The majority of Romanian entrepreneurs, over 75% of those surveyed in a study by the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy, believe that climate change has a negative impact on the local business environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another important conclusion of the study is that 6 out of 10 entrepreneurs believe that renewable energy will play a major role in their company’s success, while half of them see sustainable practices and waste management as fundamental for the future of their business.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most entrepreneurs associate sustainability with the sustainable development of the business, meeting the expectations of employees and clients, reducing financing costs, and reducing their carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Among the most common sustainability actions are issuing electronic invoices, selective waste collection, and efficient lighting. Only a small percentage, 10%, use electric vehicles or less polluting transportation alternatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although many entrepreneurs wish to adopt sustainability strategies, the majority do not collect data to create reports, with only 17% doing so. The main obstacles to data collection are financial resources, lack of time, and lack of necessary knowledge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over 70% of the interviewed entrepreneurs have not set sustainability goals related to the impact of their activities on the environment and society. Among those who have set goals, more than a third focus on selective collection and recycling of waste, while others aim for energy efficiency and renewable energy.<\/p>\n
Additionally, a significant percentage of entrepreneurs, 68%, are not well-informed about EU regulations in this field. Only 2% consider they have all the necessary knowledge, but the majority, 82%, are eager to learn more, preferring online courses such as those offered by the Academy of Sustainability.<\/p>\n
Only 3% of SMEs have an employee dedicated exclusively to sustainability. Most often, decisions are made by the owner or CEO, and in some firms, decisions are made collectively, involving all employees.<\/p>\n
The study notes that there is a need for dialogue and feedback so that SMEs are informed and can increase their access to these funds. Non-reimbursable funds are in high demand, and 7% of respondents have accessed green financing, especially for the installation of photovoltaic panels.<\/p>\n
radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n (Photo source:\u00a0Richard Van Der Spuy<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Dreamstime.com<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The majority of Romanian entrepreneurs, over 75% of those surveyed in a study by the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy, believe that climate change has a negative impact on the local business environment.\u00a0 Another important conclusion of the study is that 6 out of 10 entrepreneurs believe that renewable energy will play a major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}