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CIP Eco-Innovation Initiative: E-Survey of Project Coordinators
Background
The Eco-innovation Initiative, part of the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), was launched in 2008 with the purpose of bridging the gap between research and the market. The Initiative, managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), supports projects which aim to commercialise tested ideas for eco-friendly products or solutions and place them on the market. EU support is made available in the form of grants, which usually amount to 50% of eligible project expenditure. The initiative currently has five main strands:
· Materials recycling and recycling processes;
· Sustainable building products; · Food and drink sector; · Water efficiency, treatment and distribution; and · Greening business. Calls for proposals are launched annually, with a total budget of about €200 million between 2008 and 2013.
The current assessment
In order to determine the extent of the economic and environmental benefits that can be achieved from the portfolio of projects funded through the Initiative - and to support the preparation of future calls - EACI has commissioned an external review of project outcomes achieved to date . The work is being led by GHK in collaboration with VITO and UNU-MERIT. In this context, GHK has prepared a survey for project coordinators to help us gain better insights into project specific impacts, including market replication potential, direct commercial benefits and wider economic impacts. The survey also contains a separate module on environmental impacts. Inputs from project coordinators will help us to monitor and evaluate the performance of projects under the Initiative, and to draw conclusions and recommendations concerning future European Commission interventions in this area. Your contributions will also be instrumental in preparing the successor to the current Eco-innovation Initiative.
Please note that all responses to this study will be treated as strictly confidential, anonymised and aggregated. It is also important to point out that your answers will have no impact on payments or your future eco-innovation grant prospects.
How to participate?
We are currently piloting the survey and have selected a few projects including yours to help provide valuable feedback on the design of the survey. To this end we would kindly ask you to work through the survey and try to complete as much as possible. Once you are satisfied you have done what you can, we would like to visit you to hear your feedback on the survey (e.g. on structure, content, language, prompts etc.). This will be essential in enabling us to refine the survey to elicit the highest possible response from other projects which will in turn lead to a more successful overall assessment for EACI. The survey has been split into two parts: this is the main questionnaire which covers general questions and focuses on the innovation and economic impacts of the projects (a separate shorter questionnaire asks specifically about environmental impacts).
Please be aware that the survey will take a significant amount of time for you to complete: we estimate a minimum of 7 hours, primarily due to the need to collect information from records as well as project partners (where appropriate). Our time estimates for each section of the survey are as follows and will depend greatly on the scale and complexity of each project:
· Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project (30 - 45 mins) · Section 2: Market replication potential (30 - 45 mins) · Section 3: Economic impacts (120 - 180 mins) · Section 4: Innovation performance of your organisation (30 - 60 mins) · Section 5: Drivers for stimulating your innovation project (15 mins) · Section 6: Barriers related to the introduction of your innovation project to the market (15 mins) · Section 7: Background information (45 - 60 mins)
It is important to note that the time you spend on answering the questionnaire (and subsequently talking with us) will be an eligible component of project expenditure as part of your grant contract with EACI; it may also be part of the 3 days (maximum) that you could set aside for dissemination activities. To answer some questions you may need to consult your colleagues or your consortium partners. A printable copy can be provided upon request to facilitate this information exchange. Alternatively, you can supply your colleagues or partners with the username and password and ask them to fill in specific questions.
Timing
The pilot survey will run from Tuesday 17 April 2012 to Monday 30 April 2012. It would be very helpful if you could work through the survey by this deadline. Once you are finished, we would like to arrange a convenient time to talk through the survey with you.
Contact information
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1. Please provide the following details:
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Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
The aim of this section is to better understand the nature and sectorial focus of the innovation in your project funded from the CIP Eco-Innovation Initiative.
2. What type of innovation is introduced by your project? Please classify your innovation project using the most appropriate headings in the following. Choose the main category (or categories) which best represent your innovation and then answer the questions about the specific type of innovation. Projects which involve both a process innovation and product innovation should answer accordingly.
Product (New or significantly improved product with respect to its capabilities, user friendliness,
components or sub-systems that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector) Process (New or significantly improved production process, distribution method, or support activity
that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector) Service (New or significantly improved service with respect to its capabilities, user friendliness,
components or sub-systems that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector) Organisational innovation (A new organisational method in business practices (including knowledge
management), workplace organisation or external relations that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector)
Please provide a concise description of the innovation:
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What type of process has been introduced?
