Title: The relationship between environmental innovation and ESG: case of healthcare organisations

Authors: Saime Ulucayli; Kemal Cek

Addresses: Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare Organizations Management, Near East University, via Nicosia Mersin 10, Turkey ' Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Accounting and Finance, Cyprus International University, via Nicosia Mersin 10, Turkey

Abstract: Nowadays, environmental, social and governance (ESG) has been an important factor in increasing innovation in businesses for many years but has not yet been widely recognised in healthcare organisations. This study aims to investigate the relationship between environmental innovation and each component of the ESG score on the innovation of healthcare companies. The sample of the study consists of 100 companies with healthcare facilities, biotechnology and research, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment located in European countries with high GDP, and was analysed for the period 2002-2021. The results have shown that environmental innovation score grade (EISG) has a positive and significant impact on the company's ESG performances. The effect of EISG on individual dimensions of ESG is also tested, and it is found that EISG has a positive and significant impact on environmental (ENV) and social (SOC) performance. However, it did not show a significant impact on governance (GOV) performance.

Keywords: environmental innovation; environmental, social and governance; ESG; corporate social responsibility; CSR; healthcare organisations.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWI.2025.145764

International Journal of Work Innovation, 2025 Vol.6 No.2, pp.167 - 185

Received: 10 Jul 2023
Accepted: 07 Nov 2023
Published online: 23 Apr 2025 *

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