CIP Eco-Innovation Initiative: E-Survey of Project Coordinators - GHK

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CIP Eco-Innovation Initiative: E-Survey of Project
Coordinators
Background
The Eco-innovation Initiative, part of the EU’s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP),
was launched in 2008 with the purpose of bridging the gap between research and the market. The Initiative,
managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI), supports projects which aim
to commercialise tested ideas for eco-friendly products or solutions and place them on the market. EU
support is made available in the form of grants.
The initiative currently has five main strands:
· Materials recycling and recycling processes;
· Sustainable building products;
· Food and drink sector;
· Water efficiency, treatment and distribution; and
· Greening business.
The current assessment
In order to determine the extent of the economic and environmental benefits that can be achieved from the
portfolio of CIP projects - and to support the preparation of future calls - EACI has commissioned an external
review of project outcomes achieved to date. The work is being led by GHK in collaboration with VITO and
UNU-MERIT.
In this context, GHK has prepared a survey for project coordinators to help us gain better insights into project
specific impacts, including market replication potential, direct commercial benefits and wider economic
impacts. The survey also contains a separate module on environmental impacts.
Inputs from project coordinators will help us to monitor and evaluate the performance of projects under the
Initiative, and to draw conclusions and recommendations concerning future European Commission
interventions in this area. Your contributions will also be instrumental in preparing the successor to the
current Eco-innovation Initiative.
Please note that all responses to this study will be treated as strictly confidential, anonymised and
aggregated. It is also important to point out that your answers will have no impact on payments or
your future eco-innovation grant prospects.
How to participate?
The survey has been split into two parts: a main questionnaire which covers general questions and focuses
on the innovation and economic impacts of the projects, and a separate short module on environmental
impacts.
It is important to note that the time you spend on answering the questionnaire (and subsequently
talking with us) will be an eligible component of project expenditure as part of your grant contract
with EACI.

To answer some questions you may need to consult your colleagues or your consortium partners. A printable
copy can be provided upon request to facilitate this information exchange. Alternatively, you can supply your
colleagues or partners with the username and password and ask them to fill in specific questions.
Timing
The survey will run from Tuesday 12 June 2012 to Friday 5 July 2012.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
Contact information
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1. Please provide the following details:
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Your position within the organisation:____________________________________________
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Email address:____________________________________________
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Telephone number:____________________________________________
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Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
The aim of this section is to better understand the nature and sectoral focus of the innovation in your
project funded from the CIP Eco-Innovation Initiative.
2. What type of innovation is introduced by your project?
Please classify your innovation project using the most appropriate headings in the following. Choose
the main category (or categories) which best represent your innovation and then answer the
questions about the specific type of innovation.
Product (New or significantly improved product with respect to its capabilities, user friendliness,
components or sub-systems that has not been previously used in a particular sector)
Process (New or significantly improved production process, distribution method, or support activity
that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector)
Service (New or significantly improved service with respect to its capabilities, user friendliness,
components or sub-systems that has not been previously used in a business or a particular sector)
Organisational innovation (A new organisational method in business practices (including knowledge
management), workplace organisation or external relations that has not been previously used in a
business or a particular sector)
Please provide a concise description of the innovation:

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What type of process has been introduced?
Methods of manufacturing or producing goods or services
Logistics, delivery or distribution methods
Supporting activities for processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing,
accounting, or computing
How can the innovation be classified?
New business practices for organising procedures (i.e. supply chain management, business
re-engineering, knowledge management, lean production, quality management, process management,
environmental management, etc)
New methods of organising work responsibilities and decision making (i.e. first use of a new system of
employee responsibilities, team work, decentralisation, integration or disintegration of departments,
education / training systems, etc)
New methods of organising external relations with other firms or public institutions (i.e. first use of
alliances, partnerships, outsourcing or sub-contracting, etc)
Which is the most important innovation category in your project?
Product
Process
Service
Organisational innovation
Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
3. Were you the initiator of your current CIP eco-innovation project (i.e. developed the concept
and established the consortium)?
Yes
No
Please specify which consortium partner was the initiator:
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4. What is the nature of your input into the project? (Please tick all that apply)
Applied research
Product development
Verification and demonstration activities
Commercialisation
Production / manufacturing
Project coordination activities
Other (please specify below)

