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· GRI Global Reporting Initiative
o »The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) vision is that reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance by all organizations becomes as routine and comparable as financial reporting. GRI accomplishes this vision by developing, continually improving, and building capacity around the use of its Sustainability Reporting Framework.«
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§ Current Priorities >
§ Learning >
· Learning Publications >
o Pathways >
§ The first publication in the educational series, "The GRI sustainability reporting cycle: A handbook for small and not-so-small organizations" is a step-by-step handbook providing expert guidance on the whole SME sustainability reporting process. Useful for beginners and experienced reporters alike.
· Publication available in many languages
· Further reading:
o Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility SME Toolkits
o The “Let’s Report!” template was created in order to offer an easy way for organizations to prepare a basic GRI sustainability report.
o See also related news:
§ Let’s Report! GRI basic Level C reporting template - FREE from the GRI website (25 November 2008)
· Research & Development Publications >
o Small, Smart and Sustainable (.pdf, May 2008, 40 pp.; Authors: Leontien Plugge, GRI SME and Supply Chain Program Manager, Joris Wiemer, GRI Research Officer) - Experiences of SME Reporting in Global Supply Chains
§ This resource document aims to provide an answer to the question: What is the added value of the sustainability reporting process for SME suppliers in emerging economies and their multinational buyers?
§ It does this by examining and sharing experiences from over a year of the Transparency in the Supply Chain project, a joint project by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).
§ See also:
· related news: On the “small side” of the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency (22 May 2008)
· Small / Medium Enterprise > e.g.
o GRI/GTZ Transparency in the Supply Chain
o WRI/New Ventures collaboration
o Catalan Co-operatives partner to improve sustainability
o Chilean fruit and wine-growers
o Spanish Pharmacies
o Aggregated Reporting by SME Clusters (Vincular)
o >>
§ SME Reporters = Overview of micro, small and medium sized enterprise (SME) reports (from Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey) - An overview of all the companies that have produced reports as part of various projects in which GRI was either directly or indirectly involved. Reports have been linked where they are available.
§ News & Events >> e.g.
· Clear thinking: how sustainability reporting can help China’s small to medium sized businesses (19 June 2008)
· Readers to identify the best sustainability reports worldwide in the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards (30 August 2007)
o ...A special award will be given for the small enterprise with the best report score...
o Both the Global Readers’ Choice Awards and the survey results will be presented during ‘The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency’ (7-9 May 2008)
§ Blog (last updated ??) >
· Sustainability Reporting Central (GRI Blog) >> e.g.
o Label: SME
· Supply Chain Transparency "Issues in sustainability and reporting in global supply chains" (updated ??)
o Joris Wiemer works with the SME program of the GRI, together with Leontien Plugge.
§ Who are you?
· »Access tailored GRI-resources from your stakeholder-category.«
· >
· TKK Library (Helsinki University of Technology Library) >> e.g.
o Corporate Environmental Reporting – Suggestions for an Incremental and Standardised Framework Applicable to a Variety of Companies Especially Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (January 2005; .pdf has 165 pp.)
§ By Laila Tornroos, Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science in Technology; Nordic Innovation Centre, Oslo, Norway
§ The study pays attention to reporting practices in the Nordic countries and especially in Finland.
· Eco-Lighthouse Program is a tailor-made program for environmental certification of small and medium-sized companies and public administration in Norway. >
o Description >
§ Annual environmental reports and plans for action >
· short Template for environmental report
· OIN Österreichisches Institut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (Austria) > e.g.
o Projekte > e.g.
§ 2003 > e.g.
· Sustainability Reporting >
o Guidelines: Reporting about Sustainability – 7 steps to a successful sustainability report (.pdf, 56 pp.; Or here (.pdf at Fabrik der Zukunft))
§ The present guidelines show options for a successful report, suitable for large, but also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
§ They contain numerous descriptive examples for additional inspiration. Since SMEs have only recently started to address sustainability reporting, most of the examples are from reports produced by larger companies.«
· Oekoweb »Österreichs zentrales Umweltportal« (Austria) > e.g.
§ Leitfaden/Methoden > e.g.
· Methoden-Handbuch - In 7 Schritten zum Nachhaltigkeitsbericht (.pdf, Oktober 2006, 120 pp.; In German)
o Auch auf, e.g.:
§ Denkstatt: .pdf
§ respACT
o Eine Reihe von Methoden und Instrumenten wenden Sie speziell an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen und helfen diesen mit einfachen und wirkungsvollen Mitteln die notwendigen Zwischenergebnisse zu erarbeiten. Diese Methoden setzen keine weiteren Methoden oder Werkzeuge voraus.
o Bei der Auswahl der geeigneten Methoden und Werkzeuge hilft das Profil > auch
§ Für kleine Unternehmen
§ Für Anfänger
· Leitfaden: In 7 Schritten zum Nachhaltigkeitsbericht (.pdf, November 2003, 56 pp.; In German)
o Auch auf Fabrik der Zukunft (.pdf) website
· Ranking der Nachhaltigkeitsberichte (Germany) >
o Ranking der KMU-Nachhaltigkeitsberichte >
§ Berichterstattung >
· Leitlinien und Normen >
o Speziell für KMU
· KATE – Centre for Ecology & Development (non-profit organisation launched in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1997; Also English version of website) > e.g.
o Projekte > Fairer Tourismus > e.g.
§ CSR Reporting Initiative for Tourism: Nachhaltigkeitsberichte für Klein und Mittel Unternehmen im Tourismus (Projektlaufzeit: Dezember 2006 - Mai 2008)
· Der Leitfaden CSR-Reporting im Tourismus ist in deutscher, englischer und spanischer Sprache erhältlich.
· In pdf-Format kann der Leitfaden hier heruntergeladen werden:
o Leitfaden CSR-Reporting-deutsch (.pdf has 32 pp.)
o Guía Memorias RSE en el turismo-espanol
· Adelphi Consult (Berlin, Germany; Also English version of website) >> e.g.
o Projekt „Stärkung des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements“ in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU)
§ Mit der Durchführung sind Adelphi Consult und seine Projektpartner, das Borderstep Institute und das Institute 4 Sustainability, beauftragt.
