Eco-innovation and Economic Performance in Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Italy
The article aims to investigate the presence of a correlation between eco-innovation and economic performance within industrial districts. The case analyzed in this article is based on a study concerning a sample of 54 Italian industrial clusters entitled "Eco-Districts" that has compiled a list of the most eco-efficient districts at the national level. After selecting two districts, this study assesses the economic performance of the last three years through the analysis of trends in four indicators. The results show that only in some cases there is a connection between eco innovation and economic performance.
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Press, 1998.
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London, 1890.
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Ph├ñnomensÔÇÜDrittes Italien-. Die Erde, 129 (3), pp 247-271, 1998.
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innovative performance. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 20, pp
225-244, 2004.
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centre on Innovation and Technology (2006, January 4). 2006
European Regional Innovation Scoreboard (Online). Available:
http://www.proinnoeurope.
eu/doc/eis_2006_regional_innovation_scoreboard.pdf
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Business Use of Energy. The Stationary Office, London, 1998.
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PME, (Online). Available http:// www.ademe.fr.
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Survey of Environmental Awareness, 2002.
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Communications, Regional Business Initiative of the British-Polish
Chamber of Commerce, 2007. LIFE project "Integrated environment
management for polish small and medium enterprises through
environment manager internet tool" , Final Report. (Online).
Available: www.czystybiznes.pl
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the Environment: Policy and Opportunities, IOD Seminar, January
2006. Available from www.iod.com
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effective way to implement the Environmental Compliance Assistance
Programme: evidence from some good practices. Local Environment,
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Systems and SMEs, Greener Management International, Spring, pp
55-79, 2000.
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and Drivers for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the Adoption
of Environmental Management Systems, Routledge, London (1999).
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and Further Perspectives. European Management Journal, 18, 23-37,
2000.
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to the Council, the European Parliament, the European economic and
social Committee and the Committee of Regions "Small clean and
competitive - A programme to help small and medium-sized
enterprises comply with environmental legislation, COM (2007)379
final
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dei sistemi produttivi locali e dei distretti industriali, Franco Angeli,
Milano, 2009.
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Venezia (2010).
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