Eco-innovation for a Sustainable Future
Eco-Innovation is any form of innovation resulting in or aiming at significant and demonstrable progress towards the goal of sustainable development, through reducing impacts on the environment, enhancing resilience to environmental pressures, or achieving a more efficient and responsible use of natural resources.
Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAp) Launched: helping business to deliver green growth and environmental benefits.
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(New EcoAP website coming soon….)
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A report from management consultancy McKinsey first presented at the 11th ETAP Forum in Helsinki identifies a central role for innovation to meet rising demand for resources. Th...
Interviews
The Commission has launched an Eco-innovation Action Plan to expand the EU's focus from green technologies to all aspects of eco-innovation. The Eco-innovation Action Pla...
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Eco-innovation projects dominated a biennial Greek innovation competition to promote products and services which improve daily life, drive sustainable development and grow the ec...
Policy News
The European Commission has launched a new Eco-innovation Action Plan as part of Europe 2020. Building on the lessons-learnt of ETAP, the plan complements the EU policies on i...
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Five European cities define the cutting-edge in sustainable urban building with four innovative new tram depots A new series of tram depots offers an answer to the challenge of ...
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The EU-funded LiMaS project has developed a web-based tool to facilitate eco-innovation in SMEs, leading to the development of products with an improved environmental performance...
Read the latest McKinsey report: Resource Revolution, Meeting the word’s energy, materials, food and water needs. here
European Commission launches Resource efficiency campaign here
2010 Eco-Innovation Observatory Report: "The Eco-Innovation Challenge: Pathways to a resource efficient Europe", is now published and available here