The Benefits of Implementing Environmental Initiatives:

Nik Zam Nik-Wan, Hatinah Abu Bakar, Mustaffa Mohamed Zain

2017

Abstract

To address the lack of information on the practices of environmental improvements tailored to SMEs’ needs particularly in Malaysia; this study shall first explore the availability of environmental friendly activities practices by SMEs in Malaysia. Then the study will proceed further to investigate what the SMEs have benefited, if any, from practicing environmental friendly activities. This study is exploratory in nature applying qualitative approach where fourteen (14) Malaysian SMEs were interviewed to identify the environmental initiatives practiced by them and the benefits they experienced from such practices. These SMEs managed to engage in some environmental initiatives that had improved their environmental performances. Most of the SMEs are ISO 14001 certified companies which put in place proper environmental management system (EMS). However, those without the ISO 14001 certification managed to also practice simple environmental initiatives yet beneficial to their businesses as well. Findings of this research could attract other SMEs to also involve in environmental friendly practices and equally benefited from such practices.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nik-Wan N., Abu Bakar H. and Mohamed Zain M. (2017). The Benefits of Implementing Environmental Initiatives:.In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Economic Education and Entrepreneurship - Volume 1: ICEEE, ISBN 978-989-758-308-7, pages 508-514. DOI: 10.5220/0006888705080514

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceee17,
author={Nik Zam Nik-Wan and Hatinah Abu Bakar and Mustaffa Mohamed Zain},
title={The Benefits of Implementing Environmental Initiatives:},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Economic Education and Entrepreneurship - Volume 1: ICEEE,},
year={2017},
pages={508-514},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006888705080514},
isbn={978-989-758-308-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Economic Education and Entrepreneurship - Volume 1: ICEEE,
TI - The Benefits of Implementing Environmental Initiatives:
SN - 978-989-758-308-7
AU - Nik-Wan N.
AU - Abu Bakar H.
AU - Mohamed Zain M.
PY - 2017
SP - 508
EP - 514
DO - 10.5220/0006888705080514