Development of strategic environmental work for a Swedish SME within the sports nutrition industry
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Quality and operations management (MPQOM), MSc
Publicerad
2023
Författare
Hultén, Rasmus
Pauli, Adam
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Sammanfattning
Climate change has emerged as a critical global concern during the past decades
and is a consequence of mankind’s unsustainable way of living. The industrial is an
important stakeholder who must incorporate sustainable development to mitigate
climate change. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute a significant
majority the global economy and account for over 60 per cent of total emissions.
Still, there is an evident lack of external pressure and internal motivation among
SMEs to address environmental issues. The aim of this master thesis was to investigate
the environmental activities of a Swedish SME within the sports nutrition
industry to assist in identifying a starting point for a strategic and continuous environmental
work. By offering quantitative indications of the case company’s current
environmental impact based on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, investigating green
practices, and triggering environmental discussions, the study has elevated the concept
of sustainability to strategic level. A majority of the employees were involved
in the project by giving their perspectives during interviews, which has improved
the overall enthusiasm for sustainability within the company. The study intended
to give the company an introduction to environmental work and not a comprehensive
analysis of their environmental impact and all possible ways to proceed. The
findings reveal that mitigation of carbon footprint could be achieved through adoption
green practices, such as Management Systems (EMS), circular economy, and
Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM). Furthermore, the company must overcome
knowledge and information-related barriers by hiring environmentally savvy
staff.
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SME , EMS , GSCM , greening process , SDG , sports nutrition , CE , GHG Protocol , strategic sustainability