在英国中小企业 (SMEs) 实施环境管理系统 (EMS) 的机遇和局限性 - - 系统性审查
William Joy-Camacho1, Ian Thornhill1
1School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Journal of environmental management
|July 30, 2024
概括
小型和中型企业 (SMEs) 面临着实施环境管理系统 (EMS) 的挑战. 主要驱动因素包括成本节约和市场优势,而资源限制和缺乏支持阻碍了进步. 指导和培训对于中小企业的可持续性至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 企业管理 企业管理
- 可持续性研究 可持续性研究
背景情况:
- 人类活动导致气候和生物多样性危机,需要社会行动.
- 中小企业 (SMEs) 是一个重要的商业部门,其环境影响很大,但尚未定量.
- 经济活动和商业实践是这些环境挑战的主要贡献者.
研究的目的:
- 调查英国的中小企业如何体验环境管理系统 (EMS).
- 确定在中小企业内实施EMS的关键机会和局限性.
- 了解ESG要求在推动EMS采用方面的作用.
主要方法:
- 对30篇出版物的系统文献综述 (2000-2021年).
- 从案例研究和评论文章中综合发现.
- 分析了中小企业对EMS关注的趋势,并指出随着ESG引入而有所增加.
主要成果:
- 对于EMS的内部驱动因素包括资源效率和成本节约.
- 经常引用的外部驱动因素是市场优势和法律合规性.
- 内部限制涉及人力资源,知识和技能不足.
- 外部限制包括缺乏EMS授权和政府支持不足.
- 研究关注的边际增加与ESG要求的引入有关.
结论:
- 提高中小企业的EMS雄心壮志需要加强指导,培训和上下压力.
- 越来越多的ESG政策和立法给中小企业可持续性改进带来了压力.
- 电子商务系统可以为中小企业提供一个框架,以提高可持续性表现,并与大型公司保持一致.
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