Take a look at some of our results
Self-Assessment Tool
Step 1 of the pathway towards sustainability
In our greenSME project, the Self-Assessment Tool marked the first of five steps in a structured pathway towards sustainability.
With the Self-Assessment Tool, we helped Manufacturing SMEs to:
- 1. Evaluate their current environmental impact.
- 2. Identify key areas for improvement.
- 3. Set actionable goals tailored to their specific operations.
Dive into our results and discover how we supported manufacturing companies in their journey towards a greener future.
Although our funding through open calls has ended, our commitment to helping manufacturing companies achieve sustainability continues. Use our Self-Assessment Tool to evaluate your impact and learn how to improve.
Complete your assessment and discover the steps toward a greener future!
The Self-Assessment Tool kicked off the greenSME project’s five-step sustainability pathway.
Our Self-Assessment Results
Countries
Italy (47), Poland (40), and Spain (39) lead in the number of companies completing their self-assessments.
SMEs number of Employees
Most of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) completing the Self-Assessment have between 10 and 49 employees.
Sustanability scores
This data shows a varied performance across different dimensions, with a stronger focus on economic and environmental factors, while social aspects could be strengthened.
- Economic scored the highest at 51%, indicating that this dimension of sustainability was the strongest.
- Environmental follows at 44%, showing a moderate level of achievement in this area.
- Sustainability overall scored 42%, representing a general assessment of sustainability efforts.
- Social scored the lowest at 39%, suggesting room for improvement in addressing social aspects of sustainability.
Digitalisation level
The chart reveals that while there is progress in digitalisation, especially in data systems and IT tools, there is still room for improvement, particularly in interoperability across systems.
- Data Systems scored the highest at 37%, indicating that companies are relatively stronger in managing and utilizing data systems.
- IT Tools follows with a score of 34%, showing a moderate level of digital tool adoption.
- Digitalisation overall is at 32%, reflecting a general assessment of digital transformation efforts.
- Interoperability scored the lowest at 30%, suggesting there may be challenges in system integration and communication between technologies
Deviation to reference
The graphic shows the deviation from the reference value for the three sustainability pillars:
- Economic Pillar: 46% above, 53% below, 1% in reference.
- Social Pillar: 33% above, 66% below, 1% in reference (largest deviation).
- Environmental Pillar: 39% above, 60% below, 1% in reference.
Hotspots
The top three hotspots (fields of action) more recurrent in our companies were: Processes and production(46%), Workers’ skills and training (45%) and Stakeholder engagement (44%).