§ Laufzeit: Dezember 2005 bis Dezember 2006
§ > e.g.
o »Zentrales Ziel des Vorhabens ist die Erstellung eines Leitfadens, der kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen eine praktische Handlungsanweisung gibt, wie sie eine Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung effizient und effektiv durchführen können.«
· INEM International Network for Environmental Management
o INEM is the world federation of non-profit national business associations for environmental management with about 30 member associations and cleaner production centres in 25 countries (as of August 2006)
o »INEM places a special emphasis on SMEs, as well as developing countries and Central & Eastern Europe / Newly Independent States, and partnerships among business, local authorities and academic / research institutions.«
o > e.g.
§ About INEM > e.g
· Members:
o Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia
§ Knowledge (For purchase – PayPerView) > e.g.
· Guidelines > e.g.
o The INEM Sustainability Reporting Guide: A Manual on Practical and Convincing Communication for Future-Oriented Companies (2001 ??, 63 pp.; For purchase – PayPerView; Downloadable at GreenBiz)
§ »Gives advice on how to draw up a good sustainability report. Focusing on the economic interests of companies as well as on reliable and convincing communication, it informs about target groups and their interests in information, outlines the principles of reporting, lists the elements of the Sustainability Report and gives numerous practical examples for the presentation of company performance and the design of Sustainability Reports. Further on, it highlights the problem of the credibility of your Sustainability Report and shows possible ways to sustainable management.«
§ Tools > e.g.
· Web Tools > e.g.
o EMAS Tool Kit for Small Organisations
§ »Provides step-by-step guidance and tools for implementing an environmental management system (according to ISO 14001) and obtaining registration to EMAS.«
§ > e.g.
· Do – Section 7 >
o How to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
· Act – Section 10 >
o How to communicate and report on environmental performance
§ (EMAS environmental statement, Examples of environmental statements, etc.)
· Additional Resources >
o Innovative projects, approaches, initiatives
o Guides, handbooks and checklists
o Corporate Social Responsibility
o Environmental Weather Map
o Environmental Policy Checklist
o Environmental Statement and/or Environmental Report Checklist
§ »Does your environmental report meet the reporting requirements of EMAS or ISO 14001? Check the completeness and effectiveness of your environmental report or statement.«
o Eco-design Health Check
· Offline Tools >
o Your Environmental Management Control Panel: Environmental performance indicators, Management and communications tools
§ Your entry point to the unique knowledge and tools provided by our worldwide network of environmental and sustainability managers.
§ The people supporting these tools are consultants for small business and organisations supporting small and micro-businesses with smart, adaptable tools and participatory approaches.
§ The portal gives you access to best practices in environmental management in smaller organisations. You will find tools for the implementation of ISO 14001 and EMAS standards, our international events calendar, news and a lot of other helpful resources.
· EMASeasy for Small and Medium Enterprises
· Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie GmbH
o = Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Germany)
§ »On behalf of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), triple innova and the Wuppertal Institute have developed High 5!, a new step-by-step guide for small and medium sized enterprises on how to use the GRI guidelines for an effective sustainability communication.«
· UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
· »The Efficient Entrepreneur - a calendar for small and medium-sized enterprises- provides firms with assistance and guidance on how to measure and improve environmental performance and stakeholder relations.«
· Environmental Management Navigator
· Ceres »Investors and Environmentalists for Sustainable Prosperity« (Boston, USA) >
o What We Do > Engagement & Disclosure >
· Ceres develops these reports also to:
o Show that reporting can be beneficial to all organizations, no matter what their size or type
o Refine a reporting model that can be used by other nonprofits and small businesses
o See also:
§ Publications >
· 2006 >
o Ceres 2004-2005 Sustainability Report (August 2006)
· 2005 >
o Ceres 2002-2003 Sustainability Report (May 2005)
· Framework:CR »corporate responsibility and financial communications firm« (Wilton, Connecticut, USA)
o See also related press release at CSRwire:
§ Framework:CR's First Corporate Responsibility Report Sets an Example for SMEs (31 July 2007)
· Australian Government >> Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts > Human Settlements > Business and industry sustainability >
o Small Business Climate Change Action Initiative (.pdf, 24 April 2008, 1 page)
o Publications and resources >
§ Corporate Reporting >
· Environmental Reporting: Handbook for Small and Medium Size Businesses (June 2001; .pdf has 28 pp.)
· Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) >
o The Issues >
§ Sustainable Industry >
· Simply Sustainable: tools & resources >
o Browse by subject > also
§ Communication and reporting >
· Reporting >
o Enterprise3: Your Business and the Triple Bottom Line (June 2003; .pdf has 36 pp.; Together with Sustainable Business Network)
§ »This Guide identifies ways that small and medium sized enterprises can adopt better business practices to make a positive difference for the environment and society, while at the same time improving their overall business performance.«
· Ibase Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas (Brazil) = Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses
o Portuguese, Spanish and English versions of website > e.g.
§ English > e.g.
· About us > Projects >
o Social and ethical corporate responsibility > also
§ At present (August 2007), Ibase offers four social-balance models:
· Companies
· Foundations and social organizations (in portuguese)
· Micro and small companies (in portuguese)
· Cooperatives (in portuguese)
§ For futher information: Balanço Social (Balance Social de las Empresas = Social Audit)
§ Portuguese >> e.g.
· Responsabilidade social e ética nas organizações
§ Spanish >> e.g.
· Responsabilidad social y ética en las organizaciones
· SAN Social Audit Network (UK)
o SAN's mission is “to promote and support social accounting as the preferred means whereby organisations operating in the community, social economy and public sectors report on their social, environmental and economic performance and impact”.
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§ Manual & CD > Social Accounting and Audit Manual
· UNEP United Nations Environment Programme >
o Other thematic areas >
§ Business & Industry > UNEP DTIE = Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics >
· Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics > e.g.
o Branches >
§ Sustainable Consumption and Production > Further information > Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch (SCP Branch) >
· Themes > Business & CSR >
· Initiatives > Global Reporting Initiative >
o Information Resources > e.g.
§ Publications > e.g.
