Eco-Innovation, Sustainability and Business Model Innovation by Open Innovation Dynamics

The paper aims to analyze the environmental aspects of innovation activity undertaken by companies and, in particular, assess sustainable business leaders’ propensity generate eco-innovation. research described was descriptive some extent, diagnostic. It based on a non-random sample and conducted—using Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) method—in 2019 among 54 most eco-innovative Polish companies. results indicate that they are more likely radical rather than incremental changes. Moreover, those developing technologies for biodiversity protection. further with 50 employees have higher develop eco-innovation smaller firms relatively fewer resources. Finally, this study shows adopting an open strategy strengthens eco-innovation, especially ones. such changes is dominated adoption strategic operational forward supply chain collaboration, involving absorption knowledge information streaming directly from market. can provide frame new models incorporating collaboration activities, situation post-pandemic recovery economy.