Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms

In this study, we used a panel of Spanish manufacturing companies to explore the influence of external knowledge from market sources in the context of the circular economy. We distinguished among the three groups of innovative firms by their explicit intention to achieve integrated environmental ben...

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Autores: Triguero Cano, Ángela, Córcoles González, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/46297
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/46297
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Circular economy
Eco-innovation
Environmental orientation
Open innovation
Panel data
Sustainability
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spelling Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firmsTriguero Cano, ÁngelaCórcoles González, DavidCircular economyEco-innovationEnvironmental orientationOpen innovationPanel dataSustainabilityIn this study, we used a panel of Spanish manufacturing companies to explore the influence of external knowledge from market sources in the context of the circular economy. We distinguished among the three groups of innovative firms by their explicit intention to achieve integrated environmental benefits from their innovations (sustainability orientation). This allowed us to classify firms into pro-circular, transition-circular and non-circular economy innovators. Our findings reveal three key contributions to the literature. First, we show that while external knowledge is crucial for driving any type of innovation, pro-circular firms prioritize external partners vertically integrated into their production chain, such as suppliers and customers. Second, we find that the breadth of external knowledge for pro-circular innovators, compared to firms with lower circularity, is less important than explicit cooperation agreements and internal R&D efforts. Third, we expand the understanding of open innovation strategies to increase the adoption of eco-innovations congruent with the circular economy. These insights contribute to the literature by highlighting that not all information sources hold the same level of importance for circular economy innovations. For managers, the results underscore the importance of fostering strong relationships with vertical partners and investing in internal R&D to drive eco-innovation and sustainability.Elsevier202620262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10578/46297reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaInglésPID2023- 151882OB-I002022-GRIN-34135info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/462972026-05-27T07:36:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
title Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
spellingShingle Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
Triguero Cano, Ángela
Circular economy
Eco-innovation
Environmental orientation
Open innovation
Panel data
Sustainability
title_short Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
title_full Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
title_fullStr Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
title_sort Leveraging eco-innovation and market knowledge for a circular economy transition: Insights from Spanish manufacturing firms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Triguero Cano, Ángela
Córcoles González, David
author Triguero Cano, Ángela
author_facet Triguero Cano, Ángela
Córcoles González, David
author_role author
author2 Córcoles González, David
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Circular economy
Eco-innovation
Environmental orientation
Open innovation
Panel data
Sustainability
topic Circular economy
Eco-innovation
Environmental orientation
Open innovation
Panel data
Sustainability
description In this study, we used a panel of Spanish manufacturing companies to explore the influence of external knowledge from market sources in the context of the circular economy. We distinguished among the three groups of innovative firms by their explicit intention to achieve integrated environmental benefits from their innovations (sustainability orientation). This allowed us to classify firms into pro-circular, transition-circular and non-circular economy innovators. Our findings reveal three key contributions to the literature. First, we show that while external knowledge is crucial for driving any type of innovation, pro-circular firms prioritize external partners vertically integrated into their production chain, such as suppliers and customers. Second, we find that the breadth of external knowledge for pro-circular innovators, compared to firms with lower circularity, is less important than explicit cooperation agreements and internal R&D efforts. Third, we expand the understanding of open innovation strategies to increase the adoption of eco-innovations congruent with the circular economy. These insights contribute to the literature by highlighting that not all information sources hold the same level of importance for circular economy innovations. For managers, the results underscore the importance of fostering strong relationships with vertical partners and investing in internal R&D to drive eco-innovation and sustainability.
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