An Investigation of Sustainable Development Goals Within Scope of Sustainability Reporting: a Case of Turkey

Abstract

The 2030 Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development Agenda, consisting of the Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development Goals (SDGs), has officially entered into force on 1 January 2016. These SDGs, which are adopted by the United Nations, are a guide to the business world in terms of supporting social development. The 2030 Agenda imposes responsibility not only on governments but also on the business world, non-governmental organizations, and the academic world. In order to provide an inclusive, strong, and consistent economy for everyone and to obtain social welfare in the world, SDGs need to be adopted in various ways. In this study, the contribution levels of the companies in Istanbul Stock ExchangeStock Exchange in Turkey, which were also included in the BIST SustainabilitySustainability index between 2016–2020, regarding the Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development Goals (SDGs) are determined by examining their sustainabilitySustainability reports and the importance of SDGs is emphasized. To make the 2030 Agenda a reality, SDGs need to be broadly owned. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.