In partnership with the Costa Rican Chamber of Industries (CICR), this project pioneers a comprehensive guide designed to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Costa Rica to embrace and implement enhanced sustainability practices. By synthesizing insights from extensive interviews and surveys, the guide delineates actionable steps for SMEs to advance their sustainability journey, encompassing the economic, environmental, and social pillars that are foundational to holistic sustainable development. The guide advocates for continued collaboration between the CICR and SMEs, urging the CICR to use its platform for showcasing easily adoptable, successful sustainability initiatives and for sharing narratives of both challenges and triumphs in Costa Rica's SME sustainability endeavors.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Dang, Edward
• Beals, Lily
• Michienzi, John
• DeMasi, Nicholas

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Sustainability
• Industry
• Community
• Culture
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030124-094745
• 118094

Parola chiave

• Sustainability
• Environmental
• Social
• Economic
• Guide

Advisor

• Chiarelli, James A.
• Ault, Holly Keyes

Year

• 2024

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Camara de Industrias de Costa Rica: CICR

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 4 - Quality Education
• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2024-03-01

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030124-094745

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Ultima modifica

• 2024-04-22