Product or process innovations that were new to one of the business’s markets with environmental benefits, by industry and enterprise size, inactive
Description
Percentage of enterprises that introduced product or process innovations that were new to one of their markets with environmental benefits from production through efficient use of resources, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Benefits from production through efficient use of resources include improved resource efficiency through reduced material use per unit of output; improved resource efficiency through reduced energy use per unit of output; improved resource efficiency by replacing material with less greenhouse-gas-intensive alternatives; reduced consumption of resources through recycling (water, waste or material); and renewable fuels (ethanol, biodiesel, biogas, biochar, hydrogen).