february, 2024

13feb202413:00PRESENCIAL: Understanding the Drivers of Eco-innovation Intensity in SMEs Effie Kesidou (University of Leeds)
13:00
Activity:Seminario de investigación

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Understanding the Drivers of Eco-innovation Intensity in SMEs
June Dun (Aston Business School), Effie Kesidou (Leeds University Business School), Anastasia Ri (Aston Business School), Stephen Roper (Warwick Business School)
SMEs account for around a half of all business GHG emissions in the UK and are therefore critical to achieving the UK’s 2050 net zero target. Prior studies of eco-innovation focus primarily on large corporations and start-ups providing limited insights into SMEs’ journey towards net zero. Here, reflecting the multi-dimensional nature of eco-innovation, we examine the notion of eco-innovation intensity measured by the number of eco-innovation practices which are adopted by SMEs. Our econometric analysis, which is based on new survey data from around 1,000 UK SMEs, suggests that SMEs initial engagement in eco-innovation practices is driven by a range of strongly interrelated factors which reflect different aspects of the business eco-system. Aspects of the funding environment – government grant and subsidies and the availability of external finance – prove critical in helping firms build a business case and enable their initial engagement with eco-innovation. Other eco-system capabilities – most notably business owner-managers’ environmental attitudes and customer demands – then prove important in sustaining firms’ engagement with eco-innovation, as reflected in their eco-innovation intensity. Our results emphasise the complementary role of eco-system resources and firms’ environmental orientation in supporting sustained SME engagement with the net zero transition. The results have both managerial and policy implications.

Organizer

Effie Kesidou (University of Leeds)

Time

(Tuesday) 13:00

Location

Facultat d'Economia i Empresa, Room 1037

Diagonal 690


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