The Impact Of Small Business On The Environment

Authors

Janice Redmond, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Elizabeth Walker, Edith Cowan University
Calvin Wang, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Mike Simpson
Craig Parker

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Perlex Associates

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

School

School of Management / Small and Medium Enterprise Research Centre

RAS ID

5653

Comments

Redmond, J. L., Walker, E. A., Wang, C. , Simpson, M., & Parker, C. (2008). The Impact Of Small Business On The Environment. Proceedings of Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference. Belfast, N.Ireland. Perlex Associates.Conference website available here.

Abstract

Small businesses are' estimated to contribute a significant proportion of global pollution, yet there is little empirical evidence to support this claim. The main aim of this research was to conduct an exploratory analysis of small business's environmental impact in terms of waste, water and energy.