If you selected ‘Other’, please specify:
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5. How and where is your innovation planned to be utilised? (Please tick all that apply)
Used internally in our organisation (own use)
Used among other partners in the CIP project consortium
Solution sold directly to other users
Solution licensed (for further dissemination)
Disseminated at no cost to other users
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
6. Is the innovation in your project...?
New to the world
New to your sector
New to the geographical market into which you are supplying products
New to your company / organisation
Don't know
7. How would you classify the innovation in your project in terms of its novelty?
Incremental improvement
Substantial modification to existing technologies / products
Radical novelty
Don't know
8. How would you classify the innovation in your project in terms of its impact on existing
business models and supply chains?
The innovation sustains existing supply chain links and business models
The innovation significantly modifies supply chain links and business models
The innovation completely disrupts / replaces supply chain links and business models
Don't know
“Best Available Technique” (BAT) means the most effective and advanced stage - in achieving a high level of
protection of the environment - in the development of an activity or its method of operation, available for deployment at
full scale under economically and technically viable conditions.
The application of Best Available Techniques (BAT) is the central requirement of the IPPC Directive: the policy objective
is to stimulate the diffusion of state-of-the-art environmental technologies across industry.

What is the probability that your innovation will become Best Available Technology
(according to the reference documents available at http://eippcb.jrc.es/reference)?
High probability
Some probability
Zero probability / Not interested
Not applicable (type or purpose is not covered by BAT-based permits)
Don't know
Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised product (available for users without
major modifications)?
Standardised product
Non-standardised product (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised process (available for users without
major modifications)?
Standardised process
Non-standardised process (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Is the planned outcome of your project a standardised service (available for users without
major modifications)?
Standardised service
Non-standardised service (requiring significant customisation to user’s needs)
Don't know
Section 1: Your current CIP eco-innovation project
9. Who was the originator of the innovation in your project?
We were the initial and primary developer of this innovation
We were one of several initial developers of this innovation
We have modified the innovation from another prior concept
The innovation was developed by one of the consortium partners
The innovation was developed by an organisation outside the consortium
Don't know
Please specify which organisation developed the innovation:
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How did you obtain the knowledge for this innovation project?
Bought from the developer
Licensing agreement
Future revenue sharing agreement established
Other mechanism (please specify below)
Don't know
If you selected 'Other mechanism', please specify:

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10. Is the innovation based on distinct European knowledge (i.e. is it based on R&D done
exclusively in the EU or CIP countries)?
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
Yes, it is based on unique European knowledge
No, the knowledge is not uniquely European
Don't know
Did you apply for a patent for your innovation before it was funded by EACI?
Yes
Not yet but will apply during the project
No
Not applicable for this project
Please specify the territory / country / countries to which the application was made:
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Please specify the territory / country / countries in which your innovation will be patented:
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Did you receive a patent for the innovation?
Yes
Patent application is pending
No
Please specify the territory / country / countries in which your innovation is now patented:
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11. Did you or your consortium partners make any additional investments in relation to the
innovation (not included in the original project budget)?
Yes
No
What was the estimated total additional investment of all partners in relation to your
innovation project up to now?
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12. Have costs been incurred by any other party outside the project consortium (apart from
eventual match funding)?
Yes
No
Description of other party / parties (name, nature of involvement in project, tasks
undertaken):
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Type(s) of costs incurred by the other party / parties:
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Please estimate the total costs incurred by the other party / parties:
(€)
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Section 2: Market replication potential
The aim of this section is to better understand the impacts of the innovation’s introduction, the
replication factor of the innovation outside the consortiums business (i.e. other actors using the new
knowledge to develop their own products, processes or business model), and how the market will
use the innovation over time.
13. What will be the market-readiness of your innovation by the end of the project?
Model or prototype demonstrated in an operational or relevant industrial or commercial environment
Actual system completed and qualified through test and demonstration, early commercialisation has
started
Actual system proven through successful implementation / customer satisfaction, the innovation is ready
to be disseminated on a large scale
Other (please specify below)
Don't know
If you selected 'Other', please specify:

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14. Do you think the knowledge content of your innovation can be easily copied or further
developed by others?
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
Yes No Don't know
By producers / providers within the
EU
By producers / providers outside
the EU but in other CIP countries
By producers / providers in third
countries
15. Do you expect the knowledge content of your innovation to be copied by others?
Yes
No
Don't know
Section 2: Market replication potential
16. How do you intend to protect your innovation?
Patent it
Copyright it
We do not intend to legally protect it
Other (please specify below)
Not applicable (protection is not possible)
How many patent applications are planned?
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Please specify the territory / country / countries to which the application is planned to be
made:
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If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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What are the reasons for not applying for legal protection for your innovation? (Please tick all
that apply)
The scale of our presence in the market is sufficient

