Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
16th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM), Ankara, Türkiye, 3 - 06 Ağustos 2022, cilt.144, ss.693-704
Sustainability is a new concept that emerged in many fields in the recent years. Especially in the last few years, sustainability has been among the issues that attracts the attention of the countries, companies and academics. Sustainability is the effective use of resources to meet the present needs of the world in order to avoid problems in meeting the needs of future generations. One of the crucial component of the sustainability in companies is supply chain management. When the 3 dimensions of sustainability (environmental, social and economic) have been taken into consideration in supply chain management, the concept of sustainable supply chain management has emerged. Sustainable Supply Chain Management is the management of flow of information, material and capital along the supply chain among the firms, by taking economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development into account which stem for the expectations of customers and stakeholders. In recent years, companies started to adopt the sustainability principles due to legal obligations, public awareness and activities of non-governmental organizations. Applications within the companies regarding sustainability principles are discussed in detail in their sustainability reports. In the previous studies, researchers have examined the sustainability reports regarding economics concerns or whether they comply with the pre-determined criteria. However, there has been no study about companies' actions in supply chain management by examining sustainability reports. Therefore, in this study, sustainability reports of the companies which are in BIST (Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange) Sustainability Index in Turkey were examined and by looking at these reports, their actions about sustainable supply chain management were discussed in detail. In this study, the practices of companies to establish a sustainable supply chain were discussed. In the last part of the study, suggestions were made to guide the companies which will implement sustainable supply chain management.