(Usage of AHP and TOPSIS Methods for Corporate Sustainability Measurement: An Application Regarding Banking Sector)

Abstract

Purpose – To find the sector averages in sustainability activities of the banks that are interested in sustainability and corporate sustainability and make a report in Borsa Istanbul and to rank them within themselves. To make suggestions to banks that do not work in the field of sustainability on the need to take their place in the sector by preparing sustainability reports to ensure long-term permanence Design/methodology/approach – The data used in the study were taken from the sustainability and activity reports published by the banks that are traded in BIST, and the results of the AHP method were obtained by taking expert opinion from the evaluation forms prepared first. In line with the findings and results obtained from the AHP method, the sustainability rankings of the banks were reached by using the TOPSIS method. Findings – It has been obtained from the data results that banks attach importance not only to the economic dimension, but also to the social and environmental dimension and sustainability according to the corporate sustainability performance measurement in order to show continuity. Discussion – In this study we examine the economic, social and environmental dimensions If the data each year to provide transportation on a regular basis would have made progress in sustainability reporting banks' activities in Turkey. It is thought to be beneficial to other banks operating in the sector that have not published a sustainability report. As the years when the sustainability reports are published increase, the studies will be carried out in different years and banks, and the banks can be ranked by using different methods.