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Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) can, and often do, embrace social, environmental and economic sustainability as part of their business operations even when it might not be named as such and can seem far removed from core activities. SME owner-managers are often keen to ensure a strong, positive legacy for their business, especially where the business is a family concern. Their smallness can actually be an advantage: owner-managers can strongly influence employee behaviour and a lack of formal management structures can make change easier. SMEs can also adapt quickly and agilely when it suits them, leaving them well-positioned to take advantage of new niche markets for products or services with socially responsible components. Find resources and information on sustainability and SMEs here.
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“Should I continue investing in environmental certification for our facility, or should I allocate the budget to promoting our business and growing our clientele?” In ... Read More »
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NBS welcomes two new companies to its membership this month. Enerkem and GEOS Spa Sacacomie have both agreed to join NBS’s Small and Medium Enterprise ... Read More »
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The following are the most popular Research Insights published in 2012: 1. Burned-Out Employees? Reduce Absenteeism with Workplace Interventions Michael Leiter shows weekly meetings and ... Read More »
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This guide presents 10 proven ways to engage employees in your company’s environmental and social goals. It is based on 30 years of academic and ... Read More »
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This guide presents 10 proven ways to engage employees in your company’s environmental and social goals. It is based on 30 years of academic and ... Read More »
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This guide presents 10 proven ways to engage employees in your company’s environmental and social goals. It is based on 30 years of academic and ... Read More »
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Setting environmental targets is great, but the president’s commitment alone is insufficient to achieve them. New research from the French management journal Revue Gestion (“Management ... Read More »
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This guide presents 10 proven ways to engage employees in your company’s environmental and social goals. It is based on 30 years of academic and ... Read More »
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Research shows companies can engage community groups in three main ways. This guide is based on more than 200 studies and is designed to help ... Read More »
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How Canadian football team the Montreal Alouettes turned out the lights, turned down the volume and got more fans to the game
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Case Study: Kal Tire Kal Tire, Canada’s largest independently owned tire dealer, was keen to establish a national partnership with a charitable organization. The right ... Read More »
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) create more than 80 per cent of new jobs in Canada every year, but they also create 80 per cent ... Read More »
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New research proposes three ways small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can tackle ISO 14001 certification. ISO 14001 is an international certification standard designed to help ... Read More »
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What is business sustainability? Business sustainability makes firms resilient so they are better able to adapt to change. Sustainable businesses are prepared for the future ... Read More »
