In support of the Lisbon-process under the title of “Europe Innova” initiated by the European Commission’s DG Enterprise a panel of experts announced the following in respect to the topic “eco innovation”: “eco-innovation is the creation of novel and cometitively priced goods, processes, systems, services and procedures that can satisfy human needs and bring quality of life at life-cycle-wide minimal use of natural resources (material, including energy, water and surface area) per unit output, and a minimal release of toxic substances.”
See www.europe-innova.org