We believe that we can achieve rapid market penetration
We intend to use the innovation as a marketing tool
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Which organisation will commercialise (sell) the outcomes of your innovation project?
(Please tick all that apply)
Our own organisation
Other consortium partners
New business venture (e.g. a special purpose vehicle for project build)
Future customer outside the current consortium (enterprise, licensee or purchaser of solution)
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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17. Do you have a business plan for this innovation?
Yes, completed and approved
Yes, in development
No, but will be part of the project
No, not planned
18. Do you have a financing plan for this innovation?
Yes, completed and approved
Yes, in development
No, but will be part of the project
No, not planned
Section 2: Market replication potential
19. Has your innovation project already induced further investment (beyond the match funding
required by EACI) in your organisation (e.g. for new production capacity, new staff)?
Yes
No
Planned before the end of the project
Planned within 2 years after the end of the project
Not relevant
Don't know

What was the total value of the investment?
(€)
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Were any new employees hired in relation to the investment?
Yes
No
How many new employees were hired in relation to the investment?
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What is your planned investment in commercialisation activities (i.e. support to initiate and /
or scale up sales)?
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What is the level of external financing required (if any)?
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To what extent is financing secured for this activity?
Already secured
Highly probable to be secured
Likely to be secured
Uncertain whether it will be secured
Don't know
When will commercialisation activities start?
Activities have already started
We anticipate they will start by the end of the project
We anticipate they will start immediately after the project ends
We anticipate they will start within 2 years from the end of the project
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:

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Section 3: Economic impacts
The aim of this section is to better understand the economic impacts that apply, both in terms of the
income and cost savings to the project partners and the wider market impacts.
Cost savings and income to project partners
20. Does your consortium expect commercial benefits from the results of your innovation
project? (Please tick all that apply)
Your organisation Project partners
Yes, from the direct use of the
innovation in own business
Yes, from sale / licensing of the
intellectual property (IP)
No, only reimbursement for our /
their participation in the project
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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21. Has your organisation and other project partners already experienced commercial benefits?
Yes No
Your organisation
Project partners
Please specify which of the following commercial benefits have been experienced: (Please
tick all that apply)
Your organisation Project partners
Expressions of interest
Confirmation of potential for sales
or licensing
Forward agreements signed
(Initial) sales
Efficiency / productivity gains (cost
savings)
Improved supply chain / market
relationships
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 3: Economic impacts

Cost savings and income to project partners
What will be the estimated total costs savings in euro for the project consortium (as well as the initial
baseline costs)?
Please estimate total cost savings for the expected / actual output level in the individual time periods below. If
you don’t know the figures for your partners please contact them. If an estimation is not possible, please
indicate "Don't know".
Until end of project:
Total cost savings (€)
Per unit of output (€)
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2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
Please estimate the proportion of total cost savings that will be achieved in business units located
within the EU (in percentages).
% of total cost savings achieved in business units located within the EU:
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How will the estimated cost savings be used?
Please provide a rough percentage estimate for how the gains from cost savings will be allocated to
stakeholders.
Percentage of cost savings by stakeholder type (all stakeholders: 100%)
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Will the innovation resulting from the project be the basis for an entirely new product (good
or service) or will it be used to enhance existing products?
The innovation will be the basis The innovation will be the basis
Product
for an entirely new...:
for an enhanced existing...:
Process
Service
Organisational innovation
Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
What revenue will the project generate for the consortium?
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of revenue for the below points in time (in €). If possible
please try to provide ‘net sales’ figures, i.e. revenue minus refunds, reductions and discounts. Please also
try to estimate the share of sales from customers within the EU and from customers within non-EU CIP
countries (for a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here).
If a particular estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial value at start of project:
Sales of new products / services / _______________________________________
processes / organisational model
Of which: Within the EU
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Of which: Within non-EU CIP countries _______________________________________
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/ services / processes / organisational
model
Of which: Within the EU
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Of which: Within non-EU CIP countries _______________________________________
Revenue from selling the IP
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Of which: Within the EU
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Revenue from licensing the IP _______________________________________
Of which: Within the EU
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Of which: Within non-EU CIP countries _______________________________________
Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:

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Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
Please also estimate the share of sales from SMEs (in percentages). If an estimation is not possible, please
indicate "Don't know".
Until end of project:
Sales of new products / services /
processes / organisational model
Sales of existing but enhanced
products / services / processes /
organisational model
Revenue from selling the IP
Revenue from licensing the IP
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2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Given cost savings and / or expected revenues, what is the estimated payback time on the
total capital invested in relation to this innovation?
If including the CIP eco-innovation
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Section 3: Economic impacts

