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Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case
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The concept of sustainability was introduced in 1987 by the United Nations Brundtland Commission,
at a time when global society was experiencing various political, economic and social conflicts. States
developed legal measures for a more sustainable life and placed the topic at the core of their political
agendas. They were followed shortly by non-governmental organizations, municipalities, companies and
the media, who started developing strategies for economic growth that also integrated a sustainable natural
environment and society. Although sustainability practices in the business world sometimes remained
superficial for some companies and did not go beyond an effort to adapt to business trends, the proportion
of corporations that take genuine action for real social change has gradually increased and this has led to
the development of norms in the private sphere. In Turkey, more and more companies have redesigned
their communication strategies in light of the growing awareness around sustainability and the related
social expectations. In this process, it became important to understand the way in which leading companies
experienced this transformation and to what extent they combined sustainability practices with the values
of their stakeholders. With this purpose in mind, this study focuses on Doğuş Otomotiv’s sustainability
values and the communication strategies they implement to spread them. Content analysis was con1ducted
on sustainability reports and websites from a qualitative perspective, and an in-depth interview was held
with a senior Corporate Communications manager. Accordingly, it has been concluded that sustainability
is defined as a participatory, flexible, open communication-based concept among all stakeholders, as well
as a dynamic and broad concept inherent in corporate ethics and company culture. It also appears that sustainability communication takes a different form in different channels depending on the stakeholder
profile, and that in this sense, new media presents both opportunities and challenges.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Destekleyen Kurum
Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi
Teşekkür
Prof.Dr. İdil Karademirlidağ Suher, Leyla Gürbüz, Ebru Kantoğlu
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
29 Nisan 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
5 Kasım 2021
Kabul Tarihi
20 Nisan 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2022 Sayı: 39
APA
Vatanartıran, O. (2022). Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 39, 120-131. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1019680
AMA
1.Vatanartıran O. Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case. TURCOM. 2022;(39):120-131. doi:10.17829/turcom.1019680
Chicago
Vatanartıran, Omer. 2022. “Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, sy 39: 120-31. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1019680.
EndNote
Vatanartıran O (01 Nisan 2022) Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi 39 120–131.
IEEE
[1]O. Vatanartıran, “Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case”, TURCOM, sy 39, ss. 120–131, Nis. 2022, doi: 10.17829/turcom.1019680.
ISNAD
Vatanartıran, Omer. “Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 39 (01 Nisan 2022): 120-131. https://doi.org/10.17829/turcom.1019680.
JAMA
1.Vatanartıran O. Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case. TURCOM. 2022;:120–131.
MLA
Vatanartıran, Omer. “Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case”. Türkiye İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi, sy 39, Nisan 2022, ss. 120-31, doi:10.17829/turcom.1019680.
Vancouver
1.Omer Vatanartıran. Goals and Practices in Corporate Sustainability Communication: Doğuş Otomotiv Case. TURCOM. 01 Nisan 2022;(39):120-31. doi:10.17829/turcom.1019680