Eco innovations in European countries
- Authors
- Pawel Bartoszczuk
- Corresponding Author
- Pawel Bartoszczuk
Available Online September 2015.
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.3How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- ecoinnovation, green economy, European countries
- Abstract
- The goal of this paper is to present eco-innovation implementation in some European countries. Expected environmental law is very important for enforcing firm to minimise emission to air and water, diminish amount of hazardous substances and increase recycling. Cost reduction is another incentive for lower energy and material consumption, pointing to the significance of energy and materials prices, together with tax as ecoinnovation drivers. Customer wants are important basis for ecoinnovations, particularly with regard to green products and process innovations that improve material efficiency, reduce consumption of energy and waste creation. In the paper we to present ecoinnovation examples from Poland and Denmark.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Pawel Bartoszczuk PY - 2015/09 DA - 2015/09 TI - Eco innovations in European countries BT - EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015 PB - Atlantis Press UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.3 DO - https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.3 ID - Bartoszczuk2015/09 ER -