Cost savings and income to project partners
What is the estimated number of jobs created in the project consortium, attributable to the
innovation?
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created for the below categories. If an estimation is not
possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
Please provide estimates of how many of the above jobs have been / will be created within the EU
countries? For a list of EU Member States, please click here.
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created within the EU countries for the below
categories. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):

Please provide estimates of how many of the above jobs have been / will be created within CIP
countries which are not members of the EU? For a list of non-EU CIP member countries, please click
here.
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs created within CIP countries which are not members of
the EU for the below categories. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
Will the additional revenue compensate for losses in revenues incurred in other parts of the
business?
Yes, it will cover more than 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
Yes, it will cover around 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
Yes, but it will cover less than 100% of revenues lost in other parts of the business
No
Don't know
What is the share of new revenues that compensate for the revenues lost in other parts of the
business? (e.g. 80% of new revenues cover losses incurred etc)
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What is the approximate share of lost revenues it will compensate (in percentage)?
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded as result of the additional revenue?
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded for the below points in time. If an
estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded in the EU countries as result of the additional
revenue? For a list of EU Member States, please click here.
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded in the EU countries for the below points in
time. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):

If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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How many jobs are expected to be safeguarded in CIP countries which are not members of the EU as
result of the additional revenue? For a list of non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
Please provide a baseline figure and estimates of jobs safeguarded in CIP countries which are not members
of the EU for the below points in time. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Initial number at start of project:
Full-time (> 30 hours a week)
Part-time (< 30 hours a week)
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Until end of project:
2 years after end of project:
5 years after end of project (if applicable):
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Cost savings and income to project partners
22. To what extent did the eco-innovation project provide the following non-monetary benefits to
your organisation?
Applies fully Applies partly Does not apply Too early to
assess
It improved our capacity to generate
new IP
It improved our capacity to engage in
knowledge transfer with research
institutes
It improved our capacity to secure IP
protection for other innovations

It improved our ability to test and
validate processes or products
It improved our capacity to demonstrate
future eco-innovations
It improved our capacity to sell to
domestic markets
It improved our capacity to sell to other
EU countries
It improved our capacity to export to
third countries
It improved our access to finance
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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23. What would have happened to your project in the absence of funding from EACI? (Please tick
the most likely outcome)
Scale of the project:
The project would have been implemented unchanged
The project would have been implemented more slowly
The project would have been implemented at a lower scale
The project would not have been implemented
What would have happened to the financing of your project in the absence of funding from
EACI? (Please tick the most likely outcome)
Financing of the project:
No alternative funds would have been utilised
We would have utilised other public funding
We would have utilised additional private funding
We would have utilised both additional public and private funding
Please specify which other public funding source you would have utilised:
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Please specify the additional private funding source that you would have utilised:

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Please specify the other public funding and additional private funding source that you would
have utilised:
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What impact would the absence of funding from EACI have had on the number of partners on
your project? (Please tick the most likely outcome)
Partners on the project:
The same number of European partners would have been involved
More European partners would have been involved
Less European partners would have been involved
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
Who are the targeted users of your innovation project? (Please tick all that apply)
Individual consumers (households)
Businesses
Public sector
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify below:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
What is the profile of a typical individual / household customer of your innovation?
Location:
In your country
In other EU Member States or CIP countries
In a third country

Main reason(s) for using your innovation product: (Please tick all that apply)
To live in a more environmentally friendly way
To satisfy consumption needs
To save costs
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer
Any additional key characteristic(s) of the customer:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
What is the profile of a typical business customer of your innovation?
Size class:
Large enterprise
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Micro enterprise
Size class not relevant
Geographical level of operations:
National - in your country
National - in another EU Member State or CIP country
National - in a third country
Multinational
Main sector of operations:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply
Environmental services (please specify further below)
Construction

Wholesale and retail trade
Transporting and storage
Accommodation and food service (catering)
Information and communication services
Financial and insurance activities
Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities incl. engineering
Healthcare
Administrative and support service activities
Education
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Environmental services' above, please specify further the main area of
operations of your typical business customer:
Water supply
Waste water treatment
Remediation & clean up of soil & groundwater
Solid waste management & recycling
Recycled materials
Air pollution control
Noise & vibration control
Nature protection
Private environmental management
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Main reason(s) for using your innovation: (Please tick all that apply)
To be voluntarily more environmentally friendly (corporate social responsibility)
To gain competitive advantage
To comply with regulations
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Relationship to you or your consortium partners:
New client
Existing client
Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer

