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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.«
o > e.g.
§ Current Priorities >
§ Learning & Support >
· Support for SMEs >
o Tools > e.g.
§ Let’s Report Template
· .. created in order to offer an easy way for organizations to prepare a basic GRI sustainability report
§ SME Examples
· …creating an online platform for exchanging your reporting experiences
o Training
o Publications >
§ Small, Smart and Sustainable – Experiences of SME Reporting in the Global Supply Chain
§ Starting Points – GRI Sustainability Reporting: A common language for a common future
§ Starting Points – GRI Sustainability Reporting: How valuable is the journey?
§ Pathways: The GRI sustainability reporting cycle: A handbook for small and not-so-small organizations
· Publication is available in many languages
· Case studies
· Further reading:
o Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility SME Toolkits
o SME Related Publications
o Projects >
§ WRI/New Ventures collaboration
§ Catalan Co-operatives
§ Chilean fruit and wine-growers
§ Spanish Pharmacies
§ >??>
· Blog (last updated ??) >
o Sustainability Reporting Central (GRI Blog; updated ??) >> e.g.
§ Label: SME
o Supply Chain Transparency "Issues in sustainability and reporting in global supply chains" (updated ??)
§ 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
· respACT »austrian business council for sustainable development« (Austria) > auch
o Service >
§ Downloads >
· Methodenbuch In 7 Schritten zum Nachhaltigkeitsbericht (Oktober 2006; .pdf has 120 pp.)
· In 7 Schritten zum Nachhaltigkeitsbericht - Leitfaden zur Unterstützung von Unternehmen (November 2003; .pdf has 56 pp.)
o Also English translation: Guideline 7 Steps to a Sustainability Report = Guidelines: Reporting about Sustainability – 7 steps to a successful sustainability report
§ 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.«
· WKO Wirtschaftskammer Österreichs (Austria) >
o Umwelt und Energie >
§ Nachhaltigkeit und Umweltmanagement > Nachhaltigkeit > Nachhaltigkeit >
· Nachhaltigkeit & Bericht > e.g.
o KMU richten ihr Unternehmen auf Nachhaltigkeit aus - Pilotprojekt der WKÖ unterstützte vier Unternehmen aus NÖ und OÖ bei der Erstellung ihres ersten Nachhaltigkeitsberichts
· 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; or at IÖV)
§ »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)
§ Note: 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
· Eni S.p.A. (Italy) >> e.g.
o Sustainability reporting in small enterprises: An Italian perspective (.pdf, 2004, 11 pp.)
· Australian Government >> Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts >
o Human Settlements (= Living sustainably) >
· >>
o Small Business Climate Change Action Initiative (.pdf, 24 April 2008, 1 page)
· Publications and resources >
o 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”.
o >
§ 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 ??)
· reporting - thoughts and insights about social and environmental responsibility and sustainability reporting (By Elaine Cohen, BeyondBusiness, Israel) >> e.g.
o Does size really matter ? (27 November 2009) - Should small Companies report ?...
o You dont have to be BIG to do CR (4 July 2009; Relating to the UNGC COP from the SME PTC BIOPROTECT, Republic of Moldova)
· 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, Poland, 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 Reports >
§ The CR Reporting Awards (CRRA)
· Categories: also
o 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)
o Bisher haben future e.V. und das Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) geprüft, wie aussagekräftig die Nachhaltigkeitsberichte der 150 größten deutschen Unternehmen sind.
o Erstmals 2009 führen wir ein Ranking der Berichte von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) durch.
o Die Ergebnisse werden im September 2009 in Berlin vorgestellt und auf dieser Website veröffentlicht.
o Schirmherren des KMU-Rankings sind Bundesminister Olaf Scholz und Dr. Volker Hauff, Vorsitzender des Rats für Nachhaltige Entwicklung.
o 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 > e.g.
§ Innovation >> e.g.
