CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY RELATIONSHIP: THE CASE OF COMPANIES IN THE MARMARA REGION OF TURKEY

Abstract

Corporate Social Responsibility is to ensure their output during their activities without harming to the society, to see all environmental actors as a part of their business existence and to prioritize social utility. The aim of this study is to investigate the importance and the place of the Corporate Social Responsibility principles in the provision of a sustainable environment. It has been understood that no study has been conducted to examine the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability in the literature. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 128 employees from various companies in the Marmara Region. Surveys were analyzed using the Structural Equation Model and the results were interpreted. According to the results of the analysis, a positive and strong relationship has emerged between Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability. In this case, companies with a sense of corporate social responsibility and management style succeed in achieving Environmental Sustainability

Keywords

• corporate social responsibility
• environmental sustainability
• structural equation model