Building a taxonomy of eco-innovation types in firms: A quantitative perspective
Identificadores
Enlace permanente (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/37926DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.02.021
ISSN: 0921-3449
Fecha de publicación
2019Fecha fin de embargo
2021-02-22Filiación
Economía y Dirección de EmpresasCita bibliográfica
Resources, Conservation and Recyclcing, 2019, v. 145, p. 339-348
Palabras clave
Eco-innovation
Cluster analyses
Spain
Small and medium-size enterprises
Circular economy
Proyectos
CSO2016-74888-C4-4-R(AEI/FEDER,UE)
Tipo de documento
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Derechos
© Elsevier, 2019
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Derechos de acceso
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Resumen
Eco-innovations, or innovations that reduce the environmental impacts of production and consumption activities, are considered crucial for sustainability transitions and a key element of a Circular Economy. Although previous contributions have acknowledged the existence of different types of eco-innovations (e.g., product vs. service or incremental vs. radical), a precise conceptualization of eco-innovation types, which takes into account its multifaceted character, is missing. Yet such a conceptualization is crucial in order to understand how eco-innovations contribute to a sustainable transition, how policy makers can promote different eco-innovation types, and how business practitioners can develop eco-innovations. This article covers this gap in the literature. Its aim is twofold: 1) to develop a quantitative method to categorise different eco-innovation types in a particular setting, taking into account their distinct features and dimensions; 2) to apply this method in a given sector and country, building a taxonomy of eco-innovation types. It draws on a survey of 197 Spanish industrial small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) which developed or adopted an eco-innovation between 2012 and 2013. The statistical analyses reveal the existence of a taxonomy of five eco-innovation types: systemic, externally driven, continuous improvement, radical (technology-push initiated) and eco-efficient. They differ in their techno-economic configurations, contribution to environmental sustainability and corporate goals and required changes in the firms. Specific policy and managerial implications are deducted.
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