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The numbers of small business owners who are stripping
off their Del Boy image and turning to a softer
greener approach is climbing according to new
research from the Co-operative Bank.
Although one in eight small firm owners was willing
to do business with organisations that invested
in oppressive regimes and one in 14 would knowingly
choose an overseas supplier that used child labour,
nine out of ten entrepreneurs said that all businesses
should adopt environmentally friendly practices
and six out of ten said they should employ a mix
of ethic groups.
Sheila Macdonald, the bank's chief operating officer,
suggests: "It is clear many bosses no longer
look to make a quick profit where they can. They
are more considerate of the impact their business
has on their local community and the wider world."
Andrew Leech, Cross Reference Tel: 01753 884216
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