New or significantly improved methods of manufacturing or producing goods or services
New or significantly improved logistics, delivery or distribution methods
New or significantly improved supporting activities for processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting, or computing
How can the innovation be classified?
New business practices for organising procedures (i.e. supply chain management, business re-engineering, knowledge management, lean production, quality management, process management, environmental management, etc)
New methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making (i.e. first use of a new system of employee responsibilities, team work, decentralisation, integration or disintegration of departments, education / training systems, etc)
New methods of organising external relations with other firms or public institutions (i.e. first use of alliances, partnerships, outsourcing or sub-contracting, etc)
Which is the most important innovation category in your project?
Product
Process
Service
Organisational innovation
Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
3. Were you the initiator of your current CIP eco-innovation project (i.e. developed the concept and established the consortium)?
Yes
No
Please specify which consortium partner was the initiator:
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4. What is the nature of your input into the project? (Please tick all that apply)
Applied research
Product development
Verification and demonstration activities
Commercialisation
Production / manufacturing
Project coordination activities
Other (please specify below)
If you selected ‘Other’, please specify:
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5. How and where is the outcome of your innovation planned to be utilised? (Please tick all that apply)
Used internally in our organisation (own use)
Used among other partners in the CIP project consortium
Solution sold directly to other users
Solution licensed (for further dissemination)
Disseminated at no cost to other users
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
6. Is the innovation in your project...?
New to the world
New to your sector
New to the geographical market into which you are supplying products
New to your company / organisation
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7. How would you classify the innovation in your project in terms of its novelty?
Incremental improvement
Substantial modification to existing technologies / products
Radical novelty
Don't know
8. How would you classify the innovation in your project in terms of its impact on existing business models and supply chains?
The innovation sustains existing supply chain links and business models
The innovation significantly modifies supply chain links and business models
The innovation completely disrupts / replaces supply chain links and business models
Don't know
The application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) is the central requirement of the IPPC Directive: the policy objective is to stimulate the diffusion of state-of-the-art environmental technologies across industry.
This is achieved through the BREF process, which define techniques as being BAT and outline BAT emission levels for use across the EU. The BREF documents technically emphasise the cost-effectiveness of best
available technologies.
What is the probability that your innovation will become Best Available Technology (according to IPPC reference documents)?
High probability
Some probability
Zero probability / Not interested
Not applicable (type or purpose is not covered by BAT-based permits)
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Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised product (available for users without major modifications)?
Standardised product
Non-standardised product (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised process (available for users without major modifications)?
Standardised process
Non-standardised process (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised service (available for users without major modifications)?
Standardised service
Non-standardised service (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
9. Who was the originator of the innovation in your project?
We were the initial and primary developer of this innovation
We were one of several initial developers of this innovation
We have modified the innovation from another prior concept
The innovation was developed by one of the consortium partners
The innovation was developed by an organisation outside the consortium
Don't know
Please specify which organisation developed the innovation:
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How did you obtain the knowledge for this innovation project?
Bought from the developer
Licensing agreement
Future revenue sharing agreement established
Other mechanism (please specify below)
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If you selected 'Other mechanism', please specify:
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10. Is the innovation based on distinct European knowledge (i.e. is it based on R&D done exclusively in the EU or CIP countries)? For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
Yes, it is based on unique European knowledge
No, the knowledge is not uniquely European
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Did you apply for a patent for your innovation before it was funded by EACI?
Yes
Not yet but will apply during the project
No
Not applicable for this project
Please specify the territory / country / countries to which the application was made:
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Please specify the territory / country / countries in which your innovation will be patented:
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Did you receive a patent for the innovation?
Yes
Patent application is pending
No
Please specify the territory / country / countries in which your innovation is now patented:
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11. Did you or your consortium partners make any additional investments in relation to the innovation (not included in the original project budget)?
Yes
No
What was the estimated total additional investment to all partners in relation to your innovation project up to now? (€)
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12. Have costs been incurred by any other party outside the project consortium (apart from eventual match funding)?
Yes
No
Please indicate the name and nature of the party / parties involved:
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Please indicate the type(s) of costs incurred by the other party / parties:
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Please also estimate the total costs incurred by the other party / parties: (€)
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Section 2: Market replication potential
The aim of this section is to better understand the impacts of the innovation’s introduction, the replication factor of the innovation outside the consortiums business (i.e. other actors using the
new knowledge to develop their own products, processes or business model), and how the market will use the innovation over time.
