Eco-design in innovation driven companies: Perception, predictions and the main drivers of integration. the Spanish example

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1315-1323

  Santolaria, Maria ^a,b   Oliver Sol, Jordi ^a,c   Gasol, Carles M ^a,c   Morales Pinzón, Tito ^a,d   Rieradevall, Joan ^a,c  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b Infonomia   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Business; Companies; Eco design; Ecoinnovation; Environmental management; Innovation; SME's; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMPANY SIZE; ECO-INNOVATION; ECODESIGN; INNOVATION APPROACH; SME'S; STRATEGIC PLAN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN;

EID: 79958155443     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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