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                                                                <journal-id>gaun-jss</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">1303-0094</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2149-5459</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Gaziantep Üniversitesi</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21547/jss.1882859</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Environment and Climate Finance</subject>
                                                            <subject>Finance</subject>
                                                            <subject>Finance and Investment (Other)</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Çevre ve İklim Finansmanı</subject>
                                                            <subject>Finans</subject>
                                                            <subject>Finans ve Yatırım (Diğer)</subject>
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                                                                                                                                                            <article-title>Sürdürülebilirlik Raporlaması, Yeşil Yıkama ve Bağımsız Denetim: Bibliyometrik Bir İnceleme</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>Sustainabilitiy Reporting, Greenwashing and Independent Auditing: A Bibliometric Review</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5115-1992</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Çelik</surname>
                                    <given-names>Nihat</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>GAZİANTEP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜ</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7654-4256</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Reis</surname>
                                    <given-names>Şükriye Gül</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>Gaziantep Üniversitesi</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260430">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>25</volume>
                                        <issue>2</issue>
                                        <fpage>560</fpage>
                                        <lpage>573</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20260206">
                        <day>02</day>
                        <month>06</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260408">
                        <day>04</day>
                        <month>08</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1991, Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1991</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                                        <abstract><p>Çalışmanın amacı, sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması, yeşil yıkama ve bağımsız denetim arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu ilişkiyi kuramsal bir çerçevede ele alarak bağımsız denetimin sürdürülebilirlik raporlamasının güvenilirliği üzerindeki rolünü ortaya koymaktır. Bu bağlamda yeşil yıkama davranışı meşruiyet teorisi, sinyal teorisi ve vekâlet teorisi çerçevesinde ele alınmıştır. Yeşil yıkamanın sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması ve bağımsız denetim ile olan ilişkisi literatür temelli olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Şirketler sürdürülebilirlik faaliyetlerini raporlarken şeffaflık ve hesap verebilirlik gibi uluslararası raporlama ilkelerine bağlı kalmalıdır. Yeşil yıkama davranışıyla yatırımcıların, şirketlerin ve devletlerin kısa vadede yanıltılması; orta ve uzun vadede küresel sürdürülebilirlik çalışmalarının güvenilirliğine zarar verir. Problemin iyi yönetilmesi için denetim mekanizmalarına da önemli görevler düşmektedir. Bağımsız denetim, yeşil yıkamayla mücadelede tamamlayıcı bir unsur değil, sürdürülebilir finans ve kurumsal raporlamanın güvenilirliği açısından yapısal bir caydırıcı mekanizma olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Yaratılan bu sorunsalı akademik olarak ele alan çalışmaları incelemek ve literatürdeki boşlukları ortaya koymak, sürdürülebilirlik uygulamalarının sağlıklı bir şekilde yürütülmesine katkı sağlayacaktır. Bu amaçla 2005-2026 yılları arasında yapılmış Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan ve yeşil yıkama, sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması ile bağımsız denetim arasındaki ilişkiyi ele alan 104 akademik çalışma analiz edilmiştir. Bibliyometrik analiz kapsamında yayınların yıllara göre dağılımı, anahtar kelime ağları, atıf yapıları ve öne çıkan araştırma temaları değerlendirilmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular akademik literatürün özellikle 2015 sonrası dönemde hızla büyüdüğünü göstermektedir.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between sustainability reporting, greenwashing, and independent auditing, and to highlight the role of independent auditing in the reliability of sustainability reporting by addressing this relationship within a theoretical framework. In this context, greenwashing behavior has been addressed within the framework of legitimacy theory, signaling theory, and agency theory. The relationship between greenwashing, sustainability reporting, and independent auditing has been reviewed based on the literature. Companies must follow international reporting principles such as transparency and accountability when reporting their sustainability activities. Greenwashing behaviour misleads investors, companies, and governments in the short term; in the medium and long term, it damages the reputation of global sustainability efforts. Effective monitoring mechanisms also play a crucial role in managing the issue effectively. Independent auditing is not merely a complementary element in combating greenwashing but emerges as a structural deterrent mechanism crucial for ensuring the reliability of sustainable finance and corporate reporting. Examining studies that address this problem academically and identifying gaps in the literature will contribute to the sound implementation of sustainability practices. To this end, 104 academic studies published between 2005 and 2026 in the Web of Science database that address the relationship between greenwashing, sustainability reporting, and independent auditing were analyzed. Within the scope of bibliometric analysis, the distribution of publications by year, keyword networks, citation structures, and prominent research themes were evaluated. The findings reveal that the academic literature has grown rapidly, particularly since 2015.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Sürdürülebilirlik raporlaması</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Yeşil yıkama</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Bağımsız denetim</kwd>
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                                                    <kwd>Sustainability reporting</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Greenwashing</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Independent auditing</kwd>
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                                                    <funding-source>
                                <named-content content-type="funder_name">Yazarlar, bu çalışma için finansal destek almadığını beyan etmiştir.</named-content>
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