· Industry and Environment Review (has been discontinued in December 2004) > e.g.
o Archive Issues > e.g.
§ Vol.26 N°.4 - Big challenge for small business: sustainability and SMEs (October - December 2003; .pdf has 51 pp.)
§ Responsible entrepreneurship for sustainable development (April - June 2002; .pdf has 56 pp.)
· GPPi Global Public Policy Institute (Berlin) > e.g.
o Consulting > e.g.
§ Review of the Global Reporting Initiative (Projection duration: November 2005 - May 2006) >
· Publications >
o Trends in non-financial reporting (.pdf, November 2006, 50 pp.) >
§ 2.2 Non-financial reporting in emerging economies and the SME sector has been negligible so far; overall growth rates appear to level off
· World Bank (Washington, USA) >
o Learning > Learning Programs > Business, Competitiveness, & Development > Quick Links > Virtual Resource Centers >
§ CSR and SMEs (mainly resources about SMEs non-financial reporting; updated ??)
· ESRA The European Sustainability Reporting Association
o Our aim is to improve Sustainability Reporting by sharing trends and best practice across European countries (also among SMEs)
o > e.g.
§ individual country-reports: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
· ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants >
o General public > Technical activities >
§ Subject areas > Sustainability >
· ACCA awards for sustainability reporting >
o The ACCA Malaysia Environmental and Social Reporting Awards
§ Also category: Commendation for environmental reporting by SME
o The ACCA Australia and New Zealand Awards for Sustainability Reporting
§ Also category: Best First Time Reporter
o Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting
§ Also category: Best SME report
o The European Awards for Sustainability Reporting
§ Also category: Best SME reporter
o Note: Each year reports of the judges are written for each national reporting award. These Judges' reports summarise the findings and reflections of the judging panel.
· GRI Global Reporting Initiative >
o News & Events >>
§ Readers to identify the best sustainability reports worldwide in the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards (30 August 2007)
· ...A special award will be given for the small enterprise with the best report score...
· Both the Global Readers’ Choice Awards and the survey results will be presented during ‘The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency’ (7-9 May 2008)
o The CR Reporting Awards (CRRA)
§ Categories: also
· Types of Report: Best 1st time report, Best SME report
· Ranking der Nachhaltigkeitsberichte (Germany) >
o Ranking der KMU-Nachhaltigkeitsberichte
§ See also related news at Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung: Nachhaltigkeitsberichte des deutschen Mittelstands auf dem Prüfstand (5 February 2009)
· Bisher haben future e.V. und das Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) geprüft, wie aussagekräftig die Nachhaltigkeitsberichte der 150 größten deutschen Unternehmen sind.
· Erstmals 2009 führen wir ein Ranking der Berichte von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) durch.
· Die Ergebnisse werden im September 2009 in Berlin vorgestellt und auf dieser Website veröffentlicht.
· Schirmherren des KMU-Rankings sind Bundesminister Olaf Scholz und Dr. Volker Hauff, Vorsitzender des Rats für Nachhaltige Entwicklung.
· Das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) und der Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung unterstützen das Ranking der KMU-Nachhaltigkeitsberichte maßgeblich.
· KWT Kammer der Wirtschaftstreuhänder (Austria; Website in German only) >
o Spezialgebiete > Umwelt / Nachhaltigkeit >
§ ASRA (Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award)
· Auch Sonderkategorie: Klein und Mittelbetrieb (unter 250 Mitarbeiter)
· Europa >> European Commission >>
o Enterprise and Industry > Policy highlights >
§ Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) = Promoting entrepreneurship and SMEs > e.g.
· SME portal > e.g.
o A Single Market in Europe > e.g.
§ The workforce (health and safety, restructuring, anti-discrimination, diversity, labour law, etc.)
§ Legal requirements (environment, food and feed safety, consumer affairs, etc.)
§ Setting standards
o Making SMEs more competitive > e.g.
§ Human resources
§ Doing business responsibly
· Corporate Social Responsibility
o (same content as at: Enterprise and Industry > Policy highlights > Corporate Social Responsibility)
· Social Economy
· European Enterprise Awards > e.g.
o Award categories > also
§ Responsible Entrepreneurship Award
· Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation - CIP (2007-2013) >
o Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) >
§ Actions >
· 4. Eco-innovation - making sustainable development become a business reality (= ETAP Environmental Technologies Action Plan - Eco-innovation for a Sustainable Future)
o Innovative products, processes and services aiming at reducing environmental impacts, preventing pollution or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources will be supported.
o >>
· SME Observatory (Analysis of competitiveness) > e.g.
o The Observatory Reports > e.g.
§ Report 2002 / No. 4: European SMEs and Social and Environmental Responsibility (.pdf, 68 pp.)
· >>
§ The first European SME week:
· from 6 to 14 May 2009 to inform small businesses about available EU and national support and to encourage people to become entrepreneur.
§ Corporate social responsibility >
o Communication on CSR titled »Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR« (22 March 2006)
o Communication of July 2002
o Green Paper of July 2001
· CSR and SMEs > e.g.
o Linking CSR and competitiveness in 3 industrial sectors
§ In November 2008 the European Commission announced co-financing for initiatives to support CSR in three industrial sectors:
· Chemicals (Lead Organisation: CEFIC)
· Textile (Lead Organisation: Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant’Anna)
· Construction (Lead Organisation: Impronta Etica)
§ All the initiatives are multistakeholder, involving actors such as industry associations, trade unions, NGOs and public authorities.
§ Small and medium-sized enterprises are the main target group.
o How to support the uptake of CSR amongst SMEs - expert group report and good practice examples (= European Expert Group on CSR and SMEs) > e.g.
§ Expert Group Report: “Opportunity and Responsibility – how to help more small businesses to integrate social and environmental issues into what they do” (.pdf, May 2007, 52 pp.; English, French and German translation; Alternatively, a 3 page summary of the key messages is available in all EU languages)
· Published in May 2007, this is the final report of the European Expert Group on CSR and SMEs. We hope it will assist and inspire people and organisations that want to help small businesses to improve their social, environmental and financial performance.
