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companies have invested
in the green economy, or
intend to do so by December: 36% more than
in 2014. In terms of results, budgets, employment and environmental
performance, despite the
many problems Italy is the
European leader in some
fields of sustainable development.
competitiveness of Made
in Italy: a trend that embraces all sectors of our
economy - from the most
traditional to high tech,
from food to construction,
from manufacturing to
chemistry, from energy to
waste.
The green companies are
protagonists in exports
and innovation
In our country, the green
economy has contributed The green Italian compaand is contributing signi- nies have on the foreign
ficantly to improving the markets a significantly hi-
gher dynamic than the rest
of the Italian economy:
they are more present in
markets outside Europe,
and the 18.9% of them
do export their products
or services, compared
with 10.7% of those who
do not invest in green. In
manufacturing, this comparison is 43.4% against
25.5%. Still, green companies innovate more:
21.9% of them developed
new products or services,
compared to 9.9% of the
others. Driven by exports
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