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ASEM Eco-Innovation Index (ASEI) 2013 Measuring Sustainable Future for Asia and Europe The Second ASEM Eco-Innovation Index: 2013 ASEI 2013 Measuring Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development in Asia & Europe Full Report November 2013 Sustinvest Project Implementing Organization Writer & Editor About Sustinvest Sustinvest is the first and leading SRI research and consulting institution established in Korea in 2006. Sustinvest is a think tank that provides actionable information and critical insight on extra-financial risks and opportunities of companies to enhance the decision-making process of the investor community. Sustinvest evaluates the ESG performance of companies and provides ESG analysis and advisory services to approximately 3.3 billion USD worth of SRI funds based on this evaluation system, as of June 2013. www.sustinvest.com ASEIC Ordering Organization About ASEIC (ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Centre) The ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) aims to promote eco-innovation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Asia and Europe. Its establishment was endorsed by the leaders of ASEM member countries at the 8th ASEM Summit in Brussels, Belgium. ASEIC seeks to serve as an international platform where eco-innovation practices are shared and new green growth opportunities are created. ASEIC is currently funded by the Small and Medium Business Administration, the Republic of Korea. Its office is located in Seoul. www.aseic.org Disclaimer The views expressed in this report are purely those of the authors and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the organisations involved. The ASEI is hosted by the ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) and supported by the Small and Medium Business Administration, under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea. First published in November 2013 Printed in Korea by Sustinvest © Sustinvest and ASEIC 2013. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise without the prior permission of ASEIC and Sustinvest. Acknowledgements About ASEI ASEI is a project for ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) to offer a measuring tool for eco-innovation and explore the examination of ASEM member countries using the developed tool. Project website: http://www.aseic.org/aeii/OverviewR.do Key Authors & Contributors Sustinvest Esther Ji-Hyun Kim Su-Jin Park Research Manager (ASEI project director) Research Associate [email protected] [email protected] Wang-Gyum Lee Yoona Youm Senior Research Associate Part-Time Research Associate [email protected] George Washington University [email protected] Contact: Sustinvest, Tel: +82 2 569 2764 About the ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center The ASEIC was established in 2011 with the principal mandate of promoting Asia-Europe cooperation to create and enhance eco-innovation of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in both regions. Having agreed upon the importance of SMEs as main engine of innovation and growth, ASEM member countries have joined together to create ASEIC as international platform where growing environmental regulations and eco-innovative technologies are shared and new business opportunities are created, and ultimately implementing the vision of green growth and sustainable development around the globe. ASEIC Project Coordination Chul-Soo Park Yubin Lee ASEIC Manager Project Manager Green Business & Technology Support Dept. [email protected] [email protected] Contact: ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) Tel: + 82 2 769 6694 ASEI’s Global Advisory Board: Expert Contributors Sung-Woo Kim Pelin Demirel Head of Climate Change & Sustainability Asia Pacific Lecturer in Industrial Economics KPMG International Business School University of Nottingham Jennifer Griffin Chair & Professor Meng Liu Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy China Representative The George Washington University United Nations Global Compact Office Neil Mclndoe Berit Lindholdt Lauridsen Head of Environment Finance Global Product Specialist Trucost Sustainable Investing Advisory Services International Finance Corporation Nancy Holman The World Bank Group Director of Planning Studies Department of Geography and Environment Seok-Oh Jeong London School of Economics Professor of Information Statistics Hankuk University of Foreign Studies ASEM Eco-Innovation Index (ASEI) 2013 Measuring Sustainable Future for Asia and Europe Table of Contents Foreword ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC) Chapter 6 55 Foreword Country Level Analysis Sustinvest ■ Australia Highlights of the ASEM Eco-Innovation Index (ASEI) ■ Austria ■ Bangladesh ■ Belgium ■ Cambodia Introduction 21 ■ China ■ Czech Republic ■ Denmark ■ Finland Chapter 1 23 ■ France Purpose of the ASEM Eco-Innovation Index ■ Germany ■ India nd ■ Scope of the 2 ASEI Project ■ Indonesia ■ ASEI’s Understanding of Eco-innovation ■ Italy ■ History of Eco-Innovation ■ Japan ■ Korea ■ Malaysia Chapter 2 31 ■ Netherlands ■ Philippines ASEM Eco-Innovation Index Development Process ■ Poland ■ Portugal ■ ASEI Measurement Framework Development Process ■ Sweden ■ Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Procedure ■ Thailand ■ United Kingdom ■ Vietnam Chapter 3 35 ASEM Eco-Innovation Index Framework & Indicators Chapter 7 121 ■ ASEM Eco-innovation Indicators ■ Theory behind the ASEI Framework Business Perspective Towards Eco-Innovation ■ Storyline of the ASEI Framework ■ Role of Business in Eco-innovation ■ Importance of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ■ Case Studies of Eco-innovative SMEs Chapter 4 41 ■ Country or Regional specific Eco-innovative practices ASEM Eco-Innovation Index Result ■ ASEI Result: Data Table Conclusion 137 ■ Mapping of Overall ASEI Result ■ Statistical Methodology Appendices 141 I: Definitions of Eco-Innovation II: Result Methodology using Composite Indicator 45 Chapter 5 III: AHP candidate indicators Result Analysis IV: Details & References of the Indicators V: List of Eco-innovation business case studies and Initiatives ■ Criteria Level Result Analysis mentioned in chapter 7 ■ Peer Grouping Analysis: Income Level Regional Analysis: Europe & Asia ■ Reference I, II, III, IV 157 ■ Green Technology Sector Analysis ■ Prospective Analysis: Global Eco-innovation Capacity Trend Tables & Figures List of Tables (page) Table 18. Germany’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (82) Table 1. Objectives of the ASEI project (22) Table 19. India’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 2. ASEM Eco-innovation Indicators (34) Qualitative Research Table (85) Table 3. ASEI Result Table by Criteria (40) Table 20. Indonesia’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (87) Table 4. Result Table by Income Peer Group (46) Table 21. Italy’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 5. Key Green Technology Indicators in ASEI (48) Qualitative Research Table (89) Table 6. Main Features of a Policy Approach to Promote Table 22. Japan’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Eco-innovation Introduced by Javier et al. (55) Qualitative Research Table (92) Table 7. Possible Policies to Foster Green Innovation Table 23. Korea’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Introduced by the OECD (2009) (55) Qualitative Research Table (94) Table 8. Australia’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 24. Malaysia’s Eco-innovation Supporting Qualitative Research Table (59) Environment Qualitative Research Table (96) Table 9. Austria’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 25. Netherlands’s Eco-innovation Supporting Qualitative Research Table (61) Environment Qualitative Research Table (98) Table 10. Bangladesh’s Eco-innovation Supporting Table 26. Philippines’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (63) Environment Qualitative Research Table (100) Table 11. Belgium’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 27. Poland’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (66) Qualitative Research Table (103) Table 12. Cambodia’s Eco-innovation Supporting Table 28. Portugal’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (68) Environment Qualitative Research Table (106) Table 13. China’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 29. Sweden’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (71) Qualitative Research Table (109) Table 14. Czech’s Republic’s Eco-innovation Supporting Table 30. Thailand’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Environment Qualitative Research Table (74) Qualitative Research Table (112) Table 15. Denmark’s Eco-innovation Supporting Table 31. United Kingdom’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (76) Environment Qualitative Research Table (114) Table 16. Finland’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Table 32. Vietnam’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (78) Qualitative Research Table (117) Table 17. France’s Eco-innovation Supporting Environment Qualitative Research Table (80) 6 ASEM Eco-Innovation Index (ASEI) 2013 ASEM Eco-Innovation Index (ASEI) 2013 Measuring Sustainable Future for Asia and Europe List of Figures (page) Fig 23. ASEI Result: Germany (81) Introduction Fig 1. Steps involved in the 2nd ASEI project (22) Fig 24. ASEI Result: India (84) Fig 2. Focus of the ASEM Eco-innovation Index(ASEI) (23) Fig 25. ASEI Result: Indonesia (86) Fig 3. Key Five Flows of Eco-innovation (24) Fig