13. What will be the market-readiness of your innovation by the end of the project?
Model or prototype demonstrated in an operational or relevant industrial or commercial environment
Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration, early commercialisation has started
Actual system proven through successful implementation / customer satisfaction, the innovation is ready to be disseminated on a large scale
Other (please specify below)
Don't know
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14. Do you think the knowledge content of your innovation can be easily copied or further developed by others? For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
Yes No Don't know
By producers / providers within the EU
By producers / providers outside the EU but in other CIP countries
By producers / providers in third countries
15. Do you expect the knowledge content of your innovation to be copied by others?
Yes
No
Don't know
Section 2: Market replication potential
16. How do you intend to protect your innovation?
Patent it
Copyright it
We do not intend to legally protect it
Other (please specify below)
Not applicable (protection is not possible)
How many patent applications are planned?
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Please specify the territory / country / countries to which the application is planned to be made:
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If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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What are the reasons for not applying for legal protection for your innovation? (Please tick all that apply)
The scale of our presence in the market is sufficient
We believe that we can achieve rapid market penetration
We intend to use the innovation as a marketing tool
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Which organisation will commercialise (sell) the outcomes of your innovation project? (Please tick all that apply)
Our own organisation
Other consortium partners
New business venture (e.g. a special purpose vehicle for project build)
Future customer outside the current consortium (enterprise, licensee or purchaser of solution)
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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17. Do you have a business plan for this innovation?
Yes, completed and approved
Yes, in development
No, but will be part of the project
No, not planned
18. Do you have a financing plan for this innovation?
Yes, completed and approved
Yes, in development
No, but will be part of the project
No, not planned
Section 2: Market replication potential
19. Has your innovation project already induced further investment (beyond the match funding required by EACI) in your organisation (e.g. for new production capacity, new staff)?
Yes
No
Planned before the end of the project
Planned within 2 years after the end of the project
Not relevant
Don't know
What was the total value of the investment? (€)
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Were any new employees hired in relation to the investment?
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No
How many new employees were hired in relation to the investment?
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What is your planned investment in commercialisation activities (i.e. support to initiate and / or scale up sales)?
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What is the level of external financing required (if any)?
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To what extent is financing secured for this activity?
Already secured
Highly probable to be secured
Likely to be secured
Uncertain whether it will be secured
Don't know
When will commercialisation activities start?
Activities have already started
We anticipate they will start by the end of the project
We anticipate they will start immediately after the project ends
We anticipate they will start within 2 years from the end of the project
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
The aim of this section is to better understand the economic impacts that apply, both in terms of the income and cost savings to the project partners and the wider market impacts.
Cost savings and income to project partners
20. Does your organisation and other project partners expect commercial benefits from the project? (Please tick all that apply)
Your organisation Project partners
Yes, from the direct use of the innovation in own business
Yes, from sale / licensing of the intellectual property (IP)
No, only reimbursement for our / their participation in the project
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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21. Has your organisation and other project partners already experienced commercial benefits?
Yes No
Your organisation
Project partners
Please specify which of the following commercial benefits have been experienced: (Please tick all that apply)
Your organisation Project partners
Expressions of interest
Confirmation of potential for sales or licensing
Forward agreements signed
(Initial) sales
Efficiency / productivity gains (cost savings)
Improved supply chain / market relationships
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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What will be the estimated total costs savings in euro for the project consortium (as well as the initial baseline costs)? Please estimate total cost savings for the expected / actual output level in the individual time periods below. If you don’t know the figures for your partners please contact them. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Until end of project:
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Please estimate the proportion of total cost savings that will be achieved in business units located within the EU (in percentages). % of total cost savings achieved in business units located within the EU:
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How will the estimated cost savings be used? Please provide a rough percentage estimate for how the gains from cost savings will be allocated to stakeholders. Percentage of cost savings by stakeholder type (all stakeholders: 100%)
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Operations (profits retained in the business unit to finance additional
investments)
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Will the innovation resulting from the project be the basis for an entirely new product (good or service) or will it be used to enhance existing products?