· CIP (Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation) (2007-2013)
o The Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.
o The CIP is divided into three operational programmes:
§ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) > Actions > also
· 4. Eco-innovation = Eco-innovation in Europe: good for the Business, good for the Environment. - Achieving competitive growth and environmental sustainability is possible.
o = ETAP Environmental Technologies Action Plan – »Eco-innovation for a Sustainable Future« (»Eco-friendly technologies are good for business, reduce pressure on the environment, and can create new jobs.«)
o >>
§ Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) > e.g.
· "Small Business Act" for Europe
· Improving the business environment
· Promoting Entrepreneurship >
o Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
o Education & Training for Entrepreneurship
o Entrepreneurship in audiovisual media
o Women entrepreneurs
o Migrants / Ethnic minorities
o Craft and micro-enterprises
o Family Business
o Social Economy
o European SME Week
· Access to markets > also
o Your Europe Business Portal >
§ Doing business responsibly >
· Keeping to environmental rules
· Keeping to social rules
· Taking sustainability further
· Facts and figures >
o The Observatory of European SMEs > e.g.
§ Report 2002 / No. 4: European SMEs and Social and Environmental Responsibility (.pdf, 68 pp.)
§ European SMEs and Social and Environmental Responsibility Bibliography (.pdf, 21 pp.)
· Good practices in SME policy >
§ Award categories > also
· Responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship - recognises regional or local actions promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainable business practices
· >
§ 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
§ Making SMEs more competitive > e.g.
· Human resources
· Doing business responsibly
§ Sustainable and responsible business >
· Corporate social responsibility >
§ Pioneering role of the European Commission
· The Commission has played a leading role in thought and action on CSR as it relates to small business. It has co-financed a number of projects in this field and has worked with a group of European experts to capture lessons on how best to support and encourage more SMEs to engage in CSR. >
o Results of the European funding programme “Mainstreaming CSR among SMEs” (.pdf, 6 pp.)
· The expert group report, published in 2007 =
o Opportunity and Responsibility: how to get more small businesses to integrate social and environmental issues into what they do (.pdf, May 2007, 52 pp.)
§ Related press release: Responsible entrepreneurship: Small enterprises, big values, tomorrow's competitiveness (3 May 2007)
§ related speech by Günter Verheugen
§ Note: 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. See also: Showcasing ways of supporting responsible entrepreneurship in small businesses (.pdf, 36 pp.; = Catalogue of Stands) - 30 organisations (from different European countries) presented their practical experiences of working with small businesses on social and environmental issues.
§ Newsletter on CSR and SMEs =
· European Responsible Entrepreneurship Bulletin
§ Other resources:
· Questionnaire to raise SME awareness of CSR (.pdf, 12 pp.)
· CSR in small businesses: good practice examples (.pdf, 2003, 60 pp.) = Responsible entrepreneurship: A collection of good practice cases among small and medium-sized enterprises across Europe
· Report from SME Round-table of the Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR (.pdf, March 2004, 26 pp.) – Fostering CSR among SMEs
§ > European Expert Group on CSR and SMEs >
· Report: "Opportunity and Responsibility - how to help more small businesses to integrate social and environmental issues into what they do"
o Published in May 2007, this is the final report of the European Expert Group on CSR and SMEs (.pdf, 52 pp.)
o Alternatively, a 3 page summary of the key messages is available in all EU languages.
· Good practice descriptions
o The expert group also produced a series of one-page good practice descriptions, explaining how some organisations have successfully helped small businesses to engage in responsible entrepreneurship.
§ = »Showcasing ways of supporting responsible entrepreneurship in small businesses« (.pdf has 36 pp.; = Catalogue of Stands)
· Other related activities:
o Responsible Entrepreneurship Exchange (link ??)
o EU funded projects (link ??)
o Toolkit (relating to CSR awareness-raising campaign for SMEs) >
§ Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility for Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises (.pdf, 6 pp.)
§ Case studies (.pdf, 13 pp.)
§ Awareness-raising questionnaire (.pdf, 12 pp.)
