The environmental performance of SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) is an area of major policy concern. Environmental Performance in Small and Medium Sized Companies reports on factors influencing the environmental performance of SMEs across four European countries: the UK, Ireland,...

‘Risk governance’ is by now a widely used expression, combining two concepts that are apparently separate, but belong instead to spheres of investigation and practical interest that are strictly intertwined and partially overlapping. Many discussions about technological innovation or...

The impact of environmental regulations on the competitiveness of industry is examined with particular focus on the performance of firms in poorer E.U. regions. Previous research on the environmental policy/industrial competitiveness relationship is reviewed. A matched plant methodology is used...