Date Last Updated: 24-03-2026
Business in Ireland - Sustainability Through Innovation and Technology
Sustainability is of increasing importance to enterprises, in terms of meeting environmental regulations and expectations, but also from an economic and social perspective. This release looks at the role played by enterprises in research and innovation in Ireland, the extent of digitalisation among Irish enterprises, and how enterprises are using technology to reduce their environmental impact through improvements in energy and material use.
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2019-2025
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Enterprise expenditure on Research & Development, proportion of enterprises using ICT to reduce their environmental impact, enterprises attaching high importance to increasing costs or input prices resulting from climate change, environmental innovation by enterprises, extent of digitalisation among Irish enterprises including Internet Access, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligence.
Government departments, business organisations and the general public.
Central Statistics Office
Business Statistics
Morgan O'Donnell
Statistician