· See also related speech by Günter Verheugen
§ Good practice descriptions, explaining how some organisations have successfully helped small businesses to engage in responsible entrepreneurship.
o "Responsible Entrepreneurship Exchange" 2007 - audio highlights and written summaries
§ On 3 May 2007 some 400 people attended the first Responsible Entrepreneurship Exchange, organised by the European Commission. This innovative event brought together people from the worlds of entrepreneurship, small and medium-sized enterprises and corporate social responsibility (CSR) to ask how we can help more small businesses to be more responsible and sustainable.
§ During the event the report "Opportunity and Responsibility" was launched.
§ >
· Showcasing ways of supporting responsible entrepreneurship in small businesses (.pdf, 36 pp.) = Catalogue of Stands
o 30 organisations (from different European countries) presented their practical experiences of working with small businesses on social and environmental issues.
· audio highlights & written summaries of the discussions are available:
o How can we get more small businesses to be more socially responsible?
o Entrepreneurship, values, responsibility: what’s the link?
o What have we learnt from the exchange?
o Education and training for responsible entrepreneurship
§ See also related press release: Responsible entrepreneurship: Small enterprises, big values, tomorrow's competitiveness (3 May 2007)
§ See also: Ereb Bulletin (3rd quarter 2007) >
· What have we learned so far from EU funded projects on CSR and SMEs? (.pdf, 5 pp.)
o EU funded projects that support CSR amongst SMEs
§ These 16 projects (2005-2008) are being co-financed by the European Commission. They were selected out of nearly 120 proposals submitted in response to the call for proposals “Mainstreaming CSR among SMEs” published in May 2005.
§ The work of the group is structured around 7 key topics:
· CSR, SMEs and regional competitiveness
· The “business case” of CSR for SMEs
· Capacity-building for business support organisations
· Awareness-raising
· Toolkits and management systems, including reporting > also
o Presentation: The Global Reporting Initiative and the High 5! Handbook (.pdf, 34 pp.; By Leontien Plugge, GRI)
o Presentations were given on this topic during the expert group meeting of 6th July 2006
· Supply-chain issues, mentoring and certification
· Definition and content of CSR in different national contexts (??)
o CSR Toolkit for SMEs in all EU languages (Relating to CSR awareness-raising campaign for SMEs)
§ »This campaign is being implemented by EUROCHAMBRES and UEAPME. It has involved 65 events all across the EU, at which over 150 different SMEs have presented their CSR practices and experiences.«
§ >
· Documentation Centre (= CSR Toolkit for SMEs in all EU languages) >
o Introduction to CSR for SMEs (.pdf has 6 pp.)
o Case Studies (.pdf has 13 pp.)
o Awareness-raising questionnaire (.pdf has 12 pp.)
o Guide to communicating about CSR (.pdf, 16 pp.)
· Useful Links >
o European and International
o Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Finland, UK
· Final Conference (14 June 2005) in Brussels: CSR – Competitive, Small, Responsible > e.g.
o Summary of the conference and related documents (& presentations)
o See also:
§ Speech of Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Enterprise and Industry)
o European Award : responsible entrepreneurship (= European Enterprise Awards = Recognising excellence in promoting regional entrepreneurship)
§ Award categories:
· Entrepreneurial Trailblazer Award, Enterprise Support Award, Red Tape Reduction Award, Investment in People Award
· Responsible Entrepreneurship Award:
o Recognises responsible entrepreneurship initiatives that promote corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices in the social and/or environmental domain.
o Report : SME Roundtable of the European Multistakeholder Forum on CSR (.pdf, March 2004, 26 pp.)
§ Relating to Round Table II: Fostering CSR among SMEs
o Case studies: How European SMEs practice CSR (Relating to Responsible Entrepreneurship for SMEs project (2002 – 2003))
o Surveys and research results (to come ??)
· CSR and competitiveness > e.g.
o The Business case for CSR (Seminar: The Business Case for CSR – Reflections on research and experience; 19 June 2004, Brussels) >
§ The Business Case for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (.pdf, 8 pp.; Presentation by David Grayson, BITC)
· Multi-stakeholder Forum > e.g.
o Forum Meeting, February 2009 = “CSR Review meeting” CSR Multi-Stakeholder Forum (10 February 2009, Brussels) >
§ European Commission activities to promote CSR 2007 - 2008 (.pdf, 24 pp.) >
· 7. Small and medium-sized enterprises.
§ Review and recommendations from stakeholder organisations:
· EUROCHAMBRES (.pdf, 5 pp.)
· UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) (.pdf, 5 pp.)
o Forum review meeting 2006 = European Multistakeholder Forum on CSR: Review Meeting (7 December 2006) > e.g.
§ Review of recommendations by stakeholders:
· Compendium of actions by stakeholders (.pdf, 154 pp.)
· Detailed descriptions of actions taken by different organisations (= Initiative descriptions submitted by): e.g.
o EUROCHAMBRES (.pdf, 46 pp.)
o UEAPME (.pdf, 16 pp.)
· Review of recommendations by European Commission (.pdf, 65 pp.) = Compendium of actions by European Commission
· Update on CSR policies of EU Member States (.pdf, 145 pp.)
o European Multi-Stakeholder Forum was launched in October 2002, and produced its final report in July 2004 >> e.g.
§ Round Table II: Fostering CSR among SMEs >
· 24 February 2003
· 30 June 2003
· 29 January 2004
§ Final Round Table SME Report (.pdf, 26 pp.)
· European Alliance for CSR
· European Responsible Entrepreneurship Bulletin (quarterly)
· News >
o More News > e.g.
§ CSR: encouraging best behaviour (17 June 2006; By: Tom Dodd)
§ Environment and Sustainable Development = Sustainable development, climate change and competitiveness = Sustainable Industrial Policy > e.g.
· Events, workshops, meetings > e.g.
o 8 January 2007 - Workshop of the Expert Group - Best Project on Environmental Management Systems in SMEs
o Conference, 10 February 2004, Brussels: Towards sustainable production in SMEs: the role of Environmental management systems and what public authorities can do to encourage their uptake
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities > e.g.
§ Working for you >
· Partners >
o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) >??>
§ (historical): Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) website > e.g.
· Funding, contracts & employment >??>
o DG Employment-funded CSR related projects >
o Environment > e.g.
