Developing tailored environmental management systems for small businesses

Williams, Helén; Hooydonk, A. van; Dingle, Peter; Annandale, David

doi:10.1002/1099-0925(200009)7:3<106::aid-ema130>3.0.co;2-c

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“…Williams et al (2000, p. 106) when discussing the implementation of environmental self-regulation systems advised that, ''much of this development y has been in large, well-resourced firms. SMEs have not exhibited the same level of commitment to these new management tools''.…”

Section: Resources and Attitudes As Influences On Small Business Respmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These results affirm the disparity between the levels of resources available to implement environmental strategies that large business may have compared with small businesses. Williams et al (2000) also draw attention to the difference in commitment by businesses to environmental practices. The difference in commitment by small business may be due to the fact that in these businesses decisions about the commitment of resources are made by the ownermanager.…”

Section: Resources and Attitudes As Influences On Small Business Respmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Issues for small businesses with waste management

Redmond

Walker

Wang

2008

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Resources and Attitudes As Influences On Small Business Respmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resources and Attitudes As Influences On Small Business Respmentioning

confidence: 99%

Issues for small businesses with waste management

Redmond

Walker

Wang

2008

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Lack of time and resources and short-term business planning horizons Time and resources are always going to be a constraint in small organisations and have been identified specifically as a barrier to CR implementation in the literature, (Revell and Rutherfoord, 2003;Spence, 1999;Williams et al, 2000).…”

Section: Inappropriate Language Reduces Involvement By Smesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Generating Regional-Scale Improvements in SME Corporate Responsibility Performance: Lessons from Responsibility Northwest

Roberts¹,

Lawson²,

Nicholls³

2006

J Bus Ethics

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This paper describes the research carried out into small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporate responsibility (CR) in the Northwest of England during Phase I of Responsibility Northwest, a partnership programme designed to significantly increase the CR of the region. By engaging with significant numbers of SMEs and SME support providers across the region, key insights were gained in three key areas: The current attitudes to, understanding of, and management of CR issues in the SME sector. The barriers to greater implementation of CR management. The opportunities for overcoming the barriers and improving regional CR. The research revealed a large diversity both in terms of understanding of the issues and their management. Seven key barriers to improve CR performance were identified which centred round the inappropriateness and inaccessibility of current CR approaches and support services on CR, certain characteristics of SMEs which tend to reduce their interest and opportunities for engaging in CR activities and supply-chain barriers. Fortunately there was significant agreement on the mechanisms which should be used to overcome these barriers, in particular the importance of delivering CR support through existing business networks that are valued and trusted by SMEs. These results have been used to create the partnership programme, Responsibility Northwest Phase II that runs until 2008 and aims to significantly increase the overall CR of Northwest England. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006Business networks, corporate responsibility, Northwest England, regional competitiveness, small and medium-sized enterprises,

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“…SMEs respond to applied assistance from local authorities, universities, environmental groups and business organizations that provide assistance through help lines, seminars, publications or counseling visits [29,38e40]. Small businesses need tailor-made management systems [21,26] that are simple, inexpensive and requiring low maintenance, minimal paperwork [26,36].…”

Section: Importance Of Smes To the Economy And The Natural Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%