Green innovation practices: a case study of Vietnamese manufacturing companies

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Table 1. Methods of collecting information from respondents.

Method	Occupation	Required information
In-depth interviews, observations, recordings, notes	Chairman of the Board of Directors – General Director	Understand the definition and practice of innovation for the whole company.
	CEO	Understand the definition and practice of innovation for the whole company.
	Finance and logistics staff	Understand the definition and practice of green innovation at the relevant departments.
	Production staff	Supervising green innovation practices at the production plant.
	Quality control staff	Supervising green innovation practices at the production plant.
Observations		Determine the difference between the company’s green innovation activities in Vietnam and the results of the literature review.
Short survey		Emailing some employees of the company to collect information related to their awareness and understanding of the company’s implementation of green innovations.

Table 2. Green innovation activities of manufacturing companies.

Company	Green innovation activities
A	Improved waste treatment system
B	Sustainable agriculture reduces the waste of raw materials
C	Substitute materials with less environmental impact, reduce resource use and deforestation
D	Recycles makes use of scrap
E	Uses materials with low environmental impact, uses energy-efficient technology, requires suppliers to address environmental issues

Figure 1. Diagram of types and origins of green innovation in manufacturing companies. This diagram shows only the main objectives and mechanisms for green innovation that the companies follow. Each company incorporates different innovation processes involving different goals and mechanisms.

Figure 2. Motivation for green innovation in Vietnam enterprises.