Istanbul companies. The study identified 102 stakeholders categorized into 16 groups. Time-series analysis revealed increasing emphasis on employees, with occupational health and safety, diversity, equal opportunity, and talent management emerging as key strategic issues. The research contributes uniquely to both stakeholder and sustainability reporting literature in the Turkish context, offering a pioneering longitudinal analysis.

Publisher

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Nov 02, 2023

Authors

Sibel Hoştut, Seçil Deren van het Hof, Hediye Aydoğan, Gülten Adalı

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