| Title |
Does the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Foster Innovation in European Firms? |
| ID_Doc |
31334 |
| Authors |
Montobbio, F; Solito, I |
| Title |
Does the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Foster Innovation in European Firms? |
| Year |
2018 |
| Published |
Business Strategy And The Environment, 27, 1 |
| DOI |
10.1002/bse.1986 |
| Abstract |
This paper studies whether environmental management systems can spur eco-innovation, analyzing EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) adoption and patented innovations (at the European Patent Office) at firm level. It uses an original panel database of 30 439 European firms belonging to all sectors from 2003 to 2012. An original instrumental variable is implemented to control for potential endogeneity. The analysis reveals that EMAS adoption is conducive to more innovation at the firm level. The results vary across countries and sectors. In particular, EMAS is positively related to green patents for medium and low technology manufacturing. Copyright (c) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment |
| Author Keywords |
innovation; environmental management systems; patents; eco-management and audit scheme |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000425820100006 |
| WoS Category |
Business; Environmental Studies; Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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