§ Guide to communicating about Corporate Social Responsibility (.pdf, 16 pp.)
o European Award (link ??)
· More information about the European Expert Group on CSR and SMEs (2005-2007)
o The expert group served as a forum for the collection and exchange of ideas and experience on how best to support CSR among SMEs. Each EU Member State, as well as some non-EU countries, nominated representatives to this group. Additionally, a number of European organisations had observer status. >
§ List of members and observers (.pdf, 3 pp.)
o The work of the group was structured around 6 key topics. For each topic, the group collected available information and experience, and identified important lessons and good practices (links ??):
§ CSR, SMEs and regional competitiveness
§ The business case of CSR for SMEs
§ Capacity-building for business support
§ Awareness-raising and communicating with SMEs
§ Toolkits and management systems
§ Supply chain issues, mentoring and certification
o The group met 5 times between September 2005 and the end of 2006. The minutes of each of the meetings can be downloaded.
o Promoting CSR in industrial sectors
§ The European Commission is co-financing initiatives to support CSR in three industrial sectors: chemicals, textile and construction. All the initiatives are multi-stakeholder, involving actors such as industry associations, trade unions, NGOs and universities.
§ Small and medium-sized enterprises are the main target group. Based on the experience of these projects, we aim to draw conclusions about whether and how CSR can be a driver for the competitiveness of different industrial sectors.
o Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR >
§ Plenary meeting 2009 = 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.) >
o 7. Small and medium-sized enterprises
· Review and recommendations from stakeholder organisations:
o EUROCHAMBRES (.pdf, 5 pp.)
o UEAPME (European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises) (.pdf, 5 pp.)
§ Plenary meeting 2006 = Forum review meeting 2006 = European Multistakeholder Forum on CSR: Review Meeting (7 December 2006) > e.g.
· Review of recommendations by stakeholders:
o Compendium of actions by stakeholders (.pdf, 154 pp.)
o Detailed descriptions of actions taken by different organisations (= Initiative descriptions submitted by): e.g.
§ EUROCHAMBRES (.pdf, 46 pp.)
§ UEAPME (.pdf, 16 pp.)
o Review of recommendations by European Commission (.pdf, 65 pp.) = Compendium of actions by European Commission
o Update on CSR policies of EU Member States (.pdf, 145 pp.)
§ 2004 report >
· Final Round Table Reports:
o SME report (.pdf, 26 pp.)
§ 2002-2004 archives >
· Round Tables:
· Environment: Action Plan SCP/SIP = Environment: Action Plan for sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and sustainable industrial policy (SIP)
· Enterprise policy integration > e.g.
o BEST Projects >
§ Best Project on Environmental Management Systems in SMEs:
· Environmental management systems are an important tool to improve environmental performance and achieve more sustainable production patterns. At present the uptake of such systems in Europe is low, particularly among small and medium-sized enterprises, which face at number of specific barriers in this respect. This raises the question what public authorities - together with other actors - can do to address these barriers and to significantly increase the numbers of SMEs with an EMS. This question has been examined and the key findings are described in a report (.pdf, 105 pp.) published in February 2004.
· > Reference documents >
o Corporate Social Responsibility - key policy documents:
§ Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility, March 2006:
· Implementing the Partnership for Growth and Jobs: Making Europe a pole of excellence on CSR (.pdf, 22 March 2006, 13 pp.)
§ Communication from the Commission concerning Corporate Social Responsibility, July 2002:
· A business contribution to sustainable development (.pdf, 2 July 2002, 24 pp.)
§ Official Consultation on CSR, July 2001:
· Corporate Social Responsibility Green Paper, Promoting a European Framework for Corporate Social Responsibility (.pdf, 18 July 2001, 32 pp.)
o Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities > e.g.
§ What we do >
· Partners >
o Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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)
· 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
· 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.
§ Enterprise & Jobs > e.g.
· News > e.g.
o SMEs look to environmental sector for green shoots (30 November 2009)
§ Innovation & Creativity >
· 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 Public Sector, Entrepreneurship, Globally Responsible Leadership >
· 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
o >??>
§ The Business in Society Gateway (By EFMD & EABIS) > e.g.
