BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ON MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES PROCESSING FOOD LOCATED IN PUEBLA, MEXICO, GESTION AMBIENTAL EMPRESARIAL EN LAS MICRO Y PEQUENAS EMPRESAS PROCESADORAS DE ALIMENTOS UBICADAS EN PUEBLA, MEXICO

Rafaela Martinez Mendez, Maria Antonieta Monserrat Vera Munoz, Jose Gerardo Serafin Vera Munoz and Juan Gonzalez Roman

Revista Global de Negocios, 2016, vol. 4, issue 4, 53-64

Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify and analyze the factors that may be considered environmental management in micro and small food processing companies located in the municipality of Puebla. We also determine what actions are aimed at conservation, prevention and use of natural resources and the prevention and control of pollution. In this descriptive research, we provide a research documentary to support the theoretical framework, as well as direct research using the survey to the empirical study. In the empirical study, a questionnaire was applied to 54 micro and small enterprises. Results found the main reasons to apply good environmental practices. These include small business 20.4% and 16.7% of the buses, related it to reducing costs by reducing energy consumption, 14.8% of small and 3.7% of microenterprises on innovation

Keywords: Environmental Management; Environmental Management Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M14 Q00 Q10 Q11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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