Page 5 - Hojnik, Jana. 2017. In Persuit of Eco-innovation. Drivers and Consequences of Eco-innovation at Firm Level. Koper: University of Primorska Press

Contents

Introduction • 17
Eco-innovation • 21

Why to distinguish eco-innovation from regular innovation • 21
Defining eco-innovation • 26

Review of current eco-innovation definitions • 27
Features of eco-innovation • 31
Main dimensions of eco-innovation • 36

Target • 37
Mechanisms • 37
Eco-innovation’s impact on the environment • 38
Types of eco-innovation • 39
Product eco-innovation • 40
Process eco-innovation • 41

Technological eco-innovation • 42
Organizational eco-innovation • 43
Marketing eco-innovation • 45
Social eco-innovation • 46
System eco-innovation • 46
Measuring eco-innovation • 46
Toward a new definition of eco-innovation • 61
Drivers of Eco-innovation • 63
Environmental policy instruments • 63
Regulation • 69
Taxation (taxes and tax incentives) and subsidies • 74
Demand side • 75
Competition • 78