Eco-innovation in Italy

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1 Eco-innovation in Italy EIO Country Profile

2 Eco-Innovation Observatory Platform for the collection of information on eco-innovations across the EU and beyond EI is a pervasive phenomenon EI definition: Eco-innovation is any innovation that reduces the use of natural resources and decreases the release of harmful substances across the whole life-cycle.

3 Eco innovation scoreboard The Eco-Innovation Scoreboard (Eco-IS) is a tool to assess and illustrate eco-innovation performance across the 28 EU Member States. The scoreboard aims at capturing the different aspects of eco-innovation by applying 16 indicators grouped into five thematic areas: 1. Eco-innovation inputs 2. Eco-innovation activities 3. Eco-innovation outputs 4. Resource efficiency outcomes 5. Socio-economic outcomes

4 Eco-innovation action plan(eco-ap) The Commission will foster key drivers for the market uptake of eco-innovation by: 1. Action1: using environmental policy and legislation as a driver to promote ecoinnovation ; 2. Action 2: supporting demonstration projects and partnering to bring promising, smart anda mbitious operational technologies to the market that have been suffering from low uptake (Action 2); 3. Action 3: developing new standards boosting eco-innovation; 4. Action 4: mobilising financial instruments and support services for SMEs; 5. Action 5: promoting international cooperation; 6. Action 6:supporting the development of emerging skills and jobs and related training programmes to match the labour market needs;

5 Structure of the report Introduction Eco-innovation performance Selected circular economy and eco-innovation areas and new trends Barriers and drivers to circular economy and eco-innovation in Italy Policy landscape: towards circular economy in Italy 16 Policy measures addressing circular economy and eco-innovations in Italy

6 Introduction Italy faces difficulties in linking its economic and environmental productivities Labour productivity decreased since 2000 Resource productivity above the EU average

7 Energy efficiency and material reduction leader CO2 Innov IT ranking leader emission innov IT ranking leader waste reduc inn General Manufacturing Germany 5 Germany 3 Germany 5 General All Core NACE activities related to innovation activities Germany 5 Germany 3 Germany 3 General Industry (except construction) Germany 5 Germany 3 Germany 4 Services Financial and insurance activities Holland 5 France 4 France 3 Services Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding France 5 France 3 France 2 Services Services of the business economy Sweden 4 France 3 France 2 Services Innovation core services activities Germany 5 Germany 4 France 3 Services Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security IT ranking Sweden 5 Holland 3 France 3 ETS Manufacture of basic metals Germany 5 Germany 3 Germany 4 ETS Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment Germany 2 Germany 3 Germany 2 ETS Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products Germany 5 Germany 5 Germany 5 ETS Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products Germany 3 Germany 4 Germany 4 ETS Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment Germany 2 Germany 2 Germany 3 ETS Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products Germany 4 Germany 5 France 5 ETS Manufacture of paper and paper products Germany 5 Germany 5 Germany 4 ETS Air transport Germany 4 Germany 5 France 2 Utility Sewerage France 4 Germany 4 Germany 4 Utility Sewerage, waste management, remediation activities Sweden 5 Germany 5 France 5 Utility Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery Germany 4 Germany 3 France 4 Utility Water collection, treatment and supply Germany 4 France 3 France 4 Utility Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities Sweden 5 Germany 5 France 5

8 Italy - Main Sectors Sector VA/L Sox/VA CO2/VA EN.INT J 51 F J Germany - Main Sectors CIS EN.EFF CIS CO2 CIS WASTE

9 Italy - Top Expanding Sectors CIS Sector VA/L Sox/VA CO2/VA EN.INT EN.EFF 64 J CIS CO2 CIS WASTE E 70 Italy - Top Shrinking Sectors

10 Resource productivity in Italy and EU European Union (28 countries) Italy

11 Labour Productivity in Italy and EU EU28 Italy

12 Eco-innovations performaces

13 Components of the eco-innovation composite index for Italy 2015

14 Selected circular economy and ecoinnovation areas and new trends : Italy was among the countries with the largest number of firms financed by the European Union through the SME instrument Leader in nanotechnology, transport, eco-innovation (where 36 SMEs obtained financing for 28 projects) Most firms located in regions such as Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Lazio Innovation Areas: Recycling and Waste R&D and Ecoinnovation (renewables; green firms) Sustainable transportation

15 GREEN DIESEL Porto Marghera (Venice) The Green Refinery project is the first example of the conversion of a conventional oil refinery into a biorefinery. The new renewable component produced by Eni at its biorefinery in Venice is called "Green Diesel." It is produced through the hydrogenation of vegetable oils using Ecofining technology, which is able to completely eliminate the oxygen contained in the raw material, thus producing a fully hydrocarbon product that is perfectly compatible with the fossil fuel to which it is added. Source and Further information: Keywords: bioenergy, eco-innovation Sorgente Urbana and Case dell Acqua Hera project Hera Group ( the regional Northern Italian multi-utility for gas, water, waste and electricity provision, has launched a project for the urban distribution of water through the installation of public water sources in core urban environments. The environmental impact of this innovation is that of reducing the need for plastic packaging and the production of plastic bottles and their waste. Water is provided both still and sparkling. This innovation, combined with social innovation instruments such as dedicated apps to map public water sources (e.g., can greatly reduce plastic waste. Source and Further information: ita_servizi/business_acqua/canale_acq ua/sorgente_urbana/ Keywords: Water; Plastic packaging reduction EcoTecnoMat EcoTecnoMat S.r.l. is a spin-off of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) aimed at fostering product and process technological innovation. It is dedicated to research. It invents and develops materials with reduced environmental impact mainly (but not only) in the two sectors of ceramics and construction, which combine innovation and circularity. From the recycling and reuse of waste and the use of secondary raw materials, through innovation, the spinoff invents and commercializes new products and processes. Environmental benefits include reducing waste generation, fostering re-use and circularity of materials in sectors with relevant environmental pressures (ceramics and construction), and promoting eco-innovation. Source and Further information: Keywords: Ceramic, Eco-Innovation; Circular Economy; Raw material reduction; Research.

16 Barriers to and drivers of the circular economy and eco-innovation in Italy structural barriers, such as those related to the economy and technology, as well as barriers related to policy and regulation Economic barriers: Market entry SMEs Technological barriers: Innovation capacity behinf EU Green tech (reneables, non-fossil energy generation) Human resources and knowledge capital Improvement in the educational sector Labour market Organisational aspects of firms

17 Policy landscape: towards a circular economy in Italy Energy efficiency in buildings Support for eco-innovation and organizational innovations Assessment and communication of the ecological footprint Consumption of reused and recycled products Measures to increase separated collection and recycling Waste management on small islands Removal of environmentally harmful subsidies Efficiency, energy and private/public transport Renewable energy White certificates Kyoto fund Natural capital committee Payment for Ecosystem Services