Multidimensional Assessment of Eco-Innovation Implementation: Evidence from Spanish Agri-Food Sector



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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041432
DOI: 
10.3390/ijerph17041432
Licensing of resource: 
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Type: 
journal article
Journal: 
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Number: 
4
Volume: 
17
Author(s): 
Garcia-Granero E.
Piedra-Muñoz L.
Galdeano-Gómez E.
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Description: 

Understanding eco-innovation is an essential endeavor to achieve global sustainable development. In this sense, further research on implementation is needed to expand knowledge beyond current boundaries. The aim of this paper is to contribute to this debate by conducting an original multidimensional analysis using Spanish agri-food sector data. The empirical methodology applies a combination of descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and the chi-squared test. Two groups of well-differentiated eco-innovative firms are identified, those with high and low eco-innovation implementation levels. Quality certifications, environmental consulting and cooperation with stakeholders are the variables that contribute most to distinguishing these two groups

Publication year: 
2020
Keywords: 
Eco-innovation
Implementation
multidimensional
agriculture
cluster analysis