A new FSB report entitled Social and Environmental Responsibility and the Small Business Owner reveals that a staggering 92% of small businesses are socially and environmentally responsible, with 83% already engaged in waste minimisation and recycling. 41 per cent of businesses bought products specifically because they were better for the environment.
Recent research conducted by the Environment Agency highlighted that 40 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses had an environmental policy implemented. In 2005, the figure was only 25 per cent.
The specific objectives of the survey were to:
- determine to what extent small businesses practice Social and Environmental Responsibility;
- determine what motivates them and what barriers they face;
- to inform the debates taking place in the European parliament and on a national level on how to engage SMEs.
The FSB commented: “This report shows a shift in attitude and a proactive approach by many small businesses to environmental issues.”
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