The corporate social responsibility perception and sustainable consumption behavior of the employees in forest products industry enterprises: The case of Western Black Sea section

Abstract

The aim of this study is to present the relation between the perceived corporate social responsibility (CSR) level of Forest Products Industry employees and their sustainable consumption behavior (SCB) and to determine the direction of these relations. To that end, the data collected from the employees in the enterprises in the Western Black Sea Section with questionnaires were analyzed by statistical analysis. The results of this study show that there is a significant positive relation between the level of CSR perception and SCB. The relations between legal, voluntary and employee responsibility, which are sub-dimensions of CSR, and SCB is also significant and positive. Positive relations were found between the perception of CSR and personal transportation and energy preference, environmentally sensitive food preference, domestic water consumption and waste reduction and recycling, which are the sub-dimensions of SCB. The study reveals the positive effects of CSR activities of the organizations on employees who are important stakeholders and makes a contribution to the literature with empirical data.