SME sustainability / CSR perception, practice and reporting in Sweden. Presention of the findings of a national survey conducted by Beyond Intent and the Swedish Federation of Business Owners in 2015.

1. SMALL AND
SUSTAINABLE
SME SURVEY FINDINGS
Presented at the international conference ISO 26000 and the Global Social Responsibility Agenda
Stockholm, 21 October 2015

2. o National Survey
o 3 929 sample size
o 1 003 respondents (26 %)
o Representative result by
statistical weighting (Raking)

3. SMEs: Importance of managing sustainability & social responsibility

4. SMEs: Importance of managing sustainability & social responsibility
(by sector)

5. SMEs: Importance of managing sustainability & social responsibility
(by no. employees)

6. Does your company implement sustainability initiatives?
Engaging Sustainability

7. SMEs: Main reasons not developing sustainability practices
Engaging Sustainability

8. SMEs: Main motives for employing sustainability practices
Engaging Sustainability

9. Thematic areas in sustainability policies or strategies
Engaging Sustainability

10. Sources of increased demand on sustainability practices
Engaging Sustainability

11. Does your company evaluate the results of its
sustainability initiatives?
Evaluating Sustainability

12. SMEs: Outcome of company sustainability initiatives
Evaluating Sustainability

13. SMEs: Main audience/s for company sustainability reporting
Evaluating Sustainability

14. SME awareness of standards, principles and guidelines
Evaluating Sustainability

15. SME utilisation of standards, principles or guidelines
Evaluating Sustainability

16. Rebecca Källström Johan Genneby
Deputy Chief Economist Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Swedish Federation of Beyond Intent AB
Business Owners
+46 (0)8 406 17 12 +46 (0)707 43 34 85
rebecca.kallstrom@foretagarna.se johan.genneby@beyondintent.se
@foretagarna @beyondintentab
www.foretagarna.se www.beyondintent.se