<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Caring for environmental protection through minimization of the food processing threats might turn out to be not only a complex process but it also demands a lot of expenditures. A survey carried out among small and medium-sized enterprises of the food industry in the Częstochowa region demonstrated that application of the best practices, which are environmentally friendly, is not common. It also showed that three fourth of the respondents do not implement formal environmental policies. The entrepreneurs participating in the survey exhibited a low level of environmental awareness, particularly in the area of involvement in ecological problems at the individual level.</p></abstract>

Caring for environmental protection through minimization of the food processing threats might turn out to be not only a complex process but it also demands a lot of expenditures. A survey carried out among small and medium-sized enterprises of the food industry in the Częstochowa region demonstrated that application of the best practices, which are environmentally friendly, is not common. It also showed that three fourth of the respondents do not implement formal environmental policies. The entrepreneurs participating in the survey exhibited a low level of environmental awareness, particularly in the area of involvement in ecological problems at the individual level.

Environmental Awareness and the Best Environmental Practices in SME of the Food Industry in the Częstochowa Region

Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Czestochowa, Poland

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

Caring for environmental protection through minimization of the food processing threats might turn out to be not only a complex process but it also demands a...

Environmental Awareness and the Best Environmental Practices in SME of the Food Industry in the Częstochowa Region

Published Online: Sep 06, 2013

Page range: 34 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjbsd-2013-0006

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