§ Policies >
· Industry and Technology >
o Small and medium-sized (SMEs) and Environment (= Environmental Compliance Assistance Programme (ECAP) for SMEs) is an action plan that aims to make it easier for SMEs to comply with obligations under environmental legislation and improve their environmental performances.
o Research > e.g.
§ Areas of research > e.g.
· Small businesses (SME Techweb)
o >>
§ Your Europe >
· Information for Business >
o Doing business responsibly >
§ Meeting environmental rules
§ Meeting social rules
§ Taking sustainability further
· EESC European Economic and Social Committee »A bridge between Europe and organised civil society« > e.g.
o Activities > Releases > 2008 > 22 July 2008 >
§ "Bowling Together-Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility" - EESC’s 2008 Biennial Conference
· EABIS >>
o Projects Supported by the European Commission (updated ??)
§ The following Directorate Generals have supported research projects (or projects) related to CSR issues:
· DG Education and Culture
· DG Employment and Social Affairs
· DG Enterprise
· DG Environment
· DG Research
· Project COSORE (COrporate SOcial REsponsibility; Website in German and in English; November 2001 – November 2003)
o »The project aims to raise the social responsibility in SME through the development of the necessary methodologies and instruments...«
· Concerta project (2001-2003)
· Ethos project
o Network for the promotion of social responsibility in hotel and catering companies
· Nasco (New Approaches for SMEs to the COmpanies' Sense of Social Responsibility)
· EurActiv >
o Policy sections > e.g.
§ Innovation & Growth >
· News >>
o EU to help small businesses go 'green' (4 October 2007)
§ Social Europe >> e.g.
· SMEs showcase CSR practices (Article, 15 June 2005)
o »Some of the most innovative and inspiring examples of corporate social responsibility practice are to be found amongst SMEs. This was one outcome of a conference on corporate social responsibility.«
· European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Bilbao, Spain) > e.g.
o Topics > e.g.
§ Business aspects of OSH > e.g.
· SME's = SME's and Risk Assessment
· Business benefits of good occupational safety and health >
o Benefits for Small Enterprises
· Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
o Historical ??:
§ SMEs
o »Search« might be useful
· CSR Europe »The European business network for CSR« > e.g.
o Activities > e.g.
§ CSR Europe's Toolbox >
· Human Capital >
o Stimulating Entrepreneurship >
§ Good Practice Across Europe (.pdf, 2008, 43 pp.)
· This compilation includes examples of initiatives promoting the integration of entrepreneurship education in schools and universities as well as extra-curricular activities to stimulate entrepreneurial mindsets and develop enterprise skills.
· R(E)volutionary Business Models >
o R&D Innovation Networks with SMEs >
§ Flyer: Triple Helix Model for Open Innovation Networks
§ Flyer: "Imprese x Innovazione" award programme
· Sustainable Producton & Consumption >
§ Eco-Energy-Efficiency Check-up Programme for SMEs
§ Eco-Efficiency Online Database for SMEs- This user-friendly database of eco-efficiency indicators (accessible from the Sodalitas website) aims at helping SMEs reduce their eco-footprint
§ CSR Laboratories > all Laboratories >
· Innovation (includes B2B cooperation and alliances) >
o R&D innovation networks with universities and SMEs (Lab Leaders: STMicroelectronics, Confindustria, Numonyx, and Bracco)
· Supporting entrepreneurship and SMEs
o Stimulating an entrepreneurial mindset and promoting entrepreneurship education (Leader: BusinessEurope)
· Climate change >
o Eco-efficiency (Leader: STMicroelectronics)
§ ... This Laboratory has, however, a main emphasis on transferring best practices from large multinationals to small and medium sized companies...
§ Information Services >
· Links > Search Links
o Select CSR Theme: Entrepreneurship
§ CSR Solutions > Search Solutions >
· Select CSR Theme: Entrepreneurship
o Membership > e.g.
§ National Partner Network > e.g.
o Select CSR Theme: Entrepreneurship
o News >
§ Search News >
· Select CSR Theme: Entrepreneurship
o Events >
§ Search Events (??) >
· Select CSR Theme: Entrepreneurship
o »Search« might be useful
· BUSINESSEUROPE »The Confederation of European Business«
o = ex UNICE »Union des Industries de la Communauté européenne« (name was changed in January 2007)
o >> e.g.
· EUROCHAMBRES > e.g.
o What we do > e.g.
§ European Affairs > e.g.
· Education & Training > e.g.
o Corporate Social Responsibility - CSR > also
§ The CAESAR project (September 2006- July 2007) was a EUROCHAMBRES initiative, supported by DG Enterprise & Industry: Its objective was to engage more SME in doing CSR.
§ The CAESAR Project consisted of:
· specialized 2 day training: CSR advisors shared courses on how to implement and emphasize good working CSR practices;
· 200 company visits conducted by trained advisors;
· Dissemination about results.
· >??>
o Compendium: some national, regional and local CSR initiatives involving business collected during the campaign (link ??; 2006; .pdf has 11 pp.)
§ Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, UK
§ International Affairs > e.g.
· Candidates & Potential candidate countries >
o CASE (Chambers towards Acquis Support and business Ethics)
· UEAPME (European Association of Craft SMEs) >
o Policy Areas > Enterprise Policy >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility
· ESBA European Small Business Alliance
· EFMD European Foundation for Management Development (Brussels-based) >> e.g.
o Entrepreneurship, Small Business and Innovation Network
o Probioprise project (October 2005 - August 2007)
§ Focussing on the use of biodiversity by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the project will propose a research agenda addressing the business instrument of the EU's Strategy for Sustainable Development, in particular the commitment to protect and restore habitats and natural systems and halt the loss of biodiversity by 2010.
