Company Characteristics and Environmental Disclosure: An Empirical Investigation on Companies Listed on Borsa Istanbul 100 Index

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between company characteristics and the extent of the environmental disclosures of Turkish companies. The sample of the study consists of 62 non-financial firms listed on the BIST-100 index at the end of 2011. In order to measure the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Accounting & Finance / Muhasebe ve Finansman Dergisi 2014-04 (62)
1. Verfasser: Akbas, Halil Emre
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Zusammenfassung:The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between company characteristics and the extent of the environmental disclosures of Turkish companies. The sample of the study consists of 62 non-financial firms listed on the BIST-100 index at the end of 2011. In order to measure the extent of environmental disclosure, the annual reports of sampled firms for the year of 2011 were analyzed through content analysis. On the other hand, based on the previous literature, 5 company characteristics are considered as the independent variables that may influence the extent of environmental disclosures of sampled companies, namely, size, leverage, profitability, industry membership and age. Results of the regression analysis indicate that company size and industry membership are positively related to the extent of environmental disclosure, while profitability is negatively related. However, neither leverage nor age has a statistically significant relationship with the extent of disclosure. Anahtar Kelimeler: Environmental disclosure, company characteristics, Turkish companies. JEL Siniflandirmasi: M00, M4, Q00. Firma Özellikleri ve Çevresel Açiklama: Borsa Istanbul 100 Endeksinde Yer Alan Firmalar Üzerine Ampirik Bir Arastirma ÖZET Bu çalismanin temel amaci, Türk firmalarinin çevresel açiklamalarinin miktari ile firma özellikleri arasindaki iliskinin incelenmesidir. Çalismanin örneklemi 2011 yili sonunda Borsa Istanbul 100 endeksinde yer alan 62 reel sektör firmasindan olusmaktadir. Çevresel açiklamalarin miktarini ölçmek için, örneklemi olusturan firmalarin 2011 yili faaliyet raporlari içerik analizi ile incelenmistir. Diger yandan yazin incelemesi sonucunda, örneklemi olusturan firmalarin çevresel açiklamalarini etkileyebilecek bagimsiz degiskenler olarak, 5 firma özelligi dikkate alinmistir: büyüklük, kaldiraç, karlilik, içinde bulunulan sektör ve yas. Regresyon analizinin sonuçlari, firma büyüklügü ve içinde bulunulan sektörün çevresel açiklamalarin miktari ile pozitif yönlü iliskili olduklarini gösterirken, karliligin ise negatif yönlü iliskili oldugunu göstermektedir. Bununla birlikte, kaldiraç ve yas ile çevresel açiklamalarin miktari arasinda istatistiksel açidan anlamli bir iliski bulunmamaktadir.
ISSN:1304-0391
2146-3042