Any additional key characteristic(s) of the business customer:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
What is the profile of a typical public sector customer of your innovation?
Type of user:
Government authority
Public body / agency
Research or academic institute
Publicly owned enterprise
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Geographical scope:
Supranational
National
Local
Main reason(s) for using your innovation: (Please tick all that apply)
To be more environmentally friendly
To satisfy a public need
To save costs
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Relationship to you or your consortium partners:

New client
Existing client
Likely recurrence of customer:
Recurring customer (repeat business)
One-off customer
Any additional key characteristic(s) of the public sector customer:
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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
24. What effect will your innovation project have on the overall market share of the project
consortium?
It will very significantly increase our market share
It will somewhat increase our market share
It will help maintain our market share
It will not have any effect on our market share
Not applicable
Don't know
Do you plan to access new markets with the innovation? (Please tick all that apply)
Yes, other geographical markets
Yes, other sector(s) (horizontal diversification)
Yes, other types of clients / other segments of the supply chain (vertical diversification)
No
Please specify which geographical markets:
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Please specify which sector(s):
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Please specify what types of clients or segments:
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What is the estimated share of revenues that will originate from customers in new markets?

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Section 3: Economic impacts
Profile of the expected users / customers of the product
25. What will be the estimated average unit price of your innovation product?
(€ per unit)
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Please also specify the unit to which the price relates (e.g. 1 system implementation, 1 litre of
paint, 1 kg of waste material, 100 m2 of tiles, etc.):
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Expected market impact
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales by the different outcomes of your
innovation project? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales: (Total for all customer types: 100%)
At project end, in %:
Product
Process
Service
Organisational model
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2 years after the end of the project, in %:
5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %:

What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from product by customer type? If an
estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from product: (Total for all customer types:
100%)
At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households)
Business customers
Public sector
Other (please specify)
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What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from process by customer type? If an
estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from process: (Total for all customer types:
100%)
At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households)
Business customers
Public sector
Other (please specify)
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2 years after the end of the project, in %:
5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %:
What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from service by customer type? If an
estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from service: (Total for all customer types:
100%)
At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households)
Business customers
Public sector
Other (please specify)
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2 years after the end of the project, in %:
5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %:

What will be the expected percentage breakdown of your sales from organisational innovation by
customer type? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Expected percentage breakdown of sales by customer type - from organisational innovation: (Total for all
customer types: 100%)
At project end, in %:
Individual consumers (households)
Business customers
Public sector
Other (please specify)
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2 years after the end of the project, in %:
5 years after the end of the project (if applicable), in %:
What economic benefit will your innovation generate for business customers? (Please tick all
that apply)
Increased sales of goods or services
Cost savings
Reduced purchase costs for supplies
Reduced energy consumption
Reduced cost of compliance (e.g. expenditure on CO2 permits)
Reduced capital expenditure needs (e.g. production site, machinery)
Reduced payroll expenditure
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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What economic benefit will your innovation generate for household customers? (Please tick
all that apply)
Better satisfaction of consumption needs
Cost savings relative to alternative products
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:

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Section 3: Economic impacts
Expected market impact
26. What are the existing products (goods or services) that your innovation will compete with?
Please briefly describe:
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27. What is the likely value of sales of competing products displaced as a result of the take-up of
your innovation (as a share of the total sales generated)? If an estimation is not possible, please
indicate "Don't know".
Expected loss of sales in competing products (in percentage of sales generated by your
innovation):
At project end____________________________________________
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2 years after end of project____________________________________________
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5 years after end of project (if
applicable) ____________________________________________
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Comment (where relevant)____________________________________________
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28. What are the existing products (goods or services) that complement your innovation? Please
briefly describe:
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29. What likely impact will the outcomes of your innovation project have on the sales of
complementing products? If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
Please provide a broad estimation of the expected increase of sales of complementing goods and
services as an effect of the introduction of your innovation (using the sales generated as a
benchmark - e.g. a 50% increase would mean the additional sales of complementing products would
have a value of 50% of your sales).
Expected increase in sales of complementing products (in percentage of sales generated by
your innovation):

