Governance strategies for sustainable innovations. Global mapping of resource efficient products and technologies

This paper addresses governance strategies to promote the implementation of resource efficient technologies and products in order to create sustainable innovation. The paper highlights results from a global mapping study of products and technologies with high resource efficiency potential. The results are based on a methodological framework, which includes an extensive desk research at worldwide level, international expert interviews and workshops with qualified experts and stakeholders. The applied research has been conducted within a 2-year project by the Wuppertal Institute, Trifolium, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering and Stuttgart University, and was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.