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SMES DECISIONS TO MEET THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

ŠEBESTOVÁ, Jarmila and Wlodimierz SROKA

Basic information

Original name

SMES DECISIONS TO MEET THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Authors

ŠEBESTOVÁ, Jarmila (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Wlodimierz SROKA (616 Poland)

Edition

Karviná, 2 nd International conference on Decision making for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises DEMSME 2019, p. 235-243, 9 pp. 2019

Publisher

Karviná: Silesian University in Opava, School of Business Administration in Karviná

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50204 Business and management

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19520/19:A0000084

Organization unit

School of Business Administration in Karvina

ISBN

978-80-7510-339-0

Keywords in English

circular economy; recycling; sustainable business;waste management

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

V originále

SMEs are important part of community, reaching many sustainable development goals (SDG) without naming and promoting it. They can be empowered to do more. SMEs should make the SDGs a prominent selling point to demonstrate why consumers should buy from them to reduce waste and recycle. If a consumer sees an SME engaged in the SDGs (goal 8,9 and 12), they will be motivated for further support. Their relationship affects the final success in business, which is supported by results of literature review. Like buying organic or recycling, SMEs should allow consumers to contribute to a sustainable world. The main point of the paper is to compare Czech and Polish approach to circular economy by quantitative evaluation based on primary research (Czechia, 210 respondents) and qualitative context comparison in Poland.