Eco-innovation in corporate management: a systematic review

In recent decades, companies from various segments have adopted eco-innovation practices and integrated them into their business models to increase their competitiveness. Such companies need to adjust planning and investments by integrating eco-innovation practices to improve their economic, social and environmental development. This study aimed at understanding the theme Eco-Innovation by surveying its state-of-the-art. The theme was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using the systematic review method. At first, the study method selected 110 articles on eco-innovation and corporate management between the years 2011 and 2020.With the research protocol, 36 articles were chosen for a thorough analysis that composed the results of this study. From the results, the state-of-the-art of eco-innovation and corporate management was mapped, realizing its main contributions by the synthesis of strengths and weaknesses found in the articles. Companies that have adopted some type of eco-innovative practice stood out for improving their business performance, reducing environmental impacts, valuing their ventures, in addition to showing positive relationships with social capital and better use of financial investments.