Güzide KARAKUŞ, Emre KARŞIGİL, Leyla POLAT

A Research on Environmental Sustainability Practices in the Aviation Sector

Sustainability, which can be defined as the transfer of available resources to future generations in the simplest terms, is a concept that must be understood by every stage of society, including individuals, public and private businesses, local governments, non-governmental organizations and state governments. Because, while all stakeholders are shareholders in the consumption of existing resources and damage to the environment, future generations are likewise the future of all stakeholders. Sustainability in the literature is considered in three dimensions as environmental, social and economical. While each dimension has its own special importance, the environmental dimension is addressed in this study. Environmental sustainability can also be referred to as environment friendly management, environmental management, green management in the literature and it is necessary for businesses to take environmental impacts into consideration in all of the goods and service production processes and support activities, to train employees in environmental awareness, to use technology that does not harm the environment and to minimize environmental impacts in operational activities. and so on. is the understanding of the direction. In the first part, the concepts of sustainability and environmental sustainability are explained within the scope of the literature. In the implementation part of the study, the perspectives and perspectives on the sustainability aspects of the companies operating in the aviation sector, which is one of the emerging sectors of the world and our country, have been investigated. Within the scope of the survey, a questionnaire was prepared and applied to the people in the administrative levels of the 31 operators working in the sector. It was aimed to contribute to the businesses that are active in sustainability and to the academicians who are working on the subject, with the suggestions developed in the direction of the findings obtained by evaluating the research data through frequency analysis.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Environment

A Research on Environmental Sustainability Practices in the Aviation Sector

Sustainability, which can be defined as the transfer of available resources to future generations in the simplest terms, is a concept that must be understood by every stage of society, including individuals, public and private businesses, local governments, nongovernmental organizations and state governments. Because, while all stakeholders are shareholders in the consumption of existing resources and damage to the environment, future generations are likewise the future of all stakeholders. Sustainability in the literature is considered in three dimensions as environmental, social and economical. While each dimension has its own special importance, the environmental dimension is addressed in this study. Environmental sustainability can also be referred to as environment friendly management, environmental management, green management in the literature and it is necessary for businesses to take environmental impacts into consideration in all of the goods and service production processes and support activities, to train employees in environmental awareness, to use technology that does not harm the environment and to minimize environmental impacts in operational activities. and so on. is the understanding of the direction. In the first part, the concepts of sustainability and environmental sustainability are explained within the scope of the literature. In the implementation part of the study, the perspectives and perspectives on the sustainability aspects of the companies operating in the aviation sector, which is one of the emerging sectors of the world and our country, have been investigated. Within the scope of the survey, a questionnaire was prepared and applied to the people in the administrative levels of the 31 operators working in the sector. It was aimed to contribute to the businesses that are active in sustainability and to the academicians who are working on the subject, with the suggestions developed in the direction of the findings obtained by evaluating the research data through frequency analysis.

Keywords:

Sustainability Environmental Sustainability, Green Management, Social Responsibility, Environment,

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