Environmental Innovations, Local Networks and Internationalization

Giulio Cainelli, Massimiliano Mazzanti, Sandro Montresor · 2012 · Industry and Innovation

Summary. This study examines what drives environmental innovations in firms across the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Cooperation with local suppliers and universities, combined with workforce training and digital technology adoption, most strongly encourages firms to adopt environmental innovations. Agglomeration economies show mixed effects—they boost environmental innovation in established industrial clusters but can hinder it elsewhere. Local networks and agglomeration together strongly promote environmental innovation adoption by multinational firms, demonstrating the importance of linking local and global business relationships.

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  title   = {Environmental Innovations, Local Networks and Internationalization},
  author  = {Giulio Cainelli and Massimiliano Mazzanti and Sandro Montresor},
  journal = {Industry and Innovation},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1080/13662716.2012.739782},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2012.739782}
}

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DOI

10.1080/13662716.2012.739782

Countries

Italy

Regions

Europe

Categories

climate-and-environment, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28