Ecoinovação no Brasil: uma análise descritiva com base na pesquisa de inovação (PINTEC) 2017

Abstract

Considering the broad debate inside and outside the academic context regarding the environment and the exploitation of natural resources, especially its association with the theme of economic development, this work aims, anchored in Schumpeterian and Neo-Schumpeterian theories, to present and analyze the context of eco-innovations in Brazil. Considering the relevance of government support in the development of environmentally benign innovations, the hypothesis raised is that the lack of effective support contributes to the fact that few companies implement eco-innovations in the country. The first part of the work is a bibliographical review of the fundamental theories on the subject, followed by a compilation of previous empirical work that sought to understand the scenario of eco-innovations in Brazil. Finally, a descriptive analysis is made of the data provided by the last Innovation Survey, PINTEC 2017. As main results, it is observed that although regulations are an important factor, marketing aspects are still the most relevant factors as determinants of environmental innovations, and government support is even less expressive. This corroborates the hypothesis of this work and is in line with previous studies.