Mission
To work with SMEs, their federations and other existing support structures to improve understanding and practice of social responsibility, further engage SMEs in responsible business, and exchange good practice across the business community at national and European level.
The SME key is an online support tool designed for use by you as an SME, as well as for SME federations and other representative channels. It is made up of 3 components that together offer you as an SME a flexible way to evaluate and strengthen your current socially responsible activities and practices.
1. The Business Case
To work with SMEs, their federations and other existing support structures to improve understanding and practice of social responsibility, further engage SMEs in responsible business, and exchange good practice across the business community at national and European level.
The SME key is an online support tool designed for use by you as an SME, as well as for SME federations and other representative channels. It is made up of 3 components that together offer you as an SME a flexible way to evaluate and strengthen your current socially responsible activities and practices.
1. The Business Case
- Introduces you to the bigger issues driving and shaping the future of responsible business
- Helps you to make connections between you and your stakeholders
- Clarifies the link between your business imperatives and responsible practices
2. The Guide to assessing your company’s social responsibility takes you step-by step through the process of sketching where you are and charting what you have already achieved. But more importantly, it gives you tips to take this further. The guide focuses on 3 key concepts:
- The triple responsibility of business (economic, social and environmental)
- Relationships with stakeholders
- Consolidating current good practices
3. The Database of SME responsible business practices provides you with social evaluations already produced by users, case studies of SMEs and social responsibility, and links to national and international players, further information and other initiatives.