· EuroCommerce >> e.g.
o Best Practices of SMEs in Commerce (.pdf, July 2007, 12 pp.) = Small, responsible, and selling well: good practices from SMEs in the retail sector
· EBBF European Baha'i Business Forum >
o Knowledge Centre >
§ Responsible Entrepreneurship
· EABIS European Academy of Business in Society > e.g.
o Research >
§ CSR Platform - European Platform for Excellence in CSR Research >
· Multistakeholder Colloquium >
o Colloquium 2007, Barcelona > Proceedings > Parallel Sessions >
§ Track IV: The Company Level >
· IV.3 Session Theme: Global Governance and SMEs
· Latest Information > Past Events >
o EABIS 5th Annual Colloquium: Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Management & the Stakeholder View of the Firm (11-12 September 2006; SDA Bocconi, Milan, Italy) >
§ Proceedings > Workshops >
· Small and Medium Enterprises and Responsibility
§ Knowledge Networks >
· Corporate Responsibility and SMEs
o Resources > EABIS Branded Journals >
§ A special issue of Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society (Emerald, September 2007 – CR and Strategic Management) >
· SME social performance: a four cell typology of key drivers and barriers on social issues and their implications for stakeholder theory
· Corporate Social Responsibility in Ireland: barriers and opportunities experienced by SMEs when undertaking CSR
· Bodega Jiménez-Landi and Javier Benjumea Chair: the collaborative creation of a strategic stakeholder management approach in a small Spanish enterprise
o Events >
§ Annual Colloquium >
· Colloquium 2008 = Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability: Leadership and Organisational Change >
o Parallel Tracks >
§ Track 8 - SME and Responsible Business Practices
· Europäische Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste = EASA European Academy of Sciences and Arts
o Memoranda and Statements >
§ Budapest Memorandum on Entrepreneurs: Europe needs successful, responsible entrepreneurs (.pdf has 3 pp.)
· Issued be the "Budapest Round Table 2006", 10 November 2006
· Corporate Social Responsibility in SMEs - Practical examples to foster SMEs' competitiveness
o Lead organisation: KMU Forschung Austria (Austrian Research Institute for SME research; Project title: CSR and competitiveness – European SMEs good practice)
o The project is funded by the European Commission
o Project duration: May 2006 - April 2008
o Partners: Turku, IfM, IKEI, Agder, EEDRI, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Bucharest
o > e.g.
§ What is CSR?
§ Why Apply CSR in SMEs
§ CSR Concepts in SMEs
· In this section the publications (i.e. national and European project reports in English language as well as the practical brochure in seven languages) of the project are available for download.
· The national project reports also contain in-depth presentations of CSR practices of small and medium-sized enterprises.
§ Additional Information on CSR
· For the seven analysed countries as well at the European level names and internet links of (public) authorities active in the field of CSR, specific CSR organisations exclusively dealing with CSR and prize awards for enterprises engaged in Corporate Social Responsibility can be found. Furthermore, an overview on the most important national and supra-national publications and research studies dealing with CSR can be retrieved.
o Reports for countries (& languages):
§ Europe, Austria, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain
· TCC The Copenhagen Centre (Denmark)
o As of June 1, 2007, The Copenhagen Centre has closed. All activities, responsibilities and personnel have been transferred to the Danish Centre for CSR in the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.
o >
§ Previous publications and papers from The Copenhagen Centre > e.g.
· Sustainable Competitiveness in Global Value Chains - How do Small Danish Firms Behave? (Draft version, paper published in Corporate Governance: the International Journal of Business in Society, special issue, August 2006.)
§ Think pieces
§ Material from various recent events
· DCCA Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (Denmark) >
o In English >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
· Publications > e.g.
o Action Plan for Corporate Social Reponsibility (September 2008)
o People & Profit (April 2008; .pdf has 188 pp.) - A practical guide to Corporate Social Responsibility. By the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency and Rambøll Management.
o Small Suppliers in Global Supply Chains (November 2007) - How multinational buyers can target small and medium-sized suppliers in their sustainable supply chain management
§ Danish Commerce and Companies Agency in cooperation with Hewlett-Packard and suppliers in Central and Eastern Europe (SME suppliers in HP’s supply chain in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland)
§ Co-financed by the European Commission under the program “Mainstreaming CSR Among SMEs”
§ See also related article by Mallen Baker: Getting to small companies through the supply chain (27 April 2008)
o Mapping of CSR activities among small and medium-sized enterprises (October 2005)
o Catalogue of CSR Activities: A broad overview (September 2005)
o Competitive Social responsibility: Uncovering the Economic Rationale for Corporate Social Responsibility among Danish Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (July 2005)
· CBS Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) >> e.g.
o CBS Conference: The Social Responsibility of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises – Integration of CSR into SME Business Practice (or here or here ??)
§ Thursday, 26 October, 2006 – Copenhagen, Denmark
§ In cooperation with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) with the support of the European Academy of Business in Society (EABIS)
§ > e.g.
· Accepted Papers (Papers and presentations from workshops are available) >
o Workshop I: "The role of CSR in SME management"
§ Chair:
· Francesco Perrini, Associate Professor, Institute of Corporate Economics and Management, Bocconi Univesity, Milan
o Workshop II: "Exploring the business case for CSR in SMEs"
§ Chair:
· Geoff Moore, Professor of Business Ethics, Durham Business School, UK
o Workshop III: "CSR in a cultural/organizational context"
§ Chair:
· André Habisch Professor, Center for Corporate Citizenship, KU Eichstätt-Ingostadt
o Workshop IV: "External factors influencing CSR Strategies in SMEs"
§ Chair:
· Steen Vallentin, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Business School
o Workshop V: "How to implement CSR strategies in SMEs"
§ Chair:
· Peter Kromminga, Director of UPJ Berlin
§ > e.g.
· Plugge - Global Reporting Initiative: SME Reporting (.pdf, 9 pp.)
o By: Leontien Plugge (Programme Coordinator SME projects Global Reporting Initiative)
o This document provides a short overview on:
§ SMEs and CSR practices
§ SMEs growing role within the CSR movement
§ Challenges that SMEs face when reporting
§ Transparency and SMEs
§ What guidance does the GRI offer?
§ GRI’s reporting guidance for SMEs
§ Current Reporting Projects with SMEs
§ Conclusion
o Presentation to be uploaded (??)
o See also:
§ Pre-conference material > e.g.