· Resources >
o Search Resources:
§ Category:
· Corporate Responsibility and SMEs (42 resources by December 2009) > also
o CSR Communication: A SME-oriented Approach (November 2007; Authors: Anne Ellerup Nielsen, Christa Thomsen; Publisher: Association for Business Communication; .pdf has 13 pp.)
§ Discipline:
· FEE (Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens; The European Federation of Accountants) >
o Our Work >
· »The Working Party addresses issues related to and relevant for SMEs and SMPs (Small and Medium Sized Practitioners).«
· > e.g.
o Publications > e.g.
§ Press Release: COP 15: not the success hoped for! FEE continues to communicate its strategies on sustainability to help SMEs, the public sector and accountants drive sustainable change (7 January 2010) >
· Related links:
o Small and sustainable: opportunities for SMEs (Policy Statement has 2 pp.)
· 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)
o This website presents some of the ongoing efforts made by the Danish Government to promote and support corporate social responsibility (CSR) among Danish businesses. The site is run by the Danish Centre for CSR, a part of the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency (DCCA) under the Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs.
· 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 (were ??) >
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.
· Defra Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK) >
o The Environment >
§ Business and the environment >
· Reporting environmental impacts = Environmental reporting > e.g.
o Small Business User Guide: Guidance on how to measure and report your greenhouse gas emissions (.pdf, September 2009, 6 pp.)
§ Published by Defra, in partnership with the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
o >
§ Greenhouse gas report = Environmental reporting: Preparing a greenhouse gas report
· 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 Small and medium-size businesses: Readers respond with examples of sustainable development (1 July 2009; By Richard MacLean, Courtesy of Competitive Environment)
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)
· The Sixty Mile Publishing Company (60 Mile) is an independent B2B digital content publisher.
o In 2007, we launched GreenWise, a free daily online content service specialising in the UK green business sector. >
§ SMEs
· David Coethica’s Blog (David Connor) >> e.g.
o 5 Reasons Against CSR from Smaller Business (19 January 2010)
o Responsible Business Triage (6 October 2009)
o Green Denial Amongst Smaller Businesses (19 August 2009)
o CSR for Smaller Businesses – Community Engagement (10 May 2009)
o CSR for Smaller Business – The Environment (19 April 2009)
o CSR for Smaller Businesses – Communication (9 April 2009)
o 10 Top CSR Tips for Smaller Businesses (1 April 2009)
· Justmeans - A Social Media Starting Point for Businesses > e.g.
o Editorial > e.g.
§ Corporate Social Responsibility >
· CSR for Smaller Businesses (5 October 2009; By David Connor)
· CSR360 Global Partner Network > e.g.
o Library >> e.g.
§ CSR toolkit for SMEs in the value Chain (December 2008; By: DERES Uruguay; .pdf has 100 pp.)
§ ‘How to guides’ and tools on responsible entrepreneurship at SMEs at a glance (August 2007; .pdf has 36 pp.) = Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung im Mittelstand: Ausgewählte nationale und internationale Leitfäden und Instrumente
· Arbeitspapier der Bundesinitiative UPJ e.V. im Rahmen der Kampagne „Verantwortliche Unternehmensführung im Mittelstand“.
§ Getting Started in Corporate Social Responsibility – A practical guide for small, medium and large companies in Hong Kong (February 2007; By: Community Business; .pdf has 43 pp.)
· 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)
· UK200Group »Independent quality assured professionals« >
o Publications >
§ Business and the Environment Survey Report (July 2009, 22 pp.)
· Report published by Middlesex University and UK 200 Group on environmental practices and SMEs
· The report, Business and the Environment, draws on results from a survey carried out to determine levels of awareness of environmental issues and legislation, improvement activities and the appetite for change among 198 UK SMEs.
· University of Kent >>
o CPHSJ Centre for the Study of Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice >