Measuring the Readiness of SMEs for Eco-Innovation and Industrial Symbiosis: Development of a Screening Tool

Pigosso, Daniela Cristina Antelmi; Schmiegelow, Andreas; Andersen, Maj Munch

doi:10.3390/su10082861

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“…All tools were classified as qualitative, as none of the tools required entering numerical data or performing calculations. Furthermore, five tools were identified to take a clear value chain perspective, focusing on the steps from material acquisition to end of life [30,83,84,95,96]. Finally, the findings show the presence of a variety of different forms, such as tools that offer a process and conceptual framework, and others that focus on visually engaging formats, such as cards and games.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Future tool development could consider both these aspects more profoundly, as they are potentially of quite a different nature-on the one hand emphasizing ideating, developing and testing new propositions-and on the other hand highlighting the need for internal 'change management'-as well as novel collaborations towards circular business models and value chains. Due to the various organizational aspects linked to CBMI, different tools might be developed, catering for different organizational sizes and types (see e.g., [95] for SMEs and [84] for entrepreneurs).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Review and Evaluation of Circular Business Model Innovation Tools

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The circular economy has been heralded as a potential driver for sustainable development by business, academia, and policymakers. In a future circular economy, new business models are needed that slow, close and narrow resource loops to address key resource and climate challenges. After a phase of excitement and inspiration, an operationalization phase needs to start to ensure the best possible implementation and transition towards a circular economy. This operationalization phase will involve the development of products, processes and business models that significantly lower the negative impact on the environment, reduce waste and resource pressures and, rather, create a positive impact on society and environment. This paper focuses on the circular business model lens as a comprehensive way of addressing business innovation. Within this evolving circular economy operationalization phase, several tools, approaches and methods are emerging that could support circular business model innovation. This paper seeks to create a comprehensive tools overview through a literature and practice review. It provides structure to the emerging range of tools, methods and approaches, and, based on this, a guideline for future tool development. Finally, it gives an overview of opportunities and gaps as well as a future agenda for research and practice.

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A Review and Evaluation of Circular Business Model Innovation Tools

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“…Green industry standard for Batik industries which developed by the Ministry of Industry (2019) 2. Eco-innovation screening tools which developed by Pigosso et al (2018), and 3. RECP indicators for SMEs which developed by UNIDO and UNEP (2010) The comparison was based on two major key points, the definition and the assessed aspects of each source.…”

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Assessment tool to understand the readiness of Batik SMEs for Green Industry

2021

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Batik industries in general are classified as Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with major problems related to environmental management and inefficiency of resource consumption. These problems cannot be solved by end of pipe approaches, instead, management since the upstream of the production process needs to be employed. The green industry is a concept that relevant to those problems since this prioritizes efficient resource use. The Indonesian government has developed the Green Industry Standard as a tool to assess the soundness of the industries and to promote the capability to compete in the global market. Globally, there are several concepts similar to the green industry, for example, eco-innovation and resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) that have their own assessment tools to measure the readiness of the industries. This study aims to elaborate aspects in Green Industry Standard with other assessment tools to understand the readiness of Batik industries through Ministry of Industry Regulation Number 39 of 2019 regarding Green Industry Standard for Batik Industries. Finally, the new assessment tool was developed consisting of four major aspects, namely company characterization, description of the business model, analysis input and output, and readiness area. Each aspect included some criteria and required relevant data that need to be collected for assessment of the readiness of Batik SMEs in future research.

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“…These drivers are considered a great help to the different types of innovations that may occur, such as product, process, and organizational innovation. The literature also establishes that these drivers are normally conditioned by internal and external factors [60,61].…”

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Identifying Endogenous and Exogenous Indicators to Measure Eco-Innovation within Clusters

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Scientific and business environment literature shows that green, sustainable innovation or eco-innovation has proven to be a source of competitive advantage today. The industrial clusters, their dynamism, and the synergies created within them attract a lot of attention from the scientific community. However, to date, the joint study of these two concepts and, more specifically, the factors that drive eco-innovation specifically in a cluster, have not been studied in depth. This article models eco-innovation in industrial clusters, thus addressing this gap and proposing a model based on information gathered from the literature and a detailed analysis of behavior in relation to eco-innovation in different sectors. Results suggest that including eco-innovation variables and measures may have positive implications such as improvements at the strategic level and the reduction of costs and use of resources. An eco-innovation model for clusters is proposed. It considers eight key factors that seek to raise its competitive level by promoting eco-innovation within clusters. The model includes five internal factors that analyze business capabilities and three external factors that study the effect of launching eco-innovative activities. This model could help the companies’ managers and those responsible for clusters in creating more successful strategies to increase competitiveness by enhancing eco-innovation. It could also serve as a guide for government entities in the performance of eco-innovative activities in economic sectors.

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Measuring the Readiness of SMEs for Eco-Innovation and Industrial Symbiosis: Development of a Screening Tool

Cited by 34 publications

References 64 publications

A Review and Evaluation of Circular Business Model Innovation Tools

A Review and Evaluation of Circular Business Model Innovation Tools

Assessment tool to understand the readiness of Batik SMEs for Green Industry

Identifying Endogenous and Exogenous Indicators to Measure Eco-Innovation within Clusters

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