At project end____________________________________________
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2 years after end of project____________________________________________
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5 years after end of project (if
applicable) ____________________________________________
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Comment (where relevant)____________________________________________
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Are you planning to relocate significant parts of your business activities within the next 2
years? Please consider only business activities that are connected to your CIP innovation project.
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
No
Yes, within my country
Yes, to other countries within the European Union
Yes, to CIP members which are not members of the European Union
Yes, to third countries
Don't know
Section 3: Economic impacts
Expected market impact
Production costs include all variable expenses that are directly related to the production of the good
or delivery of the service from your innovation project. Note that they do not include prior capital
expenditure (plants, machinery) or related depreciation and amortisation; interests; and, tax.
30. What will be the approximate level of production costs for your innovative good or service
(at full-scale production)? Please provide an estimated breakdown of production costs (in
euro) for every 100 euros of revenue. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't
know".
Estimated breakdown of production costs (total = €100):
Supplies (materials, parts, services) ___________________________________________
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Labour cost (wages and benefits) ___________________________________________
Overhead of the business allocable to
production (management, logistics,
inspections etc)
Gross profit (i.e. total revenue minus
above costs)
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From which regions do you currently procure your supplies, and how is this likely to change as a
result of the eco-innovation introduced? Please provide an approximate breakdown in percentages.
If an estimation is not possible, please indicate "Don't know".
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
31.
Before project starts (baseline, % - total 100%):

Your region ____________________________________________
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Your country
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Other EU Member States
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CIP members that are not members of ____________________________________________
the EU
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Third countries
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2 years after project end (%):
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What is the estimated weight of SMEs amongst your suppliers and how is this likely to change?
Please provide an approximate breakdown in percentages. If an estimation is not possible, please
indicate "Don't know".
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
32.
Before project starts (baseline, % - total 100%):
Your region
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Your country
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Other EU Member States
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CIP members that are not members of
the EU
Third countries
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2 years after project end (%):
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Section 4: Innovation performance of your organisation
The aim of this section is to establish the prior level of experience of your organisation with
innovation activities.
33. What kind of innovation activities did your organisation (/ your business unit) undertake at
the time you applied for the CIP eco-innovation grant? (Please tick all relevant activities in the
list below)
In-house research and development
[Creative work undertaken within your
organisation to develop new and improved
products and processes (include software
development in-house that meets this
requirement)]
External research and development [Same
activities as in-house research and
development, but performed by external
actors (including other businesses or
subsidiaries within your group)]
Our business
model was
fundamentally
based on this
activity
It was an
important aspect
of our operations
We did not
regularly
undertake this
activity

Acquisition of equipment [Acquisition of
machinery, laboratory equipment, or other
equipment to support innovation]
Acquisition of external knowledge
[Purchase or licensing of patents and
non-patented inventions, know-how, and other
types of knowledge from other businesses,
institutes etc]
Training for innovative activities [Internal
or external training for your personnel specifically
for the development and/or introduction of new or
significantly improved products and processes]
Market introduction of innovations
[Activities for the market introduction of your new
or significantly improved goods and services (e.g.
verification / certification costs), including market
research and product launch advertising]
Other [Other activities to implement new or
significantly improved products and processes,
such as feasibility studies, testing of
demonstrators, routine software development,
tooling up, industrial engineering etc - please
specify below]
Please specify these other innovation activities:
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34. Which information sources did you use in the last three years for supporting your innovation
activities?
Please specify the degree of input provided by each source below:
Very Some input
significant
Not used Don't know
input
Internal - within your business or overall group
Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or
software
Clients or customers
Competitors or other businesses in your sector
Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes
Universities or other higher education institutions
Government or public research institutes as well as
Research & Technical Organisation (RTO) (public /
private sector)
Conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions
Scientific journals and trade / technical publications
Professional and industry associations
Other (please specify below)
Please specify these other information sources:

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Section 4: Innovation performance of your organisation
35. Have you ever applied for public funding for this innovation or a similar innovation project
apart from your current CIP eco-innovation grant?
Yes
No
Please indicate below which source(s) of public funding you applied for: (Please tick all that
apply)
The EU’s Research and Development framework programme (FP6 or FP7)
The EU’s LIFE Environment programme
The EU’s Eureka Eurostars programme (for SMEs active in R&D)
A national R&D programme in your country
A local or regional R&D programme in your country
Other public financing
Please specify which national R&D programme you applied for:
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Please specify which local / regional R&D programme you applied for:
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Please specify which other source of public financing you applied for:
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Was your application for funding successful?
Yes
No
Please specify the nature of the funding received: (Please tick all that apply)
Grant (non-refundable)
Subsidised loan
Loan guarantee
Tax credit / deduction
Other (please specify below)
Don’t know
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Please specify the amount of funding received:
(€)

