Abstract
Zaima (2008a) showed that environmental information support by a certification organization and large companies was important in order to promote the environmental management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In this paper, SMEs are classified into four types on the basis of the two axes of environmental management system and environmental business. It is shown that the environment management support demanded by each type is different. The present conditions of support for the environmental management of SMEs are clarified from the interviews with the SMEs, local governments, certification organizations, and so on. Subsequently, several problems in the promotion of environmental management are shown in order to examine an effective design of environmental communication in a local community.