The innovation will be the basis for an entirely new...:
The innovation will be the basis for an enhanced existing...:
Product
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Organisational innovation
Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
What revenue will the project generate for the project consortium? Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of revenue for the below points in time (in €). If possible please try to provide ‘net sales’ figures, i.e. revenue minus refunds, reductions and discounts. Please also try to estimate the share of sales from customers within the EU and from customers within non-EU CIP countries (for a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here). If a particular estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial value at start of project:
Sales of new products / services / processes / organisational model
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Sales of existing but enhanced products / services / processes / organisational model
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Revenue from selling the IP _______________________________________
Of which: Within the EU _______________________________________
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Revenue from licensing the IP _______________________________________
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2 years after end of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Please also estimate the share of sales from SMEs (in percentages). If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Until end of project:
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2 years after end of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Given cost savings and / or expected revenues, what is the estimated payback time on the total capital invested in relation to this innovation?
If including the CIP eco-innovation grant (in months)
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What is the estimated number of jobs created in the project consortium, attributable to the innovation? Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created for the below categories. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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Please provide estimates of how many of the above jobs have been / will be created within the EU countries? For a list of EU Member States, please click here. Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created within the EU countries for the below categories. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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Please provide estimates of how many of the above jobs have been / will be created within CIP countries which are not members of the EU? For a list of non-EU CIP member countries, please click here. Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created within CIP countries which are not members
of the EU for the below categories. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Will the additional revenue compensate for losses in revenues incurred in other parts of the business?
Yes, it will cover more than 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
Yes, it will cover around 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
Yes, but it will cover less than 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
No
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What is the share of new revenues that compensate for the revenues lost in other parts of the business? (e.g. 80% of new revenues cover losses incurred etc)
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What is the approximate share of lost revenues it will compensate (in percentage)?
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded as result of the additional revenue? Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded for the below points in time. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded in the EU countries as result of the additional revenue? For a list of EU Member States, please click here. Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded in the EU countries for the below points in time. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded in CIP countries which are not members of the EU as result of the additional revenue? For a list of non-EU CIP member countries, please click here. Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded in CIP countries which are not members of the EU for the below points in time. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
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Until end of project:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
22. To what extent did the eco-innovation project provide the following non-monetary benefits to your organisation?
Applies fully Applies partly Does not apply Too early to assess
It improved our capacity to generate new IP
It improved our capacity to engage in knowledge transfer with research institutes
It improved our capacity to secure IP protection for other innovations
It improved our ability to test and validate processes or products
It improved our capacity to demonstrate future eco-innovations
It improved our capacity to sell to domestic markets
It improved our capacity to sell to other EU countries
It improved our capacity to export to third countries
It improved our access to finance
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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23. What would have happened to your project in the absence of funding from EACI? (Please tick the most likely outcome) Scale of the project:
The project would have been implemented unchanged
The project would have been implemented more slowly
The project would have been implemented at a lower scale
The project would not have been implemented
What would have happened to the financing of your project in the absence of funding from EACI? (Please tick the most likely outcome) Financing of the project:
No alternative funds would have been utilised
We would have utilised other public funding
We would have utilised additional private funding
We would have utilised both additional public and private funding
Please specify which other public funding source you would have utilised:
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Please specify the additional private funding source that you would have utilised:
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Please specify the other public funding and additional private funding source that you would have utilised:
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What impact would the absence of funding from EACI have had on the number of partners on your project? (Please tick the most likely outcome) Partners on the project:
The same number of European partners would have been involved
More European partners would have been involved
Less European partners would have been involved
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
Who are the targeted users of your innovation project? (Please tick all that apply)
Individual consumers (households)
Businesses
Public sector
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify below:
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24. What effect will your innovation project have on the overall market share of the project consortium?
It will very significantly increase our market share
It will somewhat increase our market share
It will help maintain our market share
It will not have any effect on our market share
Not applicable
Don't know
Do you plan to access new markets with the innovation? (Please tick all that apply)
Yes, other geographical markets
Yes, other sector(s) (horizontal diversification)
Yes, other types of clients / other segments of the supply chain (vertical diversification)
No
Please specify which geographical markets:
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Please specify which sector(s):
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Please specify what types of clients or segments:
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What is the estimated share of revenues that will originate from customers in new markets?