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Section 5: Drivers for stimulating your innovation project
The aim of this section is to better understand your motivation to undertake innovation activities
(including the wider framework conditions in which the innovation was developed).
36. What were the main driving forces stimulating your current eco-innovation project? (Please
tick all that apply)
Regulatory / fiscal push / pull effect
Market demand
Technological capacity and knowledge transfer
Availability of private sector finance
Competitive advantage
Corporate social and environmental responsibility
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Regulatory / fiscal push / pull effect', please elaborate on the specific drivers:
(Please tick all that apply)
Clear government policies that stimulate/reward eco-innovation
Existing environmental regulation or taxes
Future environmental regulation or taxes
Availability of grant funding to undertake environmental innovation and research and development
activities
The grant from CIP eco-innovation
Loan guarantees for innovative product development (for example, if company has insufficient assets to
make a commercial loan possible)
Availability of tax relief on research and development activities
Opportunity for a new product or process to benefit from favourable tax benefits (e.g. faster depreciation
under an Enhanced Capital Allowance)
If you selected 'Market demand', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick all that
apply)
Public sector demand for more eco-innovative and efficient products
Private sector demand for more eco-innovative and efficient products
Supply chain pressure to offer more eco-innovative products (for example, to supply a product by a certain
future date)
If you selected 'Technological capacity and knowledge transfer', please elaborate on the
specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Strategic / thought leadership in technology area
Creation of future knowledge stocks / options (i.e. from Blue skies research)
Contact with knowledge holders
Integrating innovative activity with suppliers
Involvement in public sector programmes promoting access to and transfer of new technologies /
knowledge (e.g. from academia)
If you selected 'Availability of private sector finance', please elaborate on the specific
drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
Equity financing for R&D / pilot projects
Loan / debt financing for R&D / pilot projects (on commercial terms)
If you selected 'Competitive advantage', please elaborate on the specific drivers: (Please tick
all that apply)
Operational advantages and cost savings from innovating
To achieve a product certification / accreditation
To maintain competitive advantage in existing markets with competitors (i.e. by responding to competitor
innovative activity)

Increase market share in existing markets
Enter new markets
Replace outdated products with eco-innovative model
Opportunity to generate new sales from commercialisation of innovation
If you selected 'Corporate social and environmental responsibility', please elaborate on the
specific drivers: (Please tick all that apply)
To enhance organisation’s environmental performance, to reduce the environmental burden
To improve organisation’s reputation amongst stakeholders (i.e. clients, investors etc)
Health and safety benefits to workforce
To enhance worker satisfaction
To help achieve a voluntary code or agreement for environmental good practice within your sector
To help drive uptake of EMAS or similar environmental management system across our sector
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 6: Barriers related to the introduction of your
innovation project to the market
The aim of this section is to understand what internal and external barriers would have prevented or
restricted the project in the absence of funding.
37. Which barriers were restricting or limiting your project at the time you applied to EACI for
funding?
The following requires you to consider 7 generic barriers. Each barrier has been further subdivided
into a series of causes of the barrier (these will pop up only if you have selected the corresponding
main barrier). Please select a maximum of 5 important (main) barriers.
Regulatory / fiscal issues
Customer / end user / market issues
Technical issues
Manufacturing
Financial
Management capabilities
Legal issues
Other
If you selected 'Regulatory / fiscal issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that
apply)
Uncertainty over future direction of environmental policy / regulations
Established product / process standards do not easily allow for our innovation to be adopted
If you selected 'Customer / end user / market issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick
all that apply)
Customers are highly risk averse and prefer to buy market proven products/processes
Our innovative product/process price is higher than incumbent products/processes
Customers are uncertain about our product’s environmental performance

Customers are uncertain as to how suitable our process/product is to their operations (i.e. fitness for use;
risks to production, etc.)
Customers are put off by our limited or no sales track record
Customers have yet to employ whole life costing which would demonstrate the savings from our
process/product
Customer uncertainty over future costs of raw materials / waste products etc.
Customers lack the staff/skills to manage additional investment in eco-innovative process
If you selected 'Technical issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Inability to demonstrate the performance of our technology in real world operational conditions
Over-engineered solution that requires significant value engineering before it can be adopted / replicated
If you selected 'Manufacturing', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Cost of tooling / production scale to commercialise innovation
Risks of outsourcing of manufacturing (e.g. to China)
If you selected 'Financial', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
Inability to scale technology beyond prototype stage due to cost of scale up
Inability to secure venture capital investment as a result of your organisation rejecting a fund’s terms and
conditions
Inability to secure venture capital / private equity investment as a result of your value proposition
(company/project) being rejected by a fund
Inability to raise bank debt
Limited public sector financing of support for commercialisation
If you selected 'Management capabilities', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that
apply)
Lack of management capability in bringing new products / services to market
Limited contacts with end users in target market
If you selected 'Legal issues', please specify the causes: (Please tick all that apply)
IPR issues (e.g. patent protection, costs, challenges)
Other legal issues (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other legal issues', please specify:
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If you selected 'Other', please specify the other barriers that were restricting or limiting your
innovation project at the time you applied to EACI for funding:
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:

