I have investigated the following issues
- what is peculiar in the development of environmental innovations (as respect to other innovations) and how to address such a complexity;
- how firms can support the greening of their value chains, considering production activities are currently highly fragmented & internationally dispersed;
- (more recently I got interested in) how new 4.0 technologies can support reduce the environmental footprint of firms.
Relevant Publications on Developing Environmental Innovations
- Carmine S., De Marchi V (2022) Reviewing Paradox Theory in Corporate Sustainability. Toward a Systems Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, in press
- Alonso-Martinez, D., De Marchi, V., & Di Maria, E. (2021). The sustainability performances of sustainable business models. Journal of Cleaner Production, 323, 129145.
- Di Maria, E. & De Marchi, V. & Spraul, K. (2019). Who benefits from university–industry collaboration for environmental sustainability?. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20(6).1022-1041. .
- Albort-Morant G., De Marchi, V. Leal-Rodriguez A.L., (2018). Absorptive capacity and relationship learning mechanisms as complementary drivers of green innovation performance, Journal of Knowledge Management
- Cainelli G., De Marchi V., Grandinetti R. (2015) Does the development of environmental innovation require different resources? Evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms, Journal of Cleaner Production
- De Marchi V., Grandinetti R. (2013) “Knowledge strategies for environmental innovations: the case of Italian manufacturing firms“, Journal of Knowledge Management, 17(4): 569-582
- De Marchi V. (2012), “Environmental innovation and R&D cooperation: Empirical evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms“, Research Policy, 41(3), 614-623
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Galeazzo A. (2019) Modelli di business nelle imprese ad alto tasso di sostenibilità: un focus sulle B Corp e Società Benefit in Italia. Economia e società regionale, XXXVII(2): 85-95.
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Spraul K. (2018). Collaborazioni università-impresa: i risultati sul fronte dell’eco-innovazione, Economia e Società Regionale, XXXVI (3)
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V., Di Maria E., (2015) “Eco-innovazione, relazioni di fornitura e implicazioni per la comunicazione nelle piccole imprese: un focus sulla moda italiana“, Mercati e Competitività, 4: 87-104.
Relevant Publications on Sustainability, internationalisation and local development
- Hofstetter, J.S., De Marchi, V., Sarkis, J. et al. (2021) From Sustainable Global Value Chains to Circular Economy—Different Silos, Different Perspectives, but Many Opportunities to Build Bridges. Econ.Sust.1, 21–47.
- Alonso-Martinez D., De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2020) Which country characteristics support corporate social performance? Sustainable Development
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E., (2019), Environmental Upgrading and Suppliers’ Agency in the Leather Global Value Chain. SUSTAINABILITY, 11 (23)
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Khrishnan A., Ponte S. (2019) “Environmental Upgrading in Global Value Chains” In Gereffi G., Raj-Reichert G., Ponte S. (Eds.), Research Handbook of Global Value Chains. Edward Elgar
- Golini, R., De Marchi, V., Boffelli, A., & Kalchschmidt, M. (2018). Which governance structures drive economic, environmental, and social upgrading? A quantitative analysis in the assembly industries. International Journal of Production Economics, 203, 13-23.
- Bettiol M., De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2018) Social Entrepreneurship and Upgrading in Emerging Economies: The Indian Case of Industree and Its Brand Mother Earth. In: Leal-Millan A., Peris-Ortiz M., Leal-Rodríguez A. (eds) Sustainability in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham
- Antonietti, R., De Marchi, V., & Di Maria, E. (2017). Governing offshoring in a stringent environmental policy setting: Evidence from Italian manufacturing firms. Journal of Cleaner Production. 155(2): 103-113
- Chiarversio M., De Marchi, V., Di Maria E., (2015) Environmental innovations and internationalization: theory and practice. Business, Strategy & the Environment, 24: 790-801. DOI: 10.1002/bse.1846
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Ponte S. (2013) The Greening of Global Value Chains: Insights from the Furniture Industry, Competition & Change, 17(4):299-318
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E., Micelli S., (2013) “Environmental Strategies, Upgrading and Competitive Advantage in Global Value Chains”, Business Strategy & the Environment, 22(1):62-72.
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2014), “Sostenibilità ambientale, reti locali e catene globali“, Economia e Società Regionale, 2: 78-87.
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V. (2011), “Sostenibilità, competitività e lavoro: un percorso possible per il Nord-Est?“, Economia e Società Regionale, 114(3).
- 🇮🇹 De Marchi V. (2011), La domanda e l’offerta di competenze ambientali: l’esempio del Veneto, Economia e Società Regionale, 113(2).
Sustainability and industry 4.0 techs
- Di Maria, E., De Marchi, V., & Galeazzo, A. (2022). Industry 4.0 technologies and circular economy: The mediating role of supply chain integration. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31(2): 619-632.
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2020) Achieving Circular Economy Via the Adoption of Industry 4.0 Technologies: A Knowledge Management Perspective. In Knowledge Management and Industry 4.0, Springer
- De Marchi V., Di Maria E. (2019) Sustainability strategies, investments in industry 4.0 and cicular economy results, Marco Fanno Working Paper 231
Media coverage:
- 🗞 Industria e sostenibilità, quanto il 4.0 impatta sull’economia circolare, 19/1/22 – Agenda Digitale
- 🗞 🇮🇹 Sostenibilità fa rima con redditività (anche in farmacia)?, 18/11/20 – Pharma Retail
- 🗞 Global yet green? How governance influences upgrading opportunities, 28/5/19 – The business and society blog
- 🗞 🇮🇹 “Sostenibilità fa rima con redditività (anche in farmacia)?“
- 🗞 ‘Global yet green? How governance influences upgrading opportunities‘ – The Business of Society blog (2019)
- 📽 🇮🇹 Quanto ne sapete di economia circolare, 9/12/21 – ICT talks
- 📽 🇮🇹 Economia Circolare: la chiave per la ripresa economica dell’Italia? ,18/1/21 – Il Bo Live
- 📽 🇮🇹 Economia Circolare, 10/5/21 – Politica Informazione
- 📽 🇮🇹 Catene Globali del Valore e sviluppo sostenibile, 16/10/21 – MORE Festival
- 📽 🇮🇹 Innovazione ambientale e processi aziendali – Vireo@Youtube (2015)