The growth of regional trade blocks has been one of the major developments in international relations in recent years. Regional agreements vary widely but, all have the objective of reducing barriers to trade between member countries that in most cases result in increasingly trade flows and economic growth. This paper attempts to explore the results of trade integration in ECO, EU and OIC block...

The formation and development of effective modern technologies, threats a socio-political nature, the aggravation relationship between society nature form fundamentally new challenges regarding state environment intensity negative impacts. One main factors theory sustainability is environmental innovations (eco-innovations), which provide double benefit for economy: economic growth reduction im...

In a scenario of growing demand for energy, technology applications that monitor industrial companies' energy consumption will support the integration value chain suppliers, companies, and clients in process eco-innovation. We relate drivers eco-innovation to key factors internationalization business models based on supporting efficiency. From dynamic perspective, this study allows us highlight...

This paper investigates the conditions under which firms are able to develop and implement innovations with sustainable development benefits. In particular, we examine "green chemistry" innovations in the United States. Via interviews with green chemistry leaders from industry, academia, nongovernmental institutions (NGOs), and government, we identified six major categories of challenges common...