TY - JOUR T1 - DOES THE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT AFFECT SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING? WORLDWIDE EVIDENCE TT - KURUMSAL ÇEVRE SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK RAPORLAMASINI ETKİLER Mİ? DÜNYA ÇAPINDA BİR ARAŞTIRMA AU - Kılıç Karamahmutoğlu, Merve PY - 2024 DA - March DO - 10.31460/mbdd.1370759 JF - Muhasebe Bilim Dünyası Dergisi JO - MODAV-MBDD PB - Muhasebe Öğretim Üyeleri Bilim Ve Dayanışma Vakfı WT - DergiPark SN - 2564-7164 SP - 1 EP - 29 VL - 26 IS - 1 LA - en AB - This study aims to examine the association between the institutional environment and the adoption of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. The research sample covers the largest 500 companies in the world, based on Fortune magazine’s 2020 ranking. A logistic regression is conducted to examine the relationship between the institutional environment and GRI adoption. The findings reveal that companies from countries with high environmental development and social progress and strong governance are more likely to release GRI-based sustainability reports. This study implies the significant role of country-level institutional factors in corporate reporting. KW - Institutional Environment KW - Institutional Factors KW - Sustainability Reporting KW - GRI N2 - Bu çalışma, kurumsal çevre ile Küresel Raporlama Girişimi (Global Reporting Initiative-GRI) ilkelerinin uygulanması arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmanın örneklemi, Fortune dergisinin 2020 yılı sıralaması doğrultusunda belirlenen dünyanın en büyük 500 işletmesini kapsamaktadır. Kurumsal çevre ve GRI uygulaması arasındaki ilişki lojistik regresyon yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. 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