A Case Study on Business Environmental Assessment in Malaysia and UK Metal and Fabrication SMEs

In recent years, environmental issues are becoming more intense and widespread resulting in industries to consider adopting issues of sustainability and environment into their business operations. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Malaysia’s economy and have a significant...

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Published inAdvanced Materials Research Vol. 1115; pp. 585 - 588
Main Authors Abdullah, Atikah, Backhouse, Chris J., Sidek, Atiah Abdullah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.07.2015
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Business
Economics
Environmental assessment
Environmental impact
Funding
Impact analysis
Small business
Sustainability
Environmental Assessment
SME
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Summary:In recent years, environmental issues are becoming more intense and widespread resulting in industries to consider adopting issues of sustainability and environment into their business operations. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Malaysia’s economy and have a significant cumulative impact on the environment [1]. Any framework or policy initiatives aimed towards fundamental and sustainable environmental improvements of local business practices will have to take this huge and important sector into account. This paper presents part of the findings of the study which investigate and compare the exclusive characteristics of Malaysia and United Kingdom (UK) SMEs and how these traits will lead to the adoption or rejection of green practices in the organisation.
Bibliography:Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2014 (ICAMME 2014), September 23-25, 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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ISBN:3038354937
9783038354932
ISSN:1022-6680
1662-8985
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DOI:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1115.585