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
What is the profile of a typical individual / household customer of your innovation? Location:
In your country
In other EU Member States or CIP countries
In a third country
Main reason(s) for using your innovation product: (Please tick all that apply)
To live in a more environmentally friendly way
To satisfy consumption needs
To save costs
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer
Any additional key characteristic(s) of the customer:
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What is the profile of a typical business customer of your innovation? Size class:
Large enterprise
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Micro enterprise
Size class not relevant
Geographical level of operations:
National - in your country
National - in another EU Member State or CIP country
National - in a third country
Multinational
Main sector of operations:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply
Environmental services (please specify further below)
Construction
Wholesale and retail trade
Transporting and storage
Accommodation and food service (catering)
Information and communication services
Financial and insurance activities
Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities incl. engineering
Healthcare
Administrative and support service activities
Education
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Environmental services' above, please specify further the main area of operations of your typical business customer:
Water supply
Waste water treatment
Remediation & clean up of soil & groundwater
Solid waste management & recycling
Recycled materials
Air pollution control
Noise & vibration control
Nature protection
Private environmental management
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Main reason(s) for using your innovation: (Please tick all that apply)
To be voluntarily more environmentally friendly (corporate social responsibility)
To gain competitive advantage
To comply with regulations
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Relationship to you or your consortium partners:
New client
Existing client
Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer
Any additional key characteristic(s) of the business customer:
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What is the profile of a typical public sector customer of your innovation? Type of user:
Government authority
Public body / agency
Research or academic institute
Publicly owned enterprise
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Geographical scope:
Supranational
National
Local
Main reason(s) for using your innovation: (Please tick all that apply)
To be more environmentally friendly
To satisfy a public need
To save costs
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Relationship to you or your consortium partners:
New client
Existing client
Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer
Any additional key characteristic(s) of the public sector customer:
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25. What will be the estimated average unit price of your innovation product? (€ per unit)
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Please also specify the unit to which the price relates (e.g. 1 system implementation, 1 litre of paint, 1 kg of waste material, 100 m2 of tiles, etc.):
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Expected market impact
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales by the different outcomes of your innovation project? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales: (Total for all customer types: 100%)
At project end, in %:
Product _______________________________________
Process _______________________________________
Service _______________________________________
Organisational model _______________________________________
2 years after the end of the project, in %:
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5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %: _______________________________________
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from product by customer type? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from product: (Total for all customer types: 100%) At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households) _______________________________________
Business customers _______________________________________
Public sector _______________________________________
Other (please specify) _______________________________________
2 years after the end of the project, in %:
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5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %: _______________________________________
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from process by customer type? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from process: (Total for all customer types: 100%) At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households) _______________________________________
Business customers _______________________________________
Public sector _______________________________________
Other (please specify) _______________________________________
2 years after the end of the project, in %:
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5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %: _______________________________________
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from service by customer type? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from service: (Total for all customer types: 100%) At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households) _______________________________________
Business customers _______________________________________
Public sector _______________________________________
Other (please specify) _______________________________________
2 years after the end of the project, in %:
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5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %: _______________________________________
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from organisational innovation by customer type? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from organisational innovation: (Total for all customer types: 100%) At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households) _______________________________________
Business customers _______________________________________
Public sector _______________________________________
Other (please specify) _______________________________________
2 years after the end of the project, in %:
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5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %: _______________________________________
What economic benefit will your innovation generate for business customers? (Please tick all that apply)
Increased sales of goods or services
Cost savings
Reduced purchase costs for supplies
Reduced energy consumption
Reduced cost of compliance (e.g. expenditure on CO2 permits)
Reduced capital expenditure needs (e.g. production site, machinery)
Reduced payroll expenditure
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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What economic benefit will your innovation generate for household customers? (Please tick all that apply)
Better satisfaction of consumption needs
Cost savings relative to alternative products
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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26. What are the existing products (goods or services) that your innovation will compete with? Please briefly describe:
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27. What is the likely value of sales of competing products displaced as a result of the take-up of your innovation (as a share of the total sales generated)? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". Expected loss of sales in competing products (in percentage of sales generated by your innovation):
At project end ____________________________________________
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2 years after end of project ____________________________________________
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5 years after end of project (if applicable)
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Comment (where relevant) ____________________________________________
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28. What are the existing products (goods or services) that complement your innovation? Please briefly describe:
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29. What likely impact will the outcomes of your innovation project have on the sales of complementing products? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". Please provide a broad estimation of the expected increase of sales of complementing goods and services as an effect of the introduction of your innovation (using the sales generated as a benchmark - e.g. a 50% increase would mean the additional sales of complementing products would have a value of 50% of your sales). Expected increase in sales of complementing products (in percentage of sales generated by your innovation):
At project end ____________________________________________
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2 years after end of project ____________________________________________
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5 years after end of project (if applicable)
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Comment (where relevant) ____________________________________________
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Are you planning to relocate significant parts of your business activities within the next 2 years? Please consider only business activities that are connected to your CIP innovation project. For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
No
Yes, within my country
Yes, to other countries within the European Union
Yes, to CIP members which are not members of the European Union
Yes, to third countries
Don't know
Production costs include all variable expenses that are directly related to the production of the good or delivery of the service from your innovation project. Note that they do not include prior
capital expenditure (plants, machinery) or related depreciation and amortisation; interests; and, tax.
