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Clusters Go Green: Drivers of Environmental Sustainability in Local Networks of SMEs

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  • Barbara Da Ronch

    (TeDIS Center, Venice International University, Venice, Italy)

  • Eleonora Di Maria

    (Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua, Padova, Italy)

  • Stefano Micelli

    (Department of Management, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy)

Abstract

Literature on eco-parks and eco-clusters has emphasized the opportunities for the coupling of local economic development and sustainability, going beyond firms’ green strategies to include also supply chains and local networks of firms. Studies have described the conditions and policies for the development of new sustainable economic activities in specific areas based on the industrial ecology approach. In contrast, little attention has been given to analysing how existing industrial districts are facing the chances of the new competitive pressures related to sustainability. The paper investigates the drivers and the evolutionary paths of industrial districts towards environmental sustainability. The empirical analysis is based on qualitative case studies of two Italian industrial districts specializing in the production of leather (Arzignano) and tiles (Sassuolo). Managerial and policy implications are provided.

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  • Barbara Da Ronch & Eleonora Di Maria & Stefano Micelli, 2013. "Clusters Go Green: Drivers of Environmental Sustainability in Local Networks of SMEs," International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), IGI Global, vol. 4(1), pages 37-52, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jissc0:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:37-52
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    1. Fernando E. Garcia-Muiña & Rocío González-Sánchez & Anna Maria Ferrari & Davide Settembre-Blundo, 2018. "The Paradigms of Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy as Enabling Drivers for the Competitiveness of Businesses and Territories: The Case of an Italian Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing Company," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 7(12), pages 1-31, December.
    2. Valentina De Marchi & Eleonora Di Maria, 2014. "Sostenibilit? ambientale, reti locali e catene globali," ECONOMIA E SOCIET? REGIONALE, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2014(2), pages 78-87.
    3. Lartey, Theophilus A. & Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph & Danso, Albert & Adomako, Samuel & Khan, Zaheer & Tarba, Shlomo Y., 2021. "Environmental sustainability practices and offshoring activities of multinational corporations across emerging and developed markets," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 30(5).
    4. Marco Bellandi & Lisa De Propris, 2021. "Local Productive Systems’ Transitions to Industry 4.0+," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-17, November.
    5. Valentina De Marchi & Eleonora Di Maria, 2019. "Environmental Upgrading and Suppliers’ Agency in the Leather Global Value Chain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(23), pages 1-17, November.
    6. Maria Chiarvesio & Valentina De Marchi & Eleonora Di Maria, 2015. "Environmental Innovations and Internationalization: Theory and Practices," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(8), pages 790-801, December.
    7. Jasmina Shehi & Valentina De Marchi & Eleonora Di Maria & Andrea Pellizzari & Mirco Zerlottin & Davide Beltrame, 2021. "Performance ambientale nel distretto della concia di arzignano: tra iniziativa imprenditoriale e intervento istituzionale," ECONOMIA E SOCIET? REGIONALE, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 0(1), pages 152-178.
    8. Anna Maria Ferrari & Lucrezia Volpi & Martina Pini & Cristina Siligardi & Fernando Enrique García-Muiña & Davide Settembre-Blundo, 2019. "Building a Sustainability Benchmarking Framework of Ceramic Tiles Based on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA)," Resources, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-30, January.

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