SMEs

December 14, 2022

Insights from the Change for Sustainability Event

Sustainability should be at the forefront of everyone’s agenda, and yet, for many businesses, both large and small, it’s not! Too many industries are not making changes to improve sustainability at a rapid enough pace. Recent climate events – from heatwaves, floods and wildfires that are occurring regularly and globally are an indicator that man-made climate change is very much happening now.
September 29, 2022

Climate for SME’s

Climate change is and will continue to affect businesses of all sizes. ICAEW is aiming to cut through the noise by providing tools and resources for small to medium sized businesses to build resilient business models. Here you will find guidance on where to start, how to mitigate the effects of climate change and adapt into the future. The stages outlined below will ask you simply: why, what, how and apply.
August 18, 2022

Sustainability for Small Businesses – A Guide

This guide is for leaders of small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and accountants working in SMEs or in small to medium practices (SMPs). It describes sustainability risks, particularly climate risks, discusses opportunities for businesses which embed sustainability, shows businesses how they can be more sustainable, provides case studies and explains key terms.
August 9, 2022

Audencia and Nepsen: Bringing multi-capital accounting to SMEs

The Integrated Multi-Capital Performance Research Centre at Audencia, a French business school, developed the methodology for the LIFTS Accounting Model. ‘LIFTS’ stands for ‘Limits and Foundations Towards Sustainability’. The model has been tested and refined in a partnership between the Audencia research centre and Nepsen, an engineering and consultancy SME that specialises in the ecological transition.