abstract:Eco-innovation is the development of products and processes that contribute to sustainable development, applying the commercial application of knowledge to elicit direct or indirect ecological improvements. This includes a range of related ideas, from environmentally friendly technological advances to socially acceptable innovative paths towards sustainability.
Theevaluationoftraditionaltechnologicalinnovationshould be changedaccordingly, that is the evaluation should be added the evaluation of eco-efficiency.
We include in the list Gardeners like Claire Diaz-Ortiz at Twitter who is committed to getting everyone a voice and to spreading the power of purpose, author Ron Adner who thinks deeply about the cultivation of innovation across entire eco-systems and game changer Ray Chambers who helped lead the successful coalition at Malaria No More.