ECO-INOVAREA ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ ÎN CONTEXTUL DEZVOLTĂRII DURABILE
ECO-INNOVATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: Innovation and sustainable development have become a topic of great interest nowadays, as society is looking for solutions that lead to sustainable development, for the current and future generations. Over time, innovation has been considered the engine of development in achieving and maintaining a high rate of growth for economies around the world. Thus, innovation has now a specific characteristic, namely the orientation towards environmental issues and climate changes, which currently affects the entire planet. According to this new orientation, a new type of innovation is recognized, namely: eco-innovation. In this context, the paper aims to link eco-innovation and sustainable development, to make a synthesis of the existing definitions on the concept of eco-innovation and to present its importance in the context of sustainable development. Also, the paper aims to highlight the EU policies that include the concept of eco-innovation and to carry out an analysis of the eco-innovation performance of the countries in the European Union. The methodology is based on methods of analysis and synthesis, interpretation and relevant comparisons. The results of the research highlight the fact that all the authors mentioned in the paper use the concept of eco-innovation as a means of minimizing pollution and the impact of human activity on the environment, but also as a means of obtaining a more efficient use of resources. In this paper, the author defines eco-innovation in a unique way. European countries register different performances in the field of eco-innovation, thus the EU continues to cooperate with external partners, using all available instruments in its external policies, supporting in particular the efforts of developing countries.

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