The largest ever study into the environmental behaviour of smaller UK businesses reveals that the nations smallest firms are failing to take action to protect the environment.
The SME-nvironment 2003 survey of more than 8,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across a range of industries was commissioned for the NetRegs website (see link, right) which was developed by the Environment Agency and its Scottish and Northern Irish counterparts to help small businesses understand their green obligations.
The survey found that only 23% of smaller businesses had taken any practical measures to limit their environmental impact and only 24% had an environmental policy in place.
Just 18% of businesses could name any environmental regulations affecting their activities and 41% of them want more information and advice in dealing with environmental matters.
