Viktor Prokop is deputy head of the Science and Research Centre at the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic). His research interests are innovation ecosystems and (eco) innovation and its determinants. His work has been published in journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change or Journal of Cleaner Production.

Jan Stejskal is Professor of Public and Regional Economics in the Faculty of Economics and Administration at the University of Pardubice (Czech Republic). He focuses on public policies aimed at increasing the resilience, sustainability, and performance of innovation ecosystems and regional actors that cooperate. He has published in journals such as Technological Forecasting and Social Change or Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.

Jens Horbach is Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences Augsburg (Germany). He holds a PhD from Friedrich-Alexander University in Nuremberg (Germany). Prof. Horbach's current research interests focus on the empirical analysis of the determinants and effects of environmental innovations. He has published in major journals such as Research Policy or Ecological Economics.

Wolfgang Gerstlberger is Professor of Operations Management at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) since 2019. He received his PhD and habilitation in general management from Kassel University (Germany). His research interests are sustainability and digital transformation, and his work has been published in journals like the Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Policy.

Summarizes international studies on circular economy-oriented business model innovation

Assesses the effectiveness of public policies in applying the principles of sustainability

Compares the approaches of different EU countries