Macro Benchmarking Study: Practices in Promoting Sustainability in the Small and Medium Enterprises and Existing Gaps

The volume is part of a study and research course on the topic of social responsibility that has led to shift the focus from the CSR to the social responsibility of the territories. Willingness of european SMEs to promote a culture of social responsibility, to make territorial economic fabric aware of CSR methodologies and recognizing actions and territorial policy aiming at spreading and disseminating social responsability good practices across european areas, are the introduction and the objects of an euopean Project (Development Sustainable Regions through Responsible SMEs), whose results are reported in the volume.