Abstract
This study aimed to provide an overview of eco-innovations in the Brazilian industry. To address this issue, we analyzed specific data of eco-innovative companies. In addition, we applied the cluster heatmap technique, which allowed us to analyze the different drivers and impacts of eco-innovations in different sectors. According to the results, companies that stated that innovation made it possible to reduce their environmental impact represent a third of all innovators. Moreover, they are companies that have shown greater effort to innovate and greater susceptibility to the benefits and obstacles of innovation. Furthermore, the eco-innovation strategy is mainly driven by market factors, such as reputation and codes of good practice. The impacts are mainly associated with the use of more widespread and less complex technologies, such as recycling. In addition to these results, the study considers some alternatives to guide the innovation policy, especially related to eco-innovations in semi-peripherical countries.
Highlights
The climate change scenario requires the application of a set of actions capable of tackling ecological, social, and economic problems
As highlighted in the concept of EI, environmental innovation occurs within the company and follows the characteristics of innovations in general, except for the positive effect it has on the environment
The last edition of Pintec surveyed 39,329 innovative companies; out of these, 13,365 (34.0%) said that innovation allowed them to reduce the environmental impact with “high” and “medium” importance
Summary
The climate change scenario requires the application of a set of actions capable of tackling ecological, social, and economic problems. Harmonizing the economic, social, and environmental dimensions is at the core of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable. Its purposes include: substantially increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix; improving international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology; and widening infrastructure and upgrading technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all nations, especially in developing countries. Its included targets aim to: modernize infrastructures and to retrofit industries for strengthening sustainability, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial process; intensify scientific research, for improving the technological capabilities of industrial sectors; and encouraging innovation and increasing the number of workers and R&D resources (public and private), in developing countries [1]
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