http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/innovation/ Dear Colleagues, Editorial objectives and coverage of this special issue: The special issue contributes to theory building, evaluation and testing in the field of environmentally sustainable innovation management in business by means of theory driven and empirically based business research. The special issue publishes studies that focus on analytical generalization and statistical generalization, on qualitative and quantitative research methods, and on theory building and theory testing. Who should react: Scholars conducting business research in environmentally sustainable innovation management in business. Key research areas covered in the special issue: Individual leadership/championship for environmentally sustainable innovation in organizations Environmentally sustainable innovation processes in organizations Organization and organizational forms for environmentally sustainable innovation Environmentally sustainable innovation strategies for organizations Inter-organizational cooperation for environmentally sustainable innovation Business networks for environmentally sustainable innovation National systems of environmentally sustainable innovation Prof. Dr. Bart A.G. BossinkGuest Editor{snippet name="submission_info"} http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/8/1282/ Although research and development (R&D) affects new value-added creation, including that related to environmental aspects, there is little literature dealing with the integration of R&D management and eco-value. Here, eco-value of technology is defined as the advantage of environmental competitiveness in the market. This paper proposes a framework of R&D management of eco-technology (RDMOET), consisting of: (1) future research for sustainability; (2) making an original eco-theme portfolio and roadmap; (3) gap analysis and implementation of new eco-themes; and (4) eco-value evaluation. (1) and (4) are new processes compared with conventional R&D management. Through practice at the Corporate R&D Center of Toshiba Corporation, the usefulness of the proposed framework is verified from the viewpoint of not only technological eco-innovation, but also that of organizational learning for environmental sustainability. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/8/1282/ Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 CEST Sustainability 2011-08-24 3 8 Article 1282 1301 2071-1050 An R&D Management Framework for Eco-Technology 2011-08-24 doi: 10.3390/su3081282 Hideki Kobayashi Masahiro Kato Yukishige Maezawa Kenji Sano http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/7/984/ 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. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/3/7/984/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 CEST Sustainability 2011-07-14 3 7 Article 984 1002 2071-1050 Environmental Innovation and Sustainability in Small Handicraft Businesses in Mexico 2011-07-14 doi: 10.3390/su3070984 Patricia S. Sánchez-Medina Jack Corbett Arcelia Toledo-López