1. Call for case studies: The Business Case for Eco-innovation: Resource Efficiency and Eco-Innovation
in Developing and Transition Economies
A United Nations Environment Programme led, European Commission funded Report, forthcoming
in Spring 2013. This report will improve awareness and understanding of the benefits, opportunities
and challenges for the private sector to engage in eco-innovation, in particular in the agri-food,
metals and chemicals sectors.
What do we mean by Eco-Innovation? The development and application of a new or significantly
improved product (good or service) or process, a new organization method or a new business
practice that will lead to improved economic and environmental performance.
Examples of eco-innovation efforts include significant shifts to resource efficient business
models, focus on product life cycles to integrate environmental strategies and management
systems and/or closed loop, circular production systems in which discarded products are used
as new resources for production.[1]
The report authors are seeking case studies from small and medium sized companies (SMEs)
engaged in eco-innovation. We ask any interested parties to contact us to arrange interviews on:
toby.webb@stakeholderintel.com
Strong eco-innovation case studies will be showcased in the report, other relevant project
publications as well as the UNEP and European Commission websites
About the final report:
The report will highlight the financial, market and social benefits and motivation to
implement eco-innovation.
It will feature and is aimed at SMEs in developing countries and economies in transition and
larger companies who are working with SMEs in their supply chain.
The specific objective is to interpret trends of businesses and build a strong business case
that will attract the private sector towards the application of eco-innovative business
models.
The report will demonstrate the financial implications of the transformations required as
well as clearly demonstrating the economic benefits that an eco-innovative focused business
model provides.
To contribute to this report, please contact Toby Webb on Toby.Webb@stakeholderintel.com or on +44 (0) 7867 416 646
![Call for case studies: The Business Case for Eco-innovation: Resource Efficiency and Eco-Innovation
in Developing and Transition Economies
A United Nations Environment Programme led, European Commission funded Report, forthcoming
in Spring 2013. This report will improve awareness and understanding of the benefits, opportunities
and challenges for the private sector to engage in eco-innovation, in particular in the agri-food,
metals and chemicals sectors.
What do we mean by Eco-Innovation? The development and application of a new or significantly
improved product (good or service) or process, a new organization method or a new business
practice that will lead to improved economic and environmental performance.
Examples of eco-innovation efforts include significant shifts to resource efficient business
models, focus on product life cycles to integrate environmental strategies and management
systems and/or closed loop, circular production systems in which discarded products are used
as new resources for production.[1]
The report authors are seeking case studies from small and medium sized companies (SMEs)
engaged in eco-innovation. We ask any interested parties to contact us to arrange interviews on:
toby.webb@stakeholderintel.com
Strong eco-innovation case studies will be showcased in the report, other relevant project
publications as well as the UNEP and European Commission websites
About the final report:
The report will highlight the financial, market and social benefits and motivation to
implement eco-innovation.
It will feature and is aimed at SMEs in developing countries and economies in transition and
larger companies who are working with SMEs in their supply chain.
The specific objective is to interpret trends of businesses and build a strong business case
that will attract the private sector towards the application of eco-innovative business
models.
The report will demonstrate the financial implications of the transformations required as
well as clearly demonstrating the economic benefits that an eco-innovative focused business
model provides.
To contribute to this report, please contact Toby Webb on Toby.Webb@stakeholderintel.com or on +44 (0) 7867 416 646](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/unepreport-bizcaseforecoinnovation-130304073034-phpapp02/85/Unep-report-biz-case-for-eco-innovation-1-320.jpg)