30. What will be the approximate level of production costs for your innovative good or service (at full-scale production)? Please provide an estimated breakdown of production costs (in euro) for every 100 euros of revenue. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". Estimated breakdown of production costs (total = €100):
Supplies (materials, parts, services) ___________________________________________
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Labour cost (wages and benefits) ___________________________________________
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Overhead of the business allocable to production (management, logistics, inspections etc)
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Gross profit (i.e. total revenue minus above costs)
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From which regions do you currently procure your supplies, and how is this likely to change as a result of the eco-innovation introduced? Please provide an approximate breakdown in percentages. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here. (Total for each category: 100%)
31. Before project starts (baseline, %):
Your region ____________________________________________
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Your country ____________________________________________
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Other EU Member States ____________________________________________
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CIP members that are not members of the EU
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Third countries ____________________________________________
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2 years after project end (%):
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What is the estimated weight of SMEs amongst your suppliers and how is this likely to change? Please provide an approximate breakdown in percentages. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here. (Total for each category: 100%)
32. Before project starts (baseline, %):
Your region ____________________________________________
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Your country ____________________________________________
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Other EU Member States ____________________________________________
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CIP members that are not members of the EU
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Third countries ____________________________________________
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2 years after project end (%):
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The aim of this section is to establish the prior level of experience of your organisation with innovation activities.
33. What kind of innovation activities did your organisation undertake at the time you applied for the CIP eco-innovation grant? (Please tick all relevant activities in the list below)
Our business model was
fundamentally based on this
activity
It was an important aspect of our operations
We did not regularly
undertake this activity
In-house research and development [Creative work undertaken within your organisation to increase the stock of knowledge for developing new and improved products and processes (include software development in-house that meets this requirement)]
External research and development [Same activities as in-house research and development, but performed by external actors (including other businesses or subsidiaries within your group)]
Acquisition of equipment [Acquisition of machinery, laboratory equipment, or other equipment to support innovation]
Acquisition of external knowledge [Purchase or licensing of patents and non-patented inventions, know-how, and other types of knowledge from other businesses, institutes etc]
Training for innovative activities [Internal
or external training for your personnel specifically for the development and/or introduction of new or significantly improved products and processes]
Market introduction of innovations
[Activities for the market introduction of your new or significantly improved goods and services (e.g. verification / certification costs), including market research and product launch advertising]
Other [Other activities to implement new or significantly improved products and processes, such as feasibility studies, testing of demonstrators, routine software development, tooling up, industrial engineering etc - please specify below]
Please specify these other innovation activities:
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34. Which information sources did you use in the last three years for supporting your innovation activities? Please specify the degree of input provided by each source below:
Very significant
input
Some input Not used Don't know
Internal - within your business or overall group
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software
Clients or customers
Competitors or other businesses in your sector
Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes
Universities or other higher education institutions
Government or public research institutes as well as Research & Technical Organisation (RTO) (public / private sector)
Conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions
Scientific journals and trade / technical publications
Professional and industry associations
Other (please specify below)
Please specify these other information sources:
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Section 4: Innovation performance of your organisation
35. Have you ever applied for public funding for this innovation or a similar innovation project apart from your current CIP eco-innovation grant?
Yes
No
Please indicate below which source(s) of public funding you applied for: (Please tick all that apply)
The EU’s Research and Development framework programme (FP6 or FP7)
The EU’s LIFE Environment programme
The EU’s Eureka Eurostars programme (for SMEs active in R&D)
A national R&D programme in your country
A local or regional R&D programme in your country
Other public financing
Please specify which national R&D programme you applied for:
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Please specify which local / regional R&D programme you applied for:
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Please specify which other source of public financing you applied for:
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Was your application for funding successful?