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Section 6: Barriers related to the introduction of your
innovation project to the market
38. At the present time, has the importance of any existing barrier changed?
Has become more Importance has Has become less
important remained the same important
Regulatory / fiscal issues
Customer / end user / market
issues
Technical issues
Manufacturing
Financial
Management capabilities
Legal issues
Other (as specified in Q40 above)
If you have any additional comments, please feel free to make them below:
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39. Have any new barriers emerged?
Yes
No
Please briefly describe these new barriers:
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40. Are any changes required in its operating context to improve the economic viability of your
project?
Operating context:
Changes in regulation and
government policy
Requires very
significant changes
Requires significant
changes
Does not require
changes

Changes in access to finance
Changes in raw material prices
Changes in energy prices
Other (please specify below)
Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in regulation and government policy
would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in access to finance would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in raw material prices would be?
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Could you please briefly elaborate what these changes in energy prices would be?
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If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 7: Background information
41. How is your organisation best described?
Private company
Publicly owned company
Academic or research institute (public)
Industry interest group / chamber of commerce
Public authority / public body
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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___________________
42. In which country is your organisation registered? Please select from the dropdown list
below:
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (FYROM)
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
43. At the time of your application to the CIP eco-innovation call, how long had your
organisation been in operation?
Less than 2 years

2 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
11 to 25 years
More than 25 years
44. What is the main business focus of your organisation in connection with innovation?
Mainly user / implementer of eco-innovation
Mainly supplier of eco-innovation services
Facilitator of innovation / networks
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Mainly user of eco-innovation', please specify:
Producer / manufacturer
Service provider
If you selected 'Mainly supplier of eco-innovation services', please specify:
Technology developer
Eco-innovation consultancy
Research & Technology Organisation (RTO)
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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Section 7: Background information
In case your company is part of a larger holding, please answer this and subsequent questions only
for the business entity that filed the application for the CIP eco-innovation call.
Which sector does your organisation primarily operate in? (Please tick all that apply)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Environmental services (please specify below)
Construction
Wholesale and retail trade
Transporting and storage
Accommodation and food service (catering)
Information and communication services
Financial and insurance activities
Real estate activities
Professional, scientific and technical activities incl. engineering
Healthcare
Administrative and support service activities
Education
Other (please specify below)
If you selected 'Environmental services' above, please specify further the sub-sector(s)
of operation: (Please tick all that apply)
Water supply
Waste water treatment
Remediation & clean up of soil & groundwater
Solid waste management & recycling
Recycled materials
Air pollution control

Noise & vibration control
Nature protection
Private environmental management
If you selected 'Other', please specify:
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How many partners (including your organisation) participate in your project consortium?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
For this and subsequent questions, please contact the project partners if this data is not already
available and request the relevant information from them. If an estimation is not possible, please indicate
"Don't know".
What is the level of operations of the individual project partners?
Please provide the following information for your organisation and your consortium partners:
Annual turnover in €’000 at the time of the application:
Coordinator
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Partner 1
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Partner 2
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Partner 3
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Partner 4
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Partner 5
_______________________________________
Partner 6
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Partner 7
_______________________________________
Partner 8
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Partner 9
_______________________________________
Headcount at the time of the application (in full-time equivalent/ FTE):
_______________________________________
Geographical scope of operations: (Please tick all that apply)
For a list of EU and non-EU CIP member countries, please click here.
National EU CIP members Global
outside the EU
Coordinator
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9

Business focus of project partners: (Please tick all that apply)
Producer / Service Technology Eco-innovatio Research &
manufacturer provider developer n consultancy Technology
Organisation
(RTO)
Facilitator of
innovation /
networks
Other (please
specify below)
Partner 1
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 1):
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 2):
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 3):
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 4):
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 5):
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 6):
________________________________________________________________________________
___________________
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 7):
________________________________________________________________________________
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 8):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 9):
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Role of project partners: (Please tick all that apply)
Applied Product Verification
research
and
development /
technology
transfer
demonstration
activities
Commercialis
ation
Production /
manufacturing
Project
coordination
activities
Other (please
specify below)
Coordinator
Partner 1

Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
Partner 9
If you selected 'Other', please specify (Coordinator):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 1):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 2):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 3):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 4):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 5):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 6):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 7):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 8):
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If you selected 'Other', please specify (Partner 9):
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Thank you very much for your time and assistance.