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The emergence of environmentally improved products and processes is highly dependent on the social context in which companies operate. Some examples may illustrate this.
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Reijnders, L. (1996). Government intervention favouring environmental improvement of products and production processes. In: Environmentally Improved Production Processes and Products: An Introduction. Environment & Management, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1596-1_2
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