Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Small and Medium Enterprises of BRAC Bank Limited

Small and medium enterprises (SME) in Bangladesh are playing a vital role to stimulate economic development including alleviation of poverty through employment generation. Small and medium enterprises cover a wide range of business activities some of which have negative environmental impacts (ROPME/GC 1992). With the rapid expansion of micro-finance and its anticipated future growth, there is an increasing threat to local environment. Moreover, the workers of the enterprises are also exposed to various health and safety risks. There are a number of areas where SMEs affect the local environment. [Research Monograph Series No. 37]