EVALUATION OF UN SDGS ACHIEVEMENTS CONSIDERING THE ECO-INNOVATIONS METRICS. CASE: EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES

Authors

  • Jekaterina Kuzmina Economics and Finance Department,  BA School of Business and Finance (LV)
  • Rudite Vesere Management Department, BA School of Business and Finance (LV)
  • Dzintra Atstaja BA School of Business and Finance, Faculty of Social Sciences of Riga Stradins university (LV)
  • Natalija Cudecka-Purina Management Department, BA School of Business and Finance (LV)
  • Maris Purvins Management Department,  BA School of Business and Finance (LV)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2025vol1.8704

Keywords:

UN SDGs, eco-innovation index, circular economy, planetary boundaries

Abstract

The current research paper explores the relationship between eco-innovation metrics and progress towards UN SDGs, contributing to the discussion on sustainable development. To achieve the research goals, the authors use easily interpretable and statistically significant methods to test the hypotheses, like Pearson correlation coefficients, multiple regression analysis. The methods are considered relevant to demonstrate statistical relationships between UN SDGs and the eco-innovation index, to discuss country performance typologies, and to formulate policy implications for future sustainable development. The results demonstrate that EU countries with higher UN SDG performance tend to have higher eco-innovation scores, moreover, eco-innovation capacities of EU nations are more aligned with the performance on environmental sustainability than on any other aspect of sustainable development. The authors conclude that eco-innovation dimensions operate at diverse levels of influence on the performance of UN SDG 12, while resource efficiency outcomes stand out, being the best predictor, so it should be strongly considered in policy recommendations and strategies.

 

Supporting Agencies
The research is financed by the Project No 5.2.1.1.i.0/2/24/I/CFLA/007 “Internal and External Consolidation of the University of Latvia” of the second round of the Consolidation and Governance Change Implementation Grants within Investment 5.2.1.1.i “Research, Development and Consolidation Grants” under Reform 5.2.1.r “Higher Education and Science Excellence and Governance Reform” of Reform and Investment Strand 5.2 of the Latvian Recovery and Resilience Mechanism Plan “Ensuring Change in the Governance Model of Higher Education Institutions”. Grant Nr.LU-BA-ZG-2024/1-0046

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11.06.2025

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Vol. 1 (2025): Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the 16th International Scientific and Practical Conference. Volume 1

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J. Kuzmina, R. Vesere, D. Atstaja, N. Cudecka-Purina, and M. Purvins, “EVALUATION OF UN SDGS ACHIEVEMENTS CONSIDERING THE ECO-INNOVATIONS METRICS. CASE: EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES”, ETR, vol. 1, pp. 319–323, Jun. 2025, doi: 10.17770/etr2025vol1.8704.