(2005, p. 47), there are four dimensions of
innovation: product innovation, process innovation,
marketing innovation, and organizational
innovation. This special examines the research on
green product innovation and green process
innovation. According to Ar (2012), green
innovation can be done in two ways: the results of
eco-friendly products (green product innovation);
and an environmentally friendly production process
(green process innovation).
Green product innovation is the creation of
new products by companies that consider
environmental aspects throughout the product’s life
cycle, starting from the raw materials used, the
production process, transport, at the moment of use
and up to after the product is no longer in use, so
that minimal impact to the environment is caused
(Pemayun & Suprapti, 2016). To create green
product innovation is not an easy thing, because it
requires research and development aimed at
producing a new product innovation that is
competitive, and the company should be able to
improve the productivity but also must be able to
adjust the purchasing power of the community.
Costs that should be incurred to produce the
company’s green product innovation include costs
for the exploration of the idea of innovation, the cost
to get the raw materials, the cost of the company’s
workers, the cost of safety certification to guarantee
product safety for the consumer, and so on. Thus, it
requires information that is accurate, detailed, and
relevant to the management in terms of taking the
best decision.
Green product innovation can be very
beneficial to the environment, such as by reducing
energy consumption, lowering CO2 emissions, and
enhancing biodiversity, as well as reducing pollution
(Dereli, 2015). Products are designed to minimize
environmental impacts during the life cycle of these
products, such as avoiding materials that contain
chemicals and toxins, the use of minimal resources,
and other factors. When green product innovation
created by the company succeeds in minimizing the
use of resources, then the company can create
efficiency in the allocation of its operating expenses.
The decline in operating expenses would be reduced,
so the company will generate increased profits,
which would be expected to improve the company’s
performance.
According to previous research by Ar (2012),
green product innovation has a positive effect on the
performance of the company. Such research gives
empirical evidence that regulatory policy changes
could affect the company’s green product
innovation, which then impacts on company
performance. Yu Ke (2013) provides empirical
evidence that the relationship between green product
innovation and company performance is non-linear.
The research proves that when a company wanted to
improve its performance with green product
innovation, it should begin by checking the level of
its performance in advance.
Green process innovation is the deployment of
an innovative idea for adoption into the activities of
the production process, as well as the practice of the
company carried out by noting the ecological
environment as well as the economic impact
(Qamarullah & Widowati, 2015). The use of various
technologies on green process innovation makes
firms try to reach the target of lowering pollution,
and managing waste, water and raw materials for
production efficiency.
Green process innovation aimed at reducing
environmental impact with innovation development
is currently achieved by way of adding to the
production facilities or adding some new processes
in the production process (Kucukoglu & Pinar,
2015). Green process innovation is an important
activity of the company, carried out in order to run
the activities of green innovation. Green process
innovation can be said to be successful if, in the
design of the production process, the company takes
into account the environmental aspects
appropriately. Green process innovation is a process
whereby industrial companies have concern for the
environment in the implementation of their
production, as did the energy savings, resources,
waste, as well as the impact of the resulting
ecological (Tzu et al., 2011). When the efforts of
green process innovation are run, this means the
company has to minimize energy use. If energy is
used only a little, then the company has successfully
lowered operating costs so that an increase in profits
and an increase in the company’s performance is
likely.
According to the earlier research of Ikbal Ulfah
(2012), green process innovation has a positive
effect on the company’s performance. Such research
gives empirical evidence that a green process
innovation that puts shades of “green” in the
production process positively influences an
improvement in the performance of the company.
Ching’s (2011) hypotheses on test results provide
empirical evidence that green process innovation has
no effect on the company’s performance. This is
because the resulting product does not look how
businesses companies in the processing of products
by means of green process innovation, so there is no