COMPARISON OF MODELS USED IN CARBON ACCOUNTING THROUGH THE AHP METHOD

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate carbon accounting methods in the context of the manufacturing sector using a multi-criteria decision-making approach. Five widely used carbon accounting methods in the literature—GHG Protocol, Life Cycle Assessment, Corporate Carbon Footprint, Product Carbon Footprint, and Blockchain-Based Carbon Accounting—were identified and compared based on five main criteria: accuracy, transparency, cost, speed, and scope. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to determine the weights of these criteria, and data collected through pairwise comparison surveys administered to 14 manufacturing firm managers were analyzed. According to the findings, accuracy (49.55%) and transparency (22.50%) emerged as the most important criteria in the sector. This indicates that companies place great importance on producing reliable data and maintaining transparent reporting processes. The strong alignment of the GHG Protocol and Blockchain-Based Carbon Accounting methods with these criteria makes them stand out. This study makes a unique contribution to the literature by offering companies an analytical and sector-specific roadmap for decision-making in sustainability reporting and environmental performance monitoring.

Keywords

• Carbon Accounting
• Sustainability Accounting
• AHP
• Blockchain

KARBON MUHASEBESİNDE KULLANILAN MODELLERİN AHP YÖNTEMİ İLE KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI

Abstract

Bu çalışma, karbon muhasebesi yöntemlerinin imalat sektörü özelinde çok kriterli karar verme yaklaşımıyla değerlendirilmesini amaçlamaktadır. Literatürde yaygın olarak kullanılan beş karbon muhasebesi yöntemi (GHG Protocol, Life Cycle Assessment, Corporate Carbon Footprint, Product Carbon Footprint ve Blokzincir Tabanlı Karbon Muhasebesi) belirlenmiş ve bu yöntemler; doğruluk, şeffaflık, maliyet, hız ve kapsam olmak üzere beş ana kriter çerçevesinde karşılaştırılmıştır. Kriter ağırlıklarının belirlenmesinde Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHP) yöntemi kullanılmış, bu kapsamda 14 imalat firması yöneticisine uygulanan ikili karşılaştırma anketinden elde edilen veriler analiz edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre, doğruluk (%49,55) ve şeffaflık (%22,50) kriterleri sektörde en yüksek öneme sahip faktörler olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu durum, firmaların güvenilir veri üretimi ve şeffaf raporlama süreçlerine büyük önem verdiğini göstermektedir. GHG Protokolü ve Blokzincir tabanlı yöntemlerin bu kriterlerle yüksek uyum göstermesi, bu yöntemleri öne çıkarmaktadır. Çalışma, sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması ve çevresel performans takibi konularında firmalara karar verme süreçlerinde analitik ve sektöre özgü bir yol haritası sunarak literatüre özgün bir katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Karbon Muhasebesi
• Sürdürülebilirlik Muhasebesi
• AHP
• Blokzincir

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