FROM INNOVATION TO SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION: CHALLENGE FOR ECO-INNOVATION IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

The paper points to the field of innovation in connection with Sustainable Development Goals. Innovation is directly addressed by goal 9 Industry, innovation, and infrastructure. However, many topics can be found by looking at the goal 12 Sustainable production and consumption. In many aspects, sustainable production and consumption overlap with the circular economy. In this direction, the aim of the paper was to provide an insight into selected indicators of sustainable production and consumption of wood processing industry within V4 group. It also highlighted the possible challenges in the form of ecoinnovations in this field. Objects of analysis were countries of V4 group and the Sweden as the top innovation leader of EU. Data was obtained from Global innovation index and UNEP. For analyses, descriptive statistic was used. At the end of the paper, possible directions of development are highlighted.