Barriers of Implementing Eco-Innovation Policies in Western Balkan Countries
Year: 2021
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Just as there is a global trend to move to more sustainable products with less harmful impact on the environment, also in the Balkan region there is great pressure to switch to green energy and eco-innovation in various industries. Numerous world class scientific researches strive to detect the relationship between investment and results in the application of green technologies and eco-innovation at the level of individuals, companies, local communities and the state. All efforts are directed towards the formation of sustainable eco-friendly and less harmful products for the urban and rural environment, in order to be cleverly designed, administrative state bodies allocate funds on the one hand, and on the other hand create policies, that should motivate and direct individuals, companies, society and local community to make their efforts towards that common goal. The main aim of this paper is to detect, analyze and dissect barriers to the adoption of policies to encourage eco-innovation in the Western Balkans region, following the example of EU member states.
Language: English
Subfield: Marketing
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7124401100