Is Innovation a Driver of Sustainability? An Analysis from a Spanish Region

被引:4
|
作者
Llorca-Ponce, Alicia [1 ]
Rius-Sorolla, Gregorio [1 ]
Ferreiro-Seoane, Francisco J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Org Empresas, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain
[2] Univ Santiago Compostela, Fac Social Sci, Fac Law, Dept Appl Econ, Avda Angel Echeverri S-N,Campus Vida, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
关键词
innovation; driver; sustainability; MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES; RESEARCH-AND-DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION; CLEANER PRODUCTION; ISO; 14001; SMES; PERFORMANCE; MANAGEMENT; MODEL; DETERMINANTS;
D O I
10.3390/su13169286
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
1. Background. It is well-known that innovation contributes to economic growth, improves productivity and enables competitive advantage. However, beyond these matters, it would be of interest to know what role innovation plays in relation to sustainability. This paper focuses on whether innovation is a driver of sustainability in its three dimensions: social, economic and environmental. 2. Methods. The study was conducted with companies in the Valencian community (Spain) to analyze whether they significantly contribute to sustainability as innovators. Economical sustainability was assessed based on economic and financial profitability; social sustainability was assessed by employment generation. To determine whether companies contributed to environmental sustainability, we considered those which, apart from a reputation ("label") in innovation, had some kind of environmental certification. 3. Results. Our results indicate that innovative companies are more profitable and generate more employment. However, there are no differences in terms of performance and employment generation between innovative companies and those that are also environmentally sensitive. 4. Conclusion. Innovation is a driving force of economic and social sustainability in the studied area, but environmental sensitivity is not a driver for economic and social sustainability.
引用
收藏
页数:31
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [21] Agricultural Sustainability from a Societal View: An Analysis of Southern Spanish Citizens
    Salazar-Ordonez, Melania
    Rodriguez-Entrena, Macario
    Sayadi, Samir
    JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, 2013, 26 (02): : 473 - 490
  • [22] Materiality analysis in sustainability reporting: Insights from large Spanish companies
    Padilla-Garrido, Nuria
    Aguado-Correa, Francisco
    Rabadan-Martin, Inmaculada
    Lopez-Jimenez, Jose Maria
    de la Vega-Jimenez, Juan Jose
    Peletier-Ribera, Ignacio
    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 2024, 31 (06) : 5391 - 5412
  • [23] Agricultural Sustainability from a Societal View: An Analysis of Southern Spanish Citizens
    Melania Salazar-Ordóñez
    Macario Rodríguez-Entrena
    Samir Sayadi
    Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2013, 26 : 473 - 490
  • [24] From sustainability constraints to innovation Enhancing innovation by simultaneously attending to sustainability and commercial imperatives
    Calic, Goran
    Shevchenko, Anton
    Ghasemaghaei, Maryam
    Bontis, Nick
    Tokcan, Zeynep Ozmen
    SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT AND POLICY JOURNAL, 2020, 11 (04) : 695 - 715
  • [25] Research and Innovation Activity in the Region as a Driver of Its Sustainable Economic Development
    Rumyantsev, Aleksei A.
    ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGES-FACTS TRENDS FORECAST, 2018, 11 (02) : 84 - 99
  • [26] An Innovation Profile Model as a Means of Assessing the Innovative Sustainability of a Region (Voronezh Region, Russia)
    Yakovenko, Nataliya V.
    Ten, Roman V.
    Krutov, Nikita R.
    Safonova, Irina V.
    Gosteyeva, Yulia A.
    SOUTH OF RUSSIA-ECOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, 2020, 15 (01): : 6 - 15
  • [27] Blockchain as a sustainability-oriented innovation?: Opportunities for and resistance to Blockchain technology as a driver of sustainability in global food supply chains
    Friedman, Nicola
    Ormiston, Jarrod
    TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2022, 175
  • [28] Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education
    Sanchez-Carracedo, Fermin
    Sureda Carbonell, Barbara
    Moreno-Pino, Francisco Manuel
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 2020, 21 (02) : 393 - 412
  • [29] Sustainability and innovation in the pet industry: an analysis from the perspective of Ecological Modernization Theory
    Provensi, Tais
    Marcon, Maiara Lais
    Schmidt, Jefferson Leandro
    Rodrigues, Christiane de Oliveira
    Sehnem, Simone
    RAE-REVISTA DE ADMINISTRACAO DE EMPRESAS, 2024, 64 (03):
  • [30] Vernacular living as a model for innovation and sustainability: The wood furniture of Minho region
    Alves, D.
    Pacheco, L. P.
    Vicente, J.
    Sousa, G.
    VERNACULAR HERITAGE AND EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE: CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 2014, : 843 - 848