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SURVEY RESULTS OVERVIEWSustainability Accounting and Reporting practices among

SMEs in 6 countries:Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Spain & UK

217 SMES

90%

85%

85%

are not aware of sustainability reporting

think they don't have environmentaland social impact

do not have a sustainability policy currently in action

micro companies in the service sector

over 50%

Highest drivers for integratingsustainability reporting

Do theright

Reducecosts

Saveenvironment

Complywith law

52%52%54%55%

Highest barriers for integrating

sustainability reporting

Social action taken by SMEs across Europe

Suppliers Diversity Training Productresponsibility

30%31%38%39% 23%

Localcommunity

45%Transport

& Gas

30%Materials

use

26%Heating

27%Waste

30%Lighting

23%Water

Environmental initiatives taken by SMEsacross Europe

SURVEY RESULTS OVERVIEWSustainability Accounting and Reporting practices among

SMEs in 6 countries:

217 SMES

90%

85%

85%

are not aware of sustainability reporting

think they don't have environmentaland social impact

do not have a sustainability policy currently in action

micro companies in the service sector

over 50%

Highest drivers for integratingsustainability reporting

Do theright thing

Reducecosts

Saveenvironment

Complywith law

52%52%54%55%

Highest barriers for integrating

sustainability reporting

46%Lack of

time & skills

46%Lack of

time & skills

44%Law’s

opaqueness

44%Law’s

opaqueness

40%Highcosts

40%Highcosts

36%Lack of

awarenessof the

ownership

36%Lack of

awarenessof the

ownership

Social action taken by SMEs across Europe

30%31%38%39% 23%

Suppliers Diversity Training Productresponsibility

Localcommunity

45%Transport

& Gas

30%

26%Heating

27%Waste

30%Lighting

23%Water

Environmental initiatives taken by SMEsacross Europe

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Report-ASAP Project

Co-funded by theErasmus + Programmeof the European Union

Co-funded by theErasmus + Programmeof the European Union

Partners: Partners:

Coordinator:Coordinator:Coordinator:

Italy UKUKGreeceGreece SpainSpainBulgariaBulgaria CroatiaCroatia

“What we have learned”We have gained an overview of the current situation regardingsustainability practices within SMEs in the six participatingcountries. It shows the lack of knowledge about sustainabilityaccounting and reporting practices along with the barrierspreventing SMEs from implementing these practices.

“Next step”The findings of the desk research and the survey will be usedto design an online Training Course to help SMEs understand andreport on their sustainability practices in a cost-effective way.