İş Sürekliliği ve İklim Değişikliği: Firmalarin Risk Algıları ve Uyum Önlemleri

Abstract

İklim değişikliği ile ilişkili tehlikeler, sanayi kuruluşlarının fiziksel varlıklarını, üretim süreçlerini ve tedarik zincirlerini giderek daha fazla etkilemektedir. Bu çalışma, RESMAR Projesi kapsamında, iklim değişikliğine bağlı tehlikelerin OSB faaliyet gösteren işletmelerin iş sürekliliği üzerindeki etkilerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında Marmara Bölgesi'nde yer alan dokuz OSB'de faaliyet gösteren firmalara anket uygulanmış ve elde edilen veriler olarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, firmaların iklim değişikliğine bağlı tehlikelerden etkilenme düzeyleri açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir sektörel farklılaşma olmadığını göstermektedir. Buna karşın, firmaların coğrafi konumu, faaliyet gösterdikleri OSB'lerin altyapı kapasitesi ve işletmelerin tedarik zincirlerine bağımlılık düzeyi, iklim kaynaklı risklerden etkilenmede daha belirleyici faktörler olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Özellikle emek yoğun üretim yapan işletmeler ile ileri teknoloji kullanan sektörlerde faaliyet gösteren firmaların iklim değişikliğine karşı daha yüksek hassasiyet gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, sanayi işletmelerinde iklim değişikliğine uyum stratejilerinin yalnızca tesis içi riskleri değil, tedarik zinciri dayanıklılığını ve OSB altyapısının güçlendirilmesini de kapsayacak şekilde geliştirilmesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• İklim değişikliği
• İş sürekliliği
• Organize sanayi bölgesi
• İklim değişikline uyum
• Marmara Bölgesi

Business Continuity and Climate Change: Firms’ Risk Perceptions and Adaptive Measures

Abstract

Climate change-related hazards are increasingly affecting the physical assets, production processes, and supply chains of industrial enterprises. This study aims to evaluate the impacts of climate change-related hazards on business continuity in firms operating within OIZs as part of the RESMAR Project. As part of the research, a survey was conducted among firms operating in nine OIZs located in the Marmara Region, and the data obtained were analysed. The findings indicate that there are no statistically significant sectoral differences in firms' levels of exposure to climate change-related hazards. Instead, firms' geographical location, the infrastructure capacity of the OIZs in which they operate, and their dependence on supply chains emerged as the primary determinants of climate-related impacts. Firms operating in labour-intensive industries, such as the textile sector, and those in high-technology industries, such as the defence sector, were found to exhibit greater sensitivity to climate change. These findings highlight the need for climate change adaptation strategies in industrial enterprises to extend beyond facility-level risk management and incorporate measures aimed at strengthening supply chain resilience and enhancing the climate resilience of OIZ infrastructure.

Keywords

• Climate change
• Business continuity
• Organized industrial zones
• Climate change adaptation
• Marmara Region

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