What drives environmental practices of SMEs?

Hoogendoorn, Brigitte; Guerra, Daniela; Zwan, Peter van der

doi:10.1007/s11187-014-9618-9

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“…Such differences in structural characteristics may influence a firm's environmental attitude. For example, previous research has shown that firm size is an important determinant of environmental attitude [7,8] as smaller firms may lack the necessary resources to invest in environmental activities, which matches the negative and significant relation Sustainability 2018, 10, 1877 6 of 13 obtained by Sáez-Martínez et al [18] between firm size (small firms) and the propensity to develop an eco-innovative behavior.…”

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“…First, variables that describe firms' structural characteristics. As pointed out in Hoogendoorn et al [8], firm level characteristics are relevant for explaining environmental behavior of SMEs. We control for firm size, firm age and the sector in which the company is operating.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Moreover, younger firms could be more susceptible to environmental issues and thus show a more positive attitude [8]. On the other hand, considering firm age from a different perspective, if an older firm is considered more efficient, it seems reasonable to think that age has a positive impact on their environmental behavior [29].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…On the other hand, Hoogendoorn et al [8] distinguish between environmental practices related to green production process and practices related to green products and services so as to analyze the drivers of SMEs to engage in such environmental practices from a stakeholder perspective. Results show that the drivers differ between types of practice, between different environmental legislations, and between firms of different size and sector.…”

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“…As outlined in Sáez-Martinez et al [7] and according to the European Commission, SMEs comprise up to 99.8% of all enterprises on the European Union, and 66.8% of total employment [27]. Whilst the environmental impact of each SME is very small compared to large companies, the cumulative impact of the sector is considerably significant, producing up to 64% of the industrial pollution in Europe [7,8].…”

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Differences of Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises: Spain and Norway

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Holl

2018

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that are related to Small and Medium Enterprises' (SMEs') environmental attitude. We focus on Spain and Norway-two contrasting countries in this regard. Drawing on evidence from the Flash Eurobarometer 381 Survey: SMEs, Resource Efficiency and Green Markets, the results show that there is a significant difference on environmental commitment in favor of Norway. Our estimation results show that firms' structural characteristics are strong factors influencing attitudes towards environmental responsibility, but even after controlling for such firm-specific differences, Norwegian firms still show a higher probability for a pro-environmental attitude. Moreover, our estimation results also show that the drivers for firms to go beyond environmental legislation are not the same in the two countries. Norwegian firms are more market-driven than Spanish firms in their pro-environmental attitude.

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Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

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2018

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The aim of this paper is to explore the sustainability choices of a group of investors relating to corporate environmental initiatives and disclosures given a case‐based scenario. Obtaining such an understanding is important because, as per signaling theory, investors' preferences for sustainable development initiatives and disclosures are one of the contributory factors in determining the quality of environmental disclosures. A web‐based survey of a group of investors was conducted. The questionnaire includes a hypothetical case‐based scenario presenting environmental versus economic consequences of pollution prevention initiatives for a small mining company. The findings indicate that a majority (52%) of the respondents failed to choose a dominant proenvironmental or profinancial strategy. The findings imply that making a decision about a sustainable initiative is complex and requires consideration of a range of contextual factors. The findings support the view that given the resource limitations of a small company, compliance with existing regulation is preferred by the investors over competitive advantage and reputation for undertaking prosustainability initiatives. Hence, one implication is that the regulators should examine tightening the current sustainability regulation status for small companies regarding their environmental policies and disclosures.

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Interactive effects of various institutional pressures on corporate environmental responsibility: Institutional theory and multilevel analysis

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Liu

2019

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This study investigates the role of institutional pressures in corporate environmental responsibility (CER) by testing the interacting effects among cognitive, regulative, and normative pressures at cross levels. Specifically, this research decomposes the cognitive dimension of CER into perceived environmental benefit and perceived ethical obligation to differentiate their mechanisms. The sample is obtained from 212 firms within 34 industrial clusters. Results of two-level regression modeling confirm that regulative and normative pressures play different roles in the positive effects of perceived environmental benefit and perceived ethical obligation on CER. Regulative pressure attenuates the effect of perceived environmental benefit and amplifies the effect of perceived ethical obligation. Meanwhile, normative pressure attenuates the effect of perceived ethical obligation. These findings suggest that heterogeneous interaction effects may reduce the efficiency of institutional pressures during the initial stage of CER diffusion. Implications for future research and policies are discussed.

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What drives environmental practices of SMEs?

Cited by 196 publications

References 72 publications

Differences of Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises: Spain and Norway

Differences of Corporate Environmental Responsibility in Small and Medium Enterprises: Spain and Norway

Sustainable development of small companies: Investors' perspectives

Interactive effects of various institutional pressures on corporate environmental responsibility: Institutional theory and multilevel analysis

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