The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises

The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises is a 2017 joint statement by the Green Economy Coalition emphasizing the critical role of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving the transition to inclusive, green, and resilient economies.

• The declaration asserts that micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and transitioning to green economies, noting that SMEs represent 95% of global private enterprises and provide 60% of private sector employment.
• The signatories identify a set of global socioeconomic challenges that affect all communities, specifically citing exclusionary governance, stagnant and unequal economic development, collapsing biodiversity, and vulnerabilities to natural disasters and climate.
• The declaration calls for partnerships with governments, academia, civil society, and business people to champion SMEs as engines of disruptive innovation and to rethink systems that impact sustainable business models and SME functioning.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2017). The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-santa-cruz-declaration-on-local-green-enterprises

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises. 2017. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-santa-cruz-declaration-on-local-green-enterprises.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Green Economy Coalition |title=The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises |date=3 November 2017 |url=https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-santa-cruz-declaration-on-local-green-enterprises |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{greeneconomycoalition2017santa, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{The Santa Cruz Declaration on Local Green Enterprises}}, publisher = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/news-and-resources/the-santa-cruz-declaration-on-local-green-enterprises}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }