Larger firms are more likely to attain certification to an environmental sustainability standard - 37 percent of companies with over 100 workers had such a certificate, while only 5 percent of firms with fewer than 5 workers had attained such a status.
Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size
*Firms surveyed were in Argentina, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ghana, Hungary, Kenya, Myanmar, Nigeria, the Philippines, Togo, Ukraine, and Zambia.
Firm sizes are determined by number of employees, micro (<5), small (<20), medium (20-99), and large (100 or over).
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International Trade Centre. (June 27, 2021). Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/
International Trade Centre. "Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size." Chart. June 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/
International Trade Centre. (2021). Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/
International Trade Centre. "Distribution of Companies Certified to a Sustainability Standard in Selected Countries Worldwide* in 2021, by Firm Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/
International Trade Centre, Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of companies certified to a sustainability standard in selected countries worldwide* in 2021, by firm size [Graph], International Trade Centre, June 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249933/share-of-firms-with-a-sustainability-standard-by-size/
