Lacking money, skills and time, SMEs say sustainability efforts ‘hard to justify’: S’pore study

More than half of over 560 local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) surveyed view sustainability as “hard to justify” in view of tight operating margins and more pressing business needs.

In addition, four in five respondents across 19 sectors say they are unclear on the “tangible returns” from investments into sustainability and are “unsure what’s in it for them”.