Title: Eco-innovation practices in the supply chain management

Authors: Natalia Troccoli Marques da Silva; Giuliana Aparecida Santini Pigatto; Eduardo Guilherme Satolo

Addresses: State Technical School Centre Paula Souza, Etec Teacher Massuyuki Kawano, 17605440, Tupã-São Paulo, Brazil ' São Paulo State University UNESP, School of Sciences and Engineering, 17602496, Tupã-São Paulo, Brazil ' São Paulo State University UNESP, School of Sciences and Engineering, 17602496, Tupã-São Paulo, Brazil

Abstract: The article aims to identify eco-innovation practices and their consequences in the furniture supply chain. Theories on supply chain management and eco-innovation made it possible to identify eco-innovation practices belonging to the supply chain that could be applied to the furniture industry. Literature research and a systematic literature review (SLR) were used for the theoretical foundation. For data collection, a multiple case study was carried out in companies belonging to the furniture sector in Brazil to analyse how eco-innovation practices are carried out. The results showed that eco-innovation practices are embedded in the activities of companies analysed through business processes: customer relationship management, manufacturing management, supplier relationship management, product development, marketing and return management. It is concluded that there are eco-innovation practices in the furniture supply chain and that the adoption of these practices ensures the competitiveness of companies in the market and results in social, environmental, and economic benefits.

Keywords: practices; eco-innovation; supply chain; furniture.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2025.148870

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2025 Vol.38 No.2, pp.204 - 220

Received: 11 Aug 2022
Accepted: 20 Aug 2022
Published online: 30 Sep 2025 *

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