12.3 How important to your enterprise were the following barriers to innovation during 2012 to 2014? Degree of importance Not High Medium Low important 3 2 1 0 HFENT Lack of internal finance for innovation HCRE Lack of credit or private equity HPER Lack of skilled employees within your enterprise HSUBS Difficulties in obtaining government grants or subsidies for innovation HPAR Lack of collaboration partners HDEM Uncertain market demand for your for innovations HCOMPH Too much competition in your market Go to question 13.4 13. Innovations with environmental benefits An innovation with environmental benefits is a new or significantly improved product (good or service), process, organisational method or marketing method that creates environmental benefits compared to alternatives. The environmental benefits can be the primary objective of the innovation or a by-product of other objectives. The environmental benefits of an innovation can occur during the production of a good or service, or during its consumption or use by the end user of a product. The end user can be an individual, another enterprise, the Government, etc. 13.1 During the three years 2012 to 2014, did your enterprise introduce a product (good or service), process, organisational or marketing innovation with any of the following environmental benefits? Yes No Environmental benefits obtained within your enterprise 1 0 ECOMAT Reduced material or water use per unit of output ECOENO Reduced energy use or CO2 (reduce total CO2 production) ‘footprint’ ECOPOL Reduced air, water, noise or soil pollution ECOSUB Replaced a share of materials with less polluting or hazardous substitutes ECOREP Replaced a share of fossil energy with renewable energy sources ECOREC Recycled waste, water, or materials for own use or sale Environmental benefits obtained during the consumption or use of a good or service by the end user ECOENU Reduced energy use or CO2 ‘footprint’
12.3 How important to your enterprise were the following barriers to innovation during 2012 to 2014? Degree of importance High Medium Low Not important 3 2 1 0 Lack of internal finance for innovation HFENT Lack of credit or private equity HCRE Lack of skilled employees within your enterprise HPER Difficulties in obtaining government grants or subsidies for innovation HSUBS Lack of collaboration partners HPAR Uncertain market demand for your for innovations HDEM Too much competition in your market HCOMPH Go to question 13.4 13. Innovations with environmental benefits An innovation with environmental benefits is a new or significantly improved product (good or service), process, organisational method or marketing method that creates environmental benefits compared to alternatives. The environmental benefits can be the primary objective of the innovation or a by-product of other objectives. The environmental benefits of an innovation can occur during the production of a good or service, or during its consumption or use by the end user of a product. The end user can be an individual, another enterprise, the Government, etc. 13.1 During the three years 2012 to 2014, did your enterprise introduce a product (good or service), process, organisational or marketing innovation with any of the following environmental benefits? Yes No Environmental benefits obtained within your enterprise 1 0 Reduced material or water use per unit of output ECOMAT Reduced energy use or CO2 ‘footprint’ (reduce total CO2 production) ECOENO Reduced air, water, noise or soil pollution ECOPOL Replaced a share of materials with less polluting or hazardous substitutes ECOSUB Replaced a share of fossil energy with renewable energy sources ECOREP Recycled waste, water, or materials for own use or sale ECOREC Environmental benefits obtained during the consumption or use of a good or service by the end user Reduced energy use or CO2 ‘footprint’ ECOENU
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