Environmental approach to implement sustainable management: partnership between Transnational Corporations and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises

Teodoro Gallucci, Giovanni Lagioia and Vesselina Dimitrova

International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, 2009, vol. 6, issue 4, 419-432

Abstract: The aim of this research is to show, in a country, catching-up like Bulgaria, how crucial the extension of environmental approach from the Transnational Corporations (TNCs) towards their suppliers is, when they are mainly Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The authors propose the approach of Material Flow Analysis (MFA) for extending sustainable management from TNCs to SMEs. For showing the advantage of MFA, we use the example of one of the most important chemical manufacturing plants in Europe, Solvay Group and its affiliate in Bulgaria Solvay Sodi. We propose concrete suggestions for creating a favourable collaboration between TNCs, SMEs and an external auditing company, for each one of them to benefit from.

Keywords: external auditing; CSR; corporate social responsibility; enterprise development; environmental issues; EMS; environmental management systems; MFA; material flow analysis; SMEs; small and medium-sized enterprises; soda ash manufacturing; sustainable management; TNCs; transnational corporations; TBL; triple bottom line; waste management; sustainability; sustainable development; Bulgaria; chemical manufacturing. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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