Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in the Cocoa Industry: A Case Study in Brazil

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202502.1219.v1
• Publication Date: 2025-02-19T00:18:17Z
• Authors: Fernanda Santana ...; Érica Trica Fedato; Mayara de Oliveir...; Fernanda Salvador...

Sustainability is a challenge for contemporary society and potential source of innovation organizations. This qualitative case study analyzed, through secondary data, what innovations (product, process, organizational, marketing) are developed by Dengo Chocolates (an industry in the Brazilian cocoa sector) pursuit sustainability tripod. The results indicate that company develops four types innovation, with an emphasis on product innovation. environmental dimension more affected its innovations, to detriment economic dimension. Future studies can investigate companies socio-environmental purpose. Furthermore, it suggested additional be carried out Sustainability-Oriented Innovation small medium-sized companies, considering these constitute most commercial enterprises country.