· EABIS - SMEs & CSR Knowledge Network
· Better Business Journey
· EntreNews (EFMD) Special Issue on Responsible Entrepreneurship in SMEs (.pdf, 4 pp.; 1/2006)
· The Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA)
· European Commission - CSR and SMEs webpages
o Center for Corporate Values and Responsibility (or here)
· CSR-driven innovation project (Denmark)
o CSR-driven innovation is a process where companies use CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) as a driver for designing a profitable product or service, which will prove beneficial for the surrounding environment and society.
o By working with CSR-driven innovation in a strategic manner, companies can increase their growth and competitiveness.
o In order to facilitate this development, this joint Nordic project supports the potentials for Nordic small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to combine CSR with design and innovation.
· NFA Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø (Denmark) = NRCWE National Research Centre for the Working Environment (English version of website)
· Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät >>
o Institut für Management >
§ Business & Society Portal (Also English version; Updated ??) >
· Forschung > Studien > Externe Studien >
o KMU = Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen = SMEs
· Die Kampagne "Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung" > e.g.
o Aktuelles > e.g.
§ Nachrichten > e.g.
· Erweiterte Fassung des Arbeitspapiers zu Leitfäden und Instrumenten Verantwortlicher Unternehmensführung erschienen (27 August 2007) >
o In der überarbeiteten und erweiterten zweiten Fassung des Arbeitspapiers "Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung im Mittelstand: Ausgewählte nationale und internationale Leitfäden und Instrumente" (.pdf has 36 pp.) werden über 35 Leitfäden und Instrumente präsentiert, die mittelständische Unternehmen dabei unterstützen, Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung als Managementansatz und ganzheitliche Strategie zu verstehen und umzusetzen.
· Neue Publikation stellt Handwerkszeug zu Verantwortlicher Unternehmensführung vor
o »Im neuen Arbeitspapier „Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung im Mittelstand: Ausgewählte nationale und internationale Leitfäden und Instrumente“ (.pdf, August 2006, 26 pp.; In German) werden insgesamt 30 Leitfäden und Instrumente präsentiert, die mittelständische Unternehmen dabei unterstützen, CSR als Managementansatz und ganzheitliche Strategie zu verstehen und umzusetzen.«
· EEA European Environment Agency > e.g.
o About EEA > Networks >
§ EnviroWindows - EEA platform for knowledge sharing and development (updated ??) > e.g.
· Environmental Management
· Industry > also
o Corporate Sustainable Reporting > Guides to Sustainability Reporting > e.g.
§ Guidelines for SMEs (.pdf, 16 September 2003, 28 pp.; Prepared by Philippe Charest for The European Environment Agency) = Guidance Document and Workbook for Sustainability Reporting
· >>
o Information access tools >
§ Sustainable Development Online >
· Enterprises, Networks, Events, Tools, Training
· erScp »European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production«
o Many (over 100) presentations downloadable (at each erScp)
o > e.g.
§ The 11th erScp, 20-22 June 2007, Basel, Switzerland
§ The 10th erScp, 5-7 October 2005, Antwerp, Belgium >
· Presenters (Presentations)
§ The 9th erScp, 12-14 May 2004, Bilbao, Spain >??> e.g.
· Presentations >
o Advanced Environmental Management >
§ Corporate Social Responsibility > e.g.
· Corporate Social Responsibility – practical implications of the concept for SME's strategic and daily business decisions
§ The first erScp was held in Graz in 1994. Following annual Roundtables were held in Rotterdam, Kalundborg, Oslo, Lisbon, Budapest, Lund and Cork.
· (historical ??) SMART Entrepreneur (In Cooperation of Wuppertal Institute, UNEP, InWEnt, GRI, CSR Europe)
o »Sustainability for the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises committed to Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency: in short SMART«
o Part of the Toolkit is »a reporting resource book that introduces SMEs to the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative, giving tips on ways to use the guidelines for sustainability reporting in SMEs.«
· (historical ??) SME Key (Initiative of »European Business Campaign for Corporate Social Responsibility«)
o »Communicating the business case for social responsibility to SMEs and helping them develop their socially responsible activity«
o >
§ The Guide
· »This downloadable software (.pdf has 21 pp.) takes you step by step through all areas of your company's activity, from human resources to the environment to help you complete an internal audit or publish a social report. Tips on writing, layout and how to use your report ensure you make the most of your internal fact finding.«
§ Business case; Glossary; SME Database; Links; Partners
· Small Business Journey (UK) »A toolkit for small businesses and small business advisors«
o »is a way for small businesses to realise more value by behaving responsibly«
o Developed by Small Business Consortium
§ Established in March 2002 by:
· AccountAbility, Arts & Business, British Chambers of Commerce, BITC, CSR Europe, Federation of Small Businesses, The Forum of Private Business, Institute of Directors, Lloyds TSB and Scottish BITC
· BCC British Chambers of Commerce > e.g.
o Topics >
§ Environment >
· Events
· Publications >
o Energy Efficiency: The Challenge for Government and Small Businesses (2006)
· Case studies
· Small Business Carbon Reduction Toolkit
· The Climate Change Charter
o Policy > Policy Topics >
· FSB Federation of Small Businesses > e.g.
o FSB Sites > FSB Document Library >
§ Social and Environmental Responsibility and the Small Business Owner (1 January 2008)
o Press > Press Releases >
§ Environmental awareness and social reponsibility: top small business priorities for 2008 (31 December 2007)
· The Business Link service is a crucial part of the government's campaign to promote enterprise and to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business. > e.g.
o Health, safety, premises
o Environment & efficiency
o Grow your business >
§ Setting a vision for growth >
· Corporate Social Responsibility
o Subjects covered in this guide:
§ Corporate social responsibility and your business
§ The business benefits of corporate social responsibility
§ Understand the environmental impact of your business
§ Deal responsibly with customers and suppliers
§ Work with the local community
§ Measure how effective your corporate social responsibility is
§ Exploit corporate social responsibility
· BT Small Business Week 2008 >> e.g.
o Thursday: How responsible business practices can help you thrive (16 minute video)
§ Video explains how small and medium-sized enterprises can turn CSR from a challenge into an opportunity. The key message is that responsible business practice is a mixture between doing the right thing and helping the bottom line.
