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Attitudes of SMEs Toward the Elements of Eco-efficiency: The Turkish Case

In: Regulations in the Energy Industry

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  • Fatih Cemil Özbuğday

    (Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University)

  • Derya Fındık

    (Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University)

  • Sıdıka Başçı

    (Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
    Graduate School in Computer Science and Mathematics Engineering (EISTI))

  • Kıvılcım Metin Özcan

    (Social Sciences University of Ankara)

Abstract

Eco-efficiency is achieved by creating more value with less environmental impact. Since small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for most of the production in the industrial output, their adoption of and awareness about elements of eco-efficiency is crucial for green growth. In this study, we investigate the attitudes of Turkish SMEs over three items concerning eco-efficiency: (1) increasing resource efficiency investments, (2) producing more environmentally compatible “green” products or services, and (3) the consumption of energy from renewable resources. To this end, we utilize data on Turkish SMEs from the 2017 wave of the Flash Eurobarometer, Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Resource Efficiency and Green Markets (GESIS) dataset and conduct descriptive analyses. Our investigation of 299 SMEs from Turkey reveals that there is a distance between Turkish SMEs and the elements of eco-efficiency. Many firms criticize the administrative and legal barriers to resource efficiency investments and acknowledge the need for external support to improve resource efficiency. The results also indicate that most of Turkish SMEs are unwilling to produce green products or services. Furthermore, only a small fraction of the SMEs relies on renewable sources for self-generation. As SMEs construct a sizeable portion of the output in the economy, these results show that the contribution of SMEs to green growth will be lacking in the coming years, unless further action is taken, and supported by the Turkish government.

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  • Fatih Cemil Özbuğday & Derya Fındık & Sıdıka Başçı & Kıvılcım Metin Özcan, 2020. "Attitudes of SMEs Toward the Elements of Eco-efficiency: The Turkish Case," Springer Books, in: André Dorsman & Özgür Arslan-Ayaydin & James Thewissen (ed.), Regulations in the Energy Industry, pages 147-168, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-32296-0_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32296-0_9
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