| Title | Eco-innovation motivations and ecodesign tool implementation in companies in the Nordic textile and information technology sectors |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 20876 |
| Authors | Salo, HH; Suikkanen, J; Nissinen, A |
| Title | Eco-innovation motivations and ecodesign tool implementation in companies in the Nordic textile and information technology sectors |
| Year | 2020 |
| Published | Business Strategy And The Environment, 29, 6 |
| Abstract | The current sustainability challenges and the required systemic transformation highlight the need for innovations on multiple levels. Ecodesign integrates environmental aspects into product and process design to reduce environmental impacts, whereas eco-innovation also concerns nontechnological solutions. In this paper, we formulate a model that combines eco-innovation targets ad mechanisms with sustainability maturity, which also concerns stimuli and barriers faced by companies and ecodesign tools used. The results are based on a questionnaire sent to 902 textile and information technology (IT) companies (N = 104) in the Nordic countries. The tools that Nordic textile and IT companies use in particular are life cycle assessment, type I ecolabel, and carbon footprint. Internal stimuli, especially general willingness, were important for eco-innovativeness, while legislation and customer demand also pushed companies forward. Specific no-go barriers were not identified, although increase in costs was a common barrier. The respondents focus often on technological product innovations, but rarely on functional innovation, renting of products, and so forth. This highlights the need to address the availability of the right kind of tools to support a broader suite of innovation that can drive toward the circular economy. |
| https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/bse.2527 |
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