Eco-Innovation and Digitalisation : Case studies, environmental and policy lessons from EU Member States for the EU Green Deal and the Circular Economy: Eco-Innovation Observatory - Biennial Report 2020

This report focuses on digital eco-innovation for a circular economy transition within the EU. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of trends in technological digital eco-innovations and illustrate those by good technology and policy practices that can further drive the circular economy, as well as innovation to make digital products, hardware and infrastructures more sustainable in Member States. The overarching objective is to draw lessons for EU level policies.
The Eco-Innovation Observatory (EIO) has been monitoring developments across the EU since 2009. It has developed an online database1 and contributes to the European Commission Eco-Innovation onlinepresence2, a series of regularly updated country reports, and annual/biennial reports focusing on specific thematic issues and highlighting key trends. In this sense, the EIO has helped to build a conceptual basis and a shared understanding of what eco-innovation is and why and how it should be supported by policy interventions, businesses and consumers.