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Green innovation refers to the development or implementation of new or improved products, processes, and organizational methods that reduce environmental impacts, improve resource efficiency, or enhance environmental sustainability [1]. It encompasses innovations aimed at reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste and emissions, improving resource utilization, and promoting more sustainable interactions between economic activities and ecological systems [2]. Green innovation differs from general innovation by incorporating explicit environmental objectives into innovation processes and considering ecological effects alongside economic performance [3]. In the context of bioeconomy and sustainable development, it includes innovations that support the efficient use of biological resources, the transition toward low-impact production systems, and the integration of environmental considerations into agricultural and industrial activities [4]. In agricultural and biological systems, green innovation involves changes in production practices, resource management, and biological processes that improve environmental performance while maintaining productive functions [5].

green innovation eco-innovation sustainable technology bioeconomy
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 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development •  General Agricultural and Biological Sciences •  Agricultural and Biological Sciences •  Life Sciences

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  1. Kemp, R., & Pearson, P. 2007. Final Report MEI Project About Measuring Eco-Innovation. European Commission. https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/44513/reporting
  2. Klaus Rennings; Redefining innovation — eco-innovation research and the contribution from ecological economics. Ecol. Econ. 2000, 32, 319-332. [CrossRef]
  3. Yu-Shan Chen; Shyh-Bao Lai; Chao-Tung Wen; The Influence of Green Innovation Performance on Corporate Advantage in Taiwan. J. Bus. Ethics 2006, 67, 331-339. [CrossRef]
  4. Markus M. Bugge; Teis Hansen; Antje Klitkou; What Is the Bioeconomy? A Review of the Literature. Sustainability 2016, 8, 691. [CrossRef]
  5. Jules Pretty; Agricultural sustainability: concepts, principles and evidence. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 2007, 363, 447-465. [CrossRef]
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