Industrial Management Research Concerning the Achievement of an Eco-Innovation Library

Abstract

The Europe 2020 Strategy emphasizes the eco-innovation concept, which is a main tool in reducing the pressure on the environment and eliminating the gap between innovation and the industrial market. Eco-friendly technologies are good for businesses, helping to create new jobs, which is essential for their economic competitiveness. Accelerating eco-innovation across all economic sectors represents the target to support SMEs, a leading role being conducted by eco–friendly technologies introduced on the industrial market. In this spirit, research has been undertaken to achieve a virtual hub for eco-innovation to increase the competitiveness in recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (EcoInnEWaste). An important component is the eco-innovation library, a useful device for the business environment, which allows the user access to relevant information resources concerning recycling and eco–innovation, at the national and international level, environmental legislation, business environment, WEEE studies, research, guides, and news and eco-innovation technologies.