Does Environmental Regulation Foster the Diffusion of Collaborative Innovations? A Study on Electronics Waste Regulation on Brazil

Abstract

This paper aims to check the applicability of the sustainable innovation system concept on developing countries, verifying if them are suitable for such an approach, by means of a comparative and investigative study, exploring how environmental regulations related to electronics e-waste mobilize networks of academic, private and government actors for the generation and diffusion of sustainable technical and managerial innovations for compliance with these regulations. A study, based on legislation analysis and a survey of government, academy and companies actions is presented for the case of Brazil.