Dear Colleagues,

'Greener Management International' Issue 30 is a special theme issue:

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Environment-Oriented Networks and
Alliances
Edited by Teun Wolters, ISCOM Institute for Sustainable Commodities,
Utrecht, Netherlands

The problem of how to address the huge environmental impacts of small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continues to vex policy-makers around the
world. In this special issue of 'Greener Management International', the
contributors aim to define an area of policy research which may offer some
solutions: the use of business-oriented networks and alliances between a
variety of organisations which could both encourage and enable SMEs to
become more sustainable. Clear evidence is presented that network
involvement is a significant element in improved environmental performance
by SMEs, bridging the gap between awareness and action.

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Table of Contents

* Introduction
Teun Wolters, ISCOM Institute for Sustainable Commodities, Utrecht,
Netherlands

* 'Supporting Environmental Improvements in Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises in the UK'
Diane Holt, Middlesex University Business School, UK, Stewart Anthony,
Centre for Environment and Safety Management for Business, Middlesex
University, UK, and Howard Viney, Middlesex University Business School, UK

* 'Environmental Improvement in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Role
for the Business-Support Network'
Chris Shearlock, Sustainability Northwest, UK, and Paul Hooper and Steve
Millington, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

* 'Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Environmental Policies and the
Supporting Role of Intermediate Organisations in the Netherlands'
Ruud Hoevenagel, EIM Business and Policy Research, Netherlands, and Teun
Wolters, ISCOM Institute for Sustainable Commodities, Netherlands

* 'Pollution Prevention in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Evoking
Structural Changes through Partnerships'
Theo J.N.M. de Bruijn and Peter S. Hofman, University of Twente, Netherlands

* 'EcoProfit: Promoting Partnerships between Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises and Local Authorities'
Andre Martinuzzi, Elisabeth Huchler and Bernhard Obermayr, Institute of
Environmental Economics and Management, Austria

* 'Small and Medium-Sized Tourism Enterprises in Sustainable Development
Networks: Value Added?'
Minna Halme, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland, and Zinaida Fadeeva,
University of Lund, Sweden

* 'Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Sustainability: The Case of the
Canary Islands'
Diego Medina-Munoz and Rita Medina-Munoz, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria, Spain

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for purchase at the price of £25.00/$45.00. Postage worldwide is gratis.

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Medium-Sized Enterprises: Evoking Structural Changes through Partnerships ')
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