Open AccessInnovative green technology for SMEs
Author(s) -
Nizar Alam Hamdani,
Anggun Oktavia Herlianti,
Asri Solihat
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1402/3/033074
Subject(s) - business , sample (material) , small and medium sized enterprises , environmentally friendly , green innovation , marketing , industrial organization , knowledge management , computer science , ecology , chemistry , finance , chromatography , biology
The increasing human need for natural resources causes global warming. Innovative green technology is one of the eco-friendly actions that can be taken by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The purpose of this study is to discover how SMEs can possibly use green technology. To this end, an explanatory survey was conducted on a sample of 286 batik business units. The results reveal that there are several innovative green technologies that can be used by SMEs. The findings of this study may imply that innovative green technologies can be used to improve SMEs environmental performance.