Appendix table 27b. Environmental benefits created by innovations by industry 2012-2014, share of enterprises with innovations
Industry | Number of enter- prises |
Reduced energy use or CO2 ‘footprint’ during consump- tion |
Reduced air, water, noise or soil pollution |
Facilitated recycling of product after use |
Extended product life through
longer- lasting, more durable products |
Share of enterprises with innovations with environmental benefits, i.e. at least some environmental benefits | Environ- mental benefits obtained within the enterprise |
Environ- mental benefits obtained during the consump- tion or use of a product by the end user |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
05-09 Mining and quarrying | 14 | 26.7 | 42.1 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 83.1 | 74.7 | 42.1 |
10-12 Food products and beverages | 204 | 30.5 | 22.8 | 27.1 | 15.2 | 70.9 | 68.3 | 48.6 |
13 Textiles | 37 | 17.4 | 8.7 | 17.4 | 38.1 | 58.7 | 50.0 | 46.8 |
14 Wearing apparel | 20 | 5.1 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 26.3 | 47.5 | 42.4 | 42.4 |
15 Leather and related products | 4 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 |
16 Wood, products of wood, and cork | 126 | 41.1 | 26.9 | 45.2 | 40.1 | 67.5 | 63.4 | 61.4 |
17 Paper and paper products | 47 | 68.1 | 56.3 | 50.8 | 15.5 | 89.1 | 89.1 | 70.2 |
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 63 | 62.5 | 34.0 | 56.6 | 32.0 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 62.5 |
19-21 Chemicals and chemical products | 95 | 38.6 | 19.9 | 11.9 | 20.1 | 67.2 | 63.6 | 49.6 |
22 Rubber and plastic products | 118 | 44.7 | 31.1 | 38.5 | 50.7 | 69.1 | 64.0 | 59.8 |
23 Other non-metallic mineral products | 79 | 40.1 | 33.3 | 44.3 | 45.3 | 78.3 | 64.7 | 62.1 |
24 Basic metals | 29 | 34.3 | 26.7 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 64.3 | 58.5 | 40.0 |
25 Fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 435 | 28.5 | 25.0 | 33.7 | 34.0 | 74.1 | 70.7 | 52.5 |
26 Computer, electronic and optical products | 117 | 36.5 | 18.9 | 22.9 | 26.0 | 52.9 | 47.6 | 43.6 |
27 Electrical equipment | 100 | 57.4 | 36.2 | 41.1 | 62.1 | 76.8 | 72.2 | 68.9 |
28 Machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 314 | 48.4 | 34.7 | 27.4 | 49.0 | 71.8 | 53.0 | 68.1 |
29 Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 28 | 62.9 | 66.5 | 26.5 | 47.7 | 87.7 | 87.7 | 87.7 |
30 Other transport equipment | 25 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 38.8 | 28.5 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 76.2 |
31 Furniture | 70 | 39.3 | 25.6 | 29.4 | 52.6 | 80.5 | 72.0 | 63.5 |
32 Other manufacturing | 38 | 23.3 | 27.8 | 14.3 | 24.1 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 47.4 |
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | 73 | 28.5 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 26.1 | 33.1 | 28.2 | 28.5 |
35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 76 | 41.7 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 22.3 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 51.5 |
36 Water collection, treatment and supply | 8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
37-39 Sewerage, waste treatment | 47 | 56.3 | 49.1 | 43.7 | 31.9 | 84.8 | 84.8 | 58.4 |
46 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 705 | 33.5 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 29.3 | 54.3 | 40.5 | 46.2 |
49-52 Transportation and storage | 398 | 47.4 | 39.7 | 24.3 | 25.8 | 63.2 | 58.2 | 54.4 |
53 Postal and courier activities | 15 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.8 | 24.3 | 24.3 | 13.5 |
58 Publishing activities | 91 | 34.8 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 15.6 | 42.0 | 30.5 | 39.6 |
59 Programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities | 27 | 21.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 21.0 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 21.0 |
60 Programming and broadcasting activities | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
61 Telecommunications | 41 | 55.2 | 25.1 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 71.9 | 71.9 | 63.5 |
62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities | 446 | 30.9 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | 39.8 | 29.8 | 31.5 |
63 Information service activities | 43 | 36.7 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 20.3 | 44.7 | 36.5 | 40.7 |
64 Financial service activities | 115 | 22.7 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 43.9 | 37.8 | 26.5 |
65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding | 31 | 32.3 | 22.6 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 62.9 | 53.2 | 32.3 |
66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities | 67 | 33.1 | 23.1 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 33.1 | 31.6 | 33.1 |
71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis | 299 | 40.8 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 22.1 | 53.2 | 36.3 | 44.8 |
72 Scientific research and development | 42 | 15.7 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 22.1 | 48.1 | 43.3 | 32.4 |
73 Advertising and market research | 121 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 11.1 |
All NACE - Total | 4611 | 36.9 | 25.7 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 59.6 | 51.5 | 48.1 |
05-39 Manufacturing, total | 2165 | 39.7 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 35.6 | 70.9 | 64.8 | 56.6 |
46, 49-53, 58-66, 71-73 Services, total | 2446 | 34.4 | 22.7 | 17.2 | 19.9 | 49.5 | 39.7 | 40.6 |
Source: Innovation 2014, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Mervi Niemi 029 551 3263, Heidi Pirkola 029 551 3246, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko
Updated 2.6.2016
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