· BITC Business in the Community (UK) > e.g.
o Programmes > Recognition and Management > Awards for Excellence > How to enter > Categories >
§ Impact on Society Award for a Small Company
o >>
§ Better Business Journey (.pdf, August 2006, 24 pp.)
o »Search« might be useful
· Personal website of David Grayson > e.g.
o What's New
o Speeches
o Areas of Interest > e.g.
§ Good Business: Small Firms and Responsible Entrepreneurship
· Cranfield University >> Cranfield School of Management > e.g.
o Research > Research Centres >
§ Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility > e.g.
· Publications > Our Doughty Centre publications >
o "Small is sustainable (and Beautiful!). Encouraging European Smaller Enterprises to be Sustainable" (.pdf, 2007, 30 pp.) - A Doughty Centre Occasional Paper by David Grayson CBE and Tom Dodd.
· Volunteering England (UK) >
o What We Do > Employer Supported Volunteering >
§ Employers > e.g.
· Employers > also
o Key Issues >> also
· SMEs
· Small Business Service (UK; An agency of the DTI)
· smallbusinesseurope provides a combination of regular updates, constantly updated online material and spontaneous alerts on EU policy developments of relevance to SMEs.
· Britain's Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain. > e.g.
o Health & safety topics > e.g.
§ Corporate Responsibility > e.g.
· Live Issues > e.g.
o Public reporting of health and safety performance
o Health and safety performance indicator for small and medium-sized enterprises
· Downloads
· Envirowise (UK) & WWF UK >>
o Publication (to order): Engaging SMEs in environmental improvement: a best practice guide for business support organisations
· NetRegs
o NetRegs is a partnership between the UK environmental regulators – the Environment Agency in England and Wales, SEPA in Scotland and the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland.
o We provide free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
· Carbon Trust (UK) > e.g.
o Solutions >
o Innovations > Technology Acceleration > Advanced Metering >
o News > Press Centre > e.g.
§ Advanced metering key to help small business cut carbon emissions (15 May 2007)
· Shell Springboard is a programme that provides a financial boost to innovative, low carbon business ideas from across the UK. >> e.g.
o Opportunities for innovation: The business opportunities for SMEs in tackling the causes of climate change (.pdf, October 2006, 30 pp.)
§ Study by Shell Springboard and Vivid Economics
§ The role of SMEs in tackling climate change is often not well understood, either by government or by SMEs themselves.
· BBRC The Business & Biodiversity Resource Centre (Earthwatch Institute, English Nature, Defra) (Emphasis on: International, Europe, UK) > e.g.
o Resources > e.g.
§ Publications > e.g.
· Putting a Bit Back - A guide to nature conservation for small to medium-sized enterprises (.pdf, Earthwatch 2001)
· Environmental Expert >> e.g.
o How can SMEs engage with CSR activities? (May 2007; By Becky Toal; .pdf has 2 pp.)
· BusinessGreen (London) > e.g.
o Blog >> e.g.
§ Small businesses can be green too (30 May 2007)
· SLM Sustainable Life Media (Burlingame, CA, USA) >> e.g.
o Entrepreneurs Still Green-Shy on Business Benefits of Sustainability (28 August 2008; Relating to Deloitte survey of British entrepreneurs)
· FT.com Financial Times >> e.g.
o Small businesses advised to shun experts (2 September 2008)
· The ESRC Centre for BRASS (Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability, and Society; Cardiff, UK) > e.g.
o Outputs > e.g.
§ BRASS Reports > e.g.
· Make a Difference Where You Can: Corporate Social Responsibility in UK SMEs (.pdf, 8 pp.) = Corporate Social Responsibility: Engaging small and medium sized enterprises in the debate – initial research findings
§ BRASS Working Papers > e.g.
· Working Paper No. 24:
o Small businesses and stakeholders: towards successful, sustainable companies (.pdf, 2005, 42 pp.)
· Working Paper No. 23:
o Dichotomy between attitudes and environmental performance: a case of European SMEs (.pdf, 2004, 40 pp.)
· Working Paper No. 18:
o Corporate Social Responsibility: engaging small and medium sized enterprises in the debate (.pdf, 2004, 34 pp.)
· Durham Business School (Durham University, U.K.) >> e.g.
o Conference: Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility: Identifying the knowledge gaps (Outlines of papers are available for download)
§ 15-16 December 2005
§ See also
· EABIS website
· SMEs & CSR: Identifying the Knowledge Gaps, Special Issue of Journal of Business Ethics (or directly)
· CRR Conference (CRRC)
o The conference is organised by Sustainability Research Institute / University of Leeds (UK)
o > e.g.
§ CRRC 2008 (7-9 September 2008, at Queen's University Management School, Belfast, UK)
§ CRRC 2007 (15-17 July 2007, at Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds, UK) > e.g.
· Symposium on sustainable entrepreneurship (papers available)
§ CRRC 2006 (4-5 September 2006, at the Trinity College in Dublin/Ireland) > e.g.
· Papers sorted by panel sessions:
§ A path out of poverty: A South African perspective on the role of SMEs in CSR
o SMEs >
§ The CSR: a big challenge for small business
§ Across the pond: A comparison of the Mexican & British SMEs and their dealings with sustainability
§ An Environmental Performance Assessment and Ecological Footprint Analysis of SMEs in the Mid-West Region
§ Preparing for Sustainable Growth – An SME Metamorphosis
§ Designing and Implementing an Eco-Industrial Network for Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Mid-West Region of Ireland
§ Sustainable Innovations by Small and Medium Enterprises
· Article 13 Ltd (UK) »We help organisations identify and implement best social, ethical and environmental practice through business responsibility and governance programmes.«
o The Issues > e.g.
§ Archive > e.g.
· Article 13 research >
o Small and medium-sized business and corporate social responsibility
· ICAEW (UK) »The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales« > e.g.
o Technical & Business Topics >
§ Topics >
· Corporate responsibility > e.g.
o Strategy and implementation >
§ Small and medium enterprise - All the information you need to develop and implement sustainability strategies for SMEs
o Resources >
§ Specialist topics:
· SME resources - Resources showing how sustainability and corporate responsibility relate to SMEs.
§ SMEs
·