Environmental capability of SMEs: Capability building towards a low carbon economy.
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Authors | Baranova, Polina |
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Abstract | The transition to a low carbon economy demands new strategies for maintaining competitiveness and benefiting from the ‘green’ growth. A study of the regional SMEs confirms that the main focus of the SMEs, when considering the sustainability and the carbon-reduction initiatives, is limited to a cost cutting. This paper argues for a broader remit of the sustainability initiatives at SMEs, including the environmental capability development in the areas of environmental management, access to green supply chains and eco-innovation. Such a growth-enabling and strategic approach at a firm and regional levels is vital for SMEs to take advantages presented by the green growth and the transition to a low carbon economy. |
Keywords | Environmental capability; Low carbon economy; Small to medium-sized enterprises |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | British Academy of Management |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621987 |
hdl:10545/621987 | |
File | File Access Level Controlled |
File | File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | 07 Sep 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 27 Nov 2017, 16:28 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/93q4x/environmental-capability-of-smes-capability-building-towards-a-low-carbon-economy
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