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Environmental Innovations and Internationalization: Theory and Practices
Author(s) -
Chiarvesio Maria,
Marchi Valentina De,
Maria Eleonora Di
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.1846
Subject(s) - internationalization , multinational corporation , industrial organization , typology , business , upstream (networking) , outsourcing , supply chain , downstream (manufacturing) , environmental regulation , eco innovation , economic geography , marketing , commerce , sustainability , international trade , economics , natural resource economics , computer network , ecology , archaeology , finance , biology , computer science , history
Based on original data on Italian firms specializing in medium‐ and low‐tech industries, we study the relationship between firms’ upstream and downstream internationalization and their propensity to introduce products or processes that reduce environmental impact. Preliminary evidence suggests that geography plays an important role in green firms’ activities and supply chains. More precisely, results suggest that firms that outsource to and rely on non‐local suppliers are less likely to engage in environmental innovations. Moreover, we verify that firms engaged in export activities play a similar and negative role, regardless of the export intensity and typology of foreign markets (i.e. developed versus emerging). Tapping global flows of knowledge by being a part of a multinational group positively spurs the development of green innovations, as for FDIs. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment