The World Trends In Eco-Innovation Assessment

Abstract

In this paper the results of eco-innovation assessment were analyzed. Eco-innovations are considered as a solutions to minimize the negative impact on the environment to a greater degree than their previous counterparts. For this reason, the eco-innovations include in particular: pollution prevention, pollution control, cleaning technology, cleaner technology, environmentally improved products, loop closing, environmental management systems, waste management, environmental optimisation of production chain, system innovation. The big number of different indicators makes the decision-making in strategic management is difficult but needed. The own researches aimed at identification of leading trends in eco-innovation assessment and interest revealed by world companies. The own literature study on the results generated after application of eco-innovation indicators delivers significant knowledge on the international research trends. The subject of this work are 18 scientific papers published after the successful realization of eco-innovation projects. They have been analyzed in the context of 34 key findings. Among the identified and included into the analysis of criterion on assessment of interest in eco-innovations are: technological eco-innovations, management/system eco-innovation, process eco-innovation, external stakeholders role in supporting eco-innovation, competitive advantage as a benefit from eco-innovations. The results of researches realized in this paper show that eco-innovative technologies have the biggest importance for the world companies. Thus the present trends show increasing role of technological solutions when comparing with management/system and process solutions.