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<p>The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a comprehensive and systematic approach to solving major global concerns. SMEs may help to eradicate poverty, promote gender equality, ensure sustainable production and consumption, and address other vital concerns by aligning their business plans with the 17 SDGs. Studies showed that SMEs account for 99% of businesses and employ 66% of Romania's workers, which emerge as critical tools for SDG implementation. Thus, the paper focuses on the adoption of SDGs within SMEs and strategically categorizes key factors into three dimensions: People, Profit, and Planet. The research was conducted with the help of a survey, which was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The results revealed the need to encourage the promotion and adoption of the SDGs for future generations. The study can be a starting point of the analysis that is done by states, regions or at a national level.</p>
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a comprehensive and systematic approach to solving major global concerns. SMEs may help to eradicate poverty, promote gender equality, ensure sustainable production and consumption, and address other vital concerns by aligning their business plans with the 17 SDGs. Studies showed that SMEs account for 99% of businesses and employ 66% of Romania's workers, which emerge as critical tools for SDG implementation. Thus, the paper focuses on the adoption of SDGs within SMEs and strategically categorizes key factors into three dimensions: People, Profit, and Planet. The research was conducted with the help of a survey, which was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The results revealed the need to encourage the promotion and adoption of the SDGs for future generations. The study can be a starting point of the analysis that is done by states, regions or at a national level.

SDGs Adoption within Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a comprehensive and systematic approach to solving major global concerns....

SDGs Adoption within Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 1959 - 1970

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0165

Keywords
sustainable entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), sustainable development goals (SDGs), people, planet, profit

© 2024 Georgiana Moiceanu* et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

SDGs Adoption within Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Published Online: Jul 03, 2024

Page range: 1959 - 1970

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0165

Keywordssustainable entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), sustainable development goals (SDGs), people, planet, profit

© 2024 Georgiana Moiceanu* et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
sustainable entrepreneurship, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), sustainable development goals (SDGs), people, planet, profit