A Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia

Eco-innovation is crucial to Europe’s economic competitiveness; environment-friendly technologies have a positive impact on businesses and contribute to job creation. A survey of perceptions and attitudes about eco-innovation and eco-design among 712 Slovenian enterprises was conducted. The survey i...

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Autores principales:	Manja Kitek Kuzman, Panwar Rajat, Martina Zbašnik-Senegačnik
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Publicado:	University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology 2016
Materias:	eco-design eco-innovations opinion market potential analysis Slovenia Forestry SD1-669.5
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/8457933934464cae9576e1cc95a6cb00
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8457933934464cae9576e1cc95a6cb002021-12-02T11:53:37ZA Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia10.5552/drind.2016.15460012-67721847-1153https://doaj.org/article/8457933934464cae9576e1cc95a6cb002016-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/246140https://doaj.org/toc/0012-6772https://doaj.org/toc/1847-1153Eco-innovation is crucial to Europe’s economic competitiveness; environment-friendly technologies have a positive impact on businesses and contribute to job creation. A survey of perceptions and attitudes about eco-innovation and eco-design among 712 Slovenian enterprises was conducted. The survey included micro, small and medium enterprises, and large companies. Analysis of the survey revealed that eco-design in Slovenia is underexploited. Only approximately 50 % of the 657 respondents have established an innovative environment for sustainable development or support for eco-innovation processes. Based on the survey results, it was concluded that further development and promotion will require comprehensive policies at the local and national levels. Specifically, policy solutions should advocate combining eco-innovation and adopting a life-cycle design approach. These policies could result in the development of successful innovations at a breakthrough level. Eco-innovation and eco-design present Slovenian enterprises with the opportunity to create new markets where they could dominate and prosper. Furthermore, Slovenia could become an important contributor to the European Union goal of becoming a smart, sustainable, and inclusive economy by fully satisfying the objectives of four “Europe 2020” Flagship initiatives, while simultaneously contributing to reducing climate change.Manja Kitek KuzmanPanwar RajatMartina Zbašnik-SenegačnikUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technologyarticleeco-designeco-innovationsopinionmarket potentialanalysisSloveniaForestrySD1-669.5ENDrvna Industrija, Vol 67, Iss 3, Pp 289-298 (2016)
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description	Eco-innovation is crucial to Europe’s economic competitiveness; environment-friendly technologies have a positive impact on businesses and contribute to job creation. A survey of perceptions and attitudes about eco-innovation and eco-design among 712 Slovenian enterprises was conducted. The survey included micro, small and medium enterprises, and large companies. Analysis of the survey revealed that eco-design in Slovenia is underexploited. Only approximately 50 % of the 657 respondents have established an innovative environment for sustainable development or support for eco-innovation processes. Based on the survey results, it was concluded that further development and promotion will require comprehensive policies at the local and national levels. Specifically, policy solutions should advocate combining eco-innovation and adopting a life-cycle design approach. These policies could result in the development of successful innovations at a breakthrough level. Eco-innovation and eco-design present Slovenian enterprises with the opportunity to create new markets where they could dominate and prosper. Furthermore, Slovenia could become an important contributor to the European Union goal of becoming a smart, sustainable, and inclusive economy by fully satisfying the objectives of four “Europe 2020” Flagship initiatives, while simultaneously contributing to reducing climate change.
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title	A Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia
title_short	A Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia
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A Preliminary Characterization of Eco-Innovators and Eco-Designers in Slovenia

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