The Effect of Sustainability on New Product Development in Manufacturing—Internal and External Practices

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between adoption sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective considering different theoretical approaches, study hypothesises on effect both internal external practices, distinguishing collaborative controlling initiatives, success products. Using unique database 281 companies across three industries taken from fourth round High-Performance Manufacturing project, findings shows that monitoring actions with suppliers demonstrate positive impacts NPD success. Internal do not have direct but are determinant supporting practices.