Yes
No
Please specify the nature of the funding received: (Please tick all that apply)
Grant (non-refundable)
Subsidised loan
Loan guarantee
Tax credit / deduction
Other (please specify below)
Don’t know
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Please specify the amount of funding received: (€)
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Section 5: Drivers for stimulating your innovation project
The aim of this section is to better understand your motivation to undertake innovation activities (including the wider framework conditions in which the innovation was developed).
36. What were the main driving forces stimulating your current eco-innovation project? (Please tick all that apply)
Regulatory / fiscal push / pull effect
Market demand
Technological capacity and knowledge transfer
Availability of private sector finance
Competitive advantage
Corporate social and environmental responsibility
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Regulatory / fiscal push / pull effect', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Clear government policies that stimulate/reward eco-innovation
Existing environmental regulation or taxes
Future environmental regulation or taxes
Availability of grant funding to undertake environmental innovation and research and development activities
The grant from CIP eco-innovation
Loan guarantees for innovative product development (for example, if company has insufficient assets to make a commercial loan possible)
Availability of tax relief on research and development activities
Opportunity for a new product or process to benefit from favourable tax benefits (e.g. faster depreciation under an Enhanced Capital Allowance)
If you selected 'Market demand', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Public sector demand for more eco-innovative and efficient products
Private sector demand for more eco-innovative and efficient products
Supply chain pressure to offer more eco-innovative products (for example, to supply a product by a certain future date)
If you selected 'Technological capacity and knowledge transfer', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Strategic / thought leadership in technology area
Creation of future knowledge stocks / options (i.e. from Blue skies research)
Contact with knowledge holders
Integrating innovative activity with suppliers
Involvement in public sector programmes promoting access to and transfer of new technologies / knowledge (e.g. from academia)
If you selected 'Availability of private sector finance', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Equity financing for R&D / pilot projects
Loan / debt financing for R&D / pilot projects (on commercial terms)
If you selected 'Competitive advantage', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Operational advantages and cost savings from innovating
To achieve a product certification / accreditation
To maintain competitive advantage in existing markets with competitors (i.e. by responding to competitor innovative activity)
Increase market share in existing markets
Enter new markets
Replace outdated products with eco-innovative model
Opportunity to generate new sales from commercialisation of innovation
If you selected 'Corporate social and environmental responsibility', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
To enhance organisation’s environmental performance, to reduce the environmental burden
To improve organisation’s reputation amongst stakeholders (i.e. clients, investors etc)
Health and safety benefits to workforce
To enhance worker satisfaction
To help achieve a voluntary code or agreement for environmental good practice within your sector
To help drive uptake of EMAS or similar environmental management system across our sector
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 6: Barriers related to the introduction of your innovation project to the market
The aim of this section is to understand what internal and external barriers would have prevented or restricted the project in the absence of funding.
37. Which barriers were restricting or limiting your project at the time you applied to EACI for funding? The following requires you to consider 7 generic barriers. Each barrier has been further subdivided into a series of causes of the barrier (these will pop up only if you have selected the corresponding main barrier). Please select a maximum of 5 important (main) barriers.
Regulatory / fiscal issues
Customer / end user / market issues
Technical issues
Manufacturing
Financial
Management capabilities
Legal issues
Other
If you selected 'Regulatory / fiscal issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Uncertainty over future direction of environmental policy / regulations
Established product / process standards do not easily allow for our innovation to be adopted
If you selected 'Customer / end user / market issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Customers are put off by our limited or no sales track record
Our innovative product/process price is higher than incumbent products/processes
Customers are uncertain about our product’s environmental performance
Customers are uncertain as to how suitable our process/product is to their operations (i.e. fitness for use; risks to production, etc.)
Customers are highly risk averse and prefer to buy market proven products/processes
Customers have yet to employ whole life costing which would demonstrate the savings from our process/product
Customer uncertainty over future costs of raw materials / waste products etc.
