Inovação tecnológica ambiental: uma análise sobre o desempenho das firmas brasileiras

Abstract

Sustainable economic development has been a relevant agenda of discussion in the last decades. Issues related to the environment, especially about how companies remain competitive in the face of restrictions on environmental impacts, have become relevant in the context of innovations. In this context, it has been observed that Brazilian companies are committed to the development of green technologies (eco-innovations) as a solution to the possible

environmental impacts generated. Thus, this paper analyzed the determinants of eco- innovations in Brazilian firms. In other words, which sectors are more involved in the

development of green technologies and the main factors and obstacles identified by innovative firms. To this purpose, principal component analysis (PCA) will be performed based on the 66 industrial sectors present in the Pesquisa de Informação (PINTEC) for the year of 2017. The results showed that factors such as the firm’s reputation and existence of environmental standards contribute to the implementation of innovation. In addition, high innovation costs, difficulty in financing, and economic risks were pointed out as obstacles to technology implementation. Thus, it was possible to observe that the role of the Brazilian government is fundamental in promoting regulations that favor the adherence of firms to the development of eco-innovations. More specifically, government support makes feasible, from the availability of resources directed to the area, to the creation of environmental legislation that encourage the use of these technologies, also providing greater development of research in search of new solutions to the problems faced by Brazilian companies.