Environmental Innovation and Sustainability in Small Handicraft Businesses in Mexico

Sustainability

Patricia S. Sánchez-Medina²  Jack Corbett¹ 

[1] Portland State University, 1825 Southwest Broadway, Portland, OR 97201, USA; E-Mail:;CIIDIR, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Calle Hornos No. 1003, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca 71230, México; E-Mail:

关键词: environmental innovation;    sustainability;    handicraft businesses;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su3070984

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability is analyzed in 168 handicraft businesses in the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tlaxcala. The results show a direct, positive relationship between environmental innovation and sustainability in three dimensions: economic, social, and environmental. In terms of determination, the variables that best explain sustainability are: organization type, product innovation, and process innovation. The age of the handicraft businesses was not a significant factor in explaining sustainability. This study concludes that handicraft businesses make sustainable choices more as a result of a desire for profit maximization than as a result of environmental consciousness, as can be explained by neoclassical view of economics.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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