Customers lack the staff/skills to manage additional investment in eco-innovative process
If you selected 'Technical issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Inability to demonstrate the performance of our technology in real world operational conditions
Over-engineered solution that requires significant value engineering before it can be adopted / replicated
If you selected 'Manufacturing', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Cost of tooling / production scale to commercialise innovation
Risks of outsourcing of manufacturing (e.g. to China)
If you selected 'Financial', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Inability to scale technology beyond prototype stage due to cost of scale up
Inability to secure venture capital investment as a result of your organisation rejecting a fund’s terms and conditions
Inability to secure venture capital / private equity investment as a result of your value proposition (company/project) being rejected by a fund
Inability to raise bank debt
Limited public sector financing of support for commercialisation
If you selected 'Management capabilities', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Lack of management capability in bringing new products / services to market
Limited contacts with end users in target market
If you selected 'Legal issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
IPR issues (e.g. patent protection, costs, challenges)
Other legal issues (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other legal issues', please specify:
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If you selected 'Other', please specify the other barriers that were restricting or limiting your innovation project at the time you applied to EACI for funding:
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Section 6: Barriers related to the introduction of your innovation project to the market
38. At the present time, has the importance of any existing barrier changed?
Has become more important
Importance has remained the same
Has become less important
Regulatory / fiscal issues
Customer / end user / market issues
Technical issues
Manufacturing
Financial
Management capabilities
Legal issues
Other (as specified in Q40 above)
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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39. Have any new barriers emerged?
Yes
No
Please briefly describe these new barriers:
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40. Are any changes required in its operating context to improve the economic viability of your project? Operating context:
Requires very significant changes
Requires significant changes
Does not require changes
Changes in regulation and government policy
Changes in access to finance
Changes in raw material prices
Changes in energy prices
Other (please specify below)
Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in regulation and government policy would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in access to finance would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in raw material prices would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in energy prices would be?
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If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 7: Background information
41. How is your organisation best described?
Private company
Publicly owned company
Academic or research institute (public)
Industry interest group / chamber of commerce
Public authority / public body
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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42. In which country is your organisation registered? Please select from the dropdown list below:
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (FYROM)
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
43. At the time of your application to the CIP eco-innovation call, how long had your organisation been in operation?
Less than 2 years
2 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
11 to 25 years
More than 25 years
44. What is the main business focus of your organisation in connection with innovation?
Mainly user / implementer of eco-innovation
Mainly supplier of eco-innovation services
Facilitator of innovation / networks
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Mainly user of eco-innovation', please specify:
Producer / manufacturer
Service provider
If you selected 'Mainly supplier of eco-innovation services', please specify:
Technology developer
Eco-innovation consultancy
Research & Technical Organisation (RTO)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 7: Background information
In case your company is part of a larger holding, please answer this and subsequent questions only for the business entity that filed the application for the CIP eco-innovation call.
Which sector does your organisation primarily operate in? (Please tick all that apply)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Environmental services (please specify below)
Construction
Wholesale and retail trade
Transporting and storage
Accommodation and food service (catering)
Information and communication services
Financial and insurance activities
Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities incl. engineering
Healthcare
Administrative and support service activities
Education
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Environmental services' above, please specify further the sub-sector(s) of operation:
Water supply
Waste water treatment
Remediation & clean up of soil & groundwater
Solid waste management & recycling
Recycled materials
Air pollution control
Noise & vibration control
Nature protection
Private environmental management
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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How many partners (including your organisation) participate in your project consortium?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
For this and subsequent questions, please contact the project partners if this data is not already available and request the relevant information from them. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know". What is the level of operations of the individual project partners? Please provide the following information for your organisation and your consortium partners:
Annual turnover in €’000, latest available at the time of the application:
Coordinator _______________________________________
Partner 1 _______________________________________
Partner 2 _______________________________________
Partner 3 _______________________________________
Partner 4 _______________________________________
Partner 5 _______________________________________
Partner 6 _______________________________________
Partner 7 _______________________________________
Partner 8 _______________________________________
Partner 9 _______________________________________
Headcount, latest available at the time of the application (in full-time equivalent/ FTE):
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Geographical scope of operations: (Please tick all that apply) For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
National EU CIP members outside the EU
Global
Coordinator
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9
Business focus of project partners: (Please tick all that apply)
Producer / manufacturer
Service provider
Technology developer
Eco-innovation
consultancy
Research & Technical
Organisation (RTO)
Facilitator of innovation /
networks
Other (please specify below)
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 1):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 2):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 3):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 4):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 5):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 6):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 7):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 8):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 9):
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Role of project partners: (Please tick all that apply)
Applied research
Product development /
technology transfer
Verification and
demonstration activities
Commercialisation
Production / manufacturing
Project coordination
activities
Other (please specify below)
Coordinator
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Coordinator):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 1):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 2):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 3):
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