04403oam 2200601M 450 991082549530332120230126203305.01-351-28282-41-351-28283-21-351-28284-01-909493-11-2(CKB)2550000001040324(EBL)1741721(SSID)ssj0001101457(PQKBManifestationID)11609223(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101457(PQKBWorkID)11066953(PQKB)11717141(MiAaPQ)EBC1741721(Au-PeEL)EBL1741721(CaPaEBR)ebr10650088(OCoLC)828743266(OCoLC)1004350432(OCoLC-P)1004350432(FlBoTFG)9781351282840(EXLCZ)99255000000104032420170919d2017 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSmall and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Environment Business Imperatives /Ruth HillaryFirst edition.London :Taylor and Francis,2017.1 online resource (393 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-874719-22-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. Attitudes and perceptions of small firms to the environment and sustainability -- section 2. Environmental management in the smaller firm -- section 3. Practical strategies for reaching small and medium-sized enterprises -- section 4. Case studies from around the world."This book tackles a largely neglected topic: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their environmental impact. Over 90% of all firms are SMEs. Their importance to the health of national and international economies is recognized. But what of their environmental impact? Individually, this may be small but, collectively, they pose a huge and largely unregulated threat to national and indeed the global environment. There have been many failed attempts to engage SMEs in environmental stewardship. Why is this? And where are the success stories needed to set best-practice examples? Environmental protection is widely touted as being a win-win scenario for business with economic spin-offs in terms of energy and waste reduction quickly producing payback for capital expenditures. Why is the "good environmental management equals good business management" message not getting through? In Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Environment Dr Ruth Hillary brings together an outstanding international collection of experts from government, international and national support agencies, academics and the business community to present arguments about the key environmental business imperatives facing the small-firm sector. The book is divided into four sections:Attitudes and Perceptions of Small Firms to the Environment and SustainabilityEnvironmental Management in the Smaller FirmPractical Strategies for Reaching SMEsCase Studies from around the World. In these sections, the book examines the threats - such as trade, supply chain issues and legislative compliance - but is also solution-oriented, with considerable discussion of the management tools smaller firms can use to improve their environmental performance. It aims to provide practical strategies for smaller firms and to that end includes a range of informative case studies from around the world. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Environment is the most comprehensive book on the subject available and will prove invaluable not only to SMEs themselves, seeking to understand a rapidly changing world, but to consultants and small-business advisors, local and central government and to all those in academia looking for ways to improve the environmental performance of small businesses."--Provided by publisher.Small businessEnvironmental aspectsSocial responsibility of businessSmall businessEnvironmental aspects.Social responsibility of business.658/.022Hillary Ruth1597621OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910825495303321Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and the Environment3923702UNINA