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- Title
Exploring the Environmental Management Systems Practices within a Selected group of Small and Medium Enterprises in Dubai.
- Authors
Elsergany, Moetaz; Al Bastaki, Fatma
- Abstract
Small and Medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to Dubai's economy and contribute to around 45% of its GDP. These enterprises account for 51% of the workforce and are classified into micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. However, SMEs may have negative environmental impacts, as they are responsible for around 60% of carbon dioxide emissions and 70% of pollution. There is limited empirical research on how SMEs use environmental management systems (EMS) and the challenges they face in different economies. The literature lacks studies outlining the implementation strategies of EMS in SMEs in places of significant importance such as Dubai, the UAE, and the rest of the GCC region. This study aims to assess the prevailing status of EMS adoption among some selected SMEs in Dubai, differentiating between those with and without formal EMS implementation while identifying a multitude of obstacles associated with their integration. A cross-sectional quantitative study has been conducted on a sample of SMEs through a survey that was designed to differentiate between the first group of SMEs with an environmental management system and SMEs that have not formally implemented an environmental management system. The study showed that although some SMEs were successful in EMS implementation, there were noticeable discrepancies among those SMEs in relation to handling the implementation of different aspects of EMS. On the other hand, for those SMEs that did not perform the EMS the study found that the smaller and the younger the company the more tendency to ignore the implementation of the SMEs. These categories of SMEs need more governmental support which can be in the form of increasing the accessibility to knowledge in relation to EMS, proper regulations without creating a financial overburden to those SMEs.
- Subjects
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates); ENVIRONMENTAL management; SMALL business; GROSS domestic product; CARBON emissions
- Publication
International Journal of Service Excellence, 2023, Vol 1, Issue 1, p21
- Publication type
Article