İşletmelerin Sürdürülebilirlik Politikaları Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Geri Dönüşüm ve Atık Azaltımı Seda Yıldırım

Özet

The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals give some responsibilities to individuals and institutions and these responsibilities are expected to be realized by 2030. With the 17 basic SDGs adopted by the United Nations in 2015, targets and roadmaps for the solution of global problems have emerged. Goal 12, which includes sustainable consumption and production, there are some sustainable policies that businesses can follow. Considering the practice, "recycling and waste reduction" is seen as the sustainable policies that find the most application area. In this context, this study aims to examine how businesses implement 2 basic sustainability policies, "recycling and waste reduction", and to explore the contribution of these policies to sustainability. The study is qualitative research and gives qualitative findings as a result of examining some selected cases to be obtained from secondary sources. As a result of the study, it is seen that recycling policies and waste reduction policies are popular implications in the marketplace. Employing these policies contributes to a business reputation and gains a competitive advantage in the market. In addition, each attempt by businesses will contribute to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the long term.