Eco-innovative Practices for Sustainable Consumption and Production: What are the Possible Benefits for Companies?

Maria Rosa De Giacomo, Arianna Dominici Loprieno, Mario Tarantini, Rovena Preka, Maria Litido, Anne Dominique Furphy, Víctor Vázquez Calvo, Pere Llorach-Massana, Carles M. Gasol, Joan Rieradevall, Ramon Farreny and Xavier Gabarrell
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Maria Rosa De Giacomo: Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, 33-Pisa 56127, Italy
Arianna Dominici Loprieno: ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4-Bologna 40129, Italy
Mario Tarantini: ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4-Bologna 40129, Italy
Rovena Preka: ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4-Bologna 40129, Italy
Maria Litido: ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Via Martiri di Monte Sole, 4-Bologna 40129, Italy
Anne Dominique Furphy: Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología, C/Leonardo da Vinci, 2-Sevilla 41092, Spain
Víctor Vázquez Calvo: Instituto Andaluz de Tecnología, C/Leonardo da Vinci, 2-Sevilla 41092, Spain
Pere Llorach-Massana: Sostenipra (UAB-IRTA-Inèdit), Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés)-Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
Carles M. Gasol: Inèdit Innovació SL (UAB Research Park), Carretera de Cabrils, Km 2 (IRTA)-Cabrils 08348, Catalonia, Spain
Joan Rieradevall: Sostenipra (UAB-IRTA-Inèdit), Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés)-Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain
Ramon Farreny: Inèdit Innovació SL (UAB Research Park), Carretera de Cabrils, Km 2 (IRTA)-Cabrils 08348, Catalonia, Spain
Xavier Gabarrell: Sostenipra (UAB-IRTA-Inèdit), Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallés)-Barcelona 08193, Catalonia, Spain

Administrative Sciences, 2014, vol. 4, issue 3, 1-34

Abstract: The paper aims to present some eco-innovative practices regarding Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). The study also focuses on potential benefits for the actors who implement these practices, mainly with reference to companies. After a literature review on the actual importance of SCP and on the effects of eco-innovation tools and policies on companies, authors present the developed eco-innovation practices in three focus areas related to sustainable consumption and production. The aim of the study is to contribute to literature studies on SCP with the development of eco-innovative practices resulting by the integration of existing tools, by pointing out and valorizing their potentials and synergies. These practices have been pointing out in the framework of the international European project. Three focus areas are involved by the practices: sustainability of products and services, sustainability of production processes and sustainable management of industrial areas. Authors developed four eco innovative practices resulting from the integration of 15 existing tools. These practices offer many opportunities to many actors, mainly companies and public authorities, in order to achieve environmental and competitive benefits and implement eco-innovation principles with a cooperative and shared approach.

Keywords: eco-innovation practices; sustainable consumption and production; sustainability of products and services; sustainability of production processes; sustainable management of industrial areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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