(2005, p. 47), there are four dimensions of 
innovation: product innovation, process innovation, 
marketing innovation, and organizational 
innovation. This special examines the research on 
green product innovation and green process 
innovation. According to Ar (2012), green 
innovation can be done in two ways: the results of 
eco-friendly products (green product innovation); 
and an environmentally friendly production process 
(green process innovation).  
Green product innovation is the creation of 
new products by companies that consider 
environmental aspects throughout the product’s life 
cycle, starting from the raw materials used, the 
production process, transport, at the moment of use 
and up to after the product is no longer in use, so 
that minimal impact to the environment is caused 
(Pemayun & Suprapti, 2016). To create green 
product innovation is not an easy thing, because it 
requires research and development aimed at 
producing a new product innovation that is 
competitive, and the company should be able to 
improve the productivity but also must be able to 
adjust the purchasing power of the community. 
Costs that should be incurred to produce the 
company’s green product innovation include costs 
for the exploration of the idea of innovation, the cost 
to get the raw materials, the cost of the company’s 
workers, the cost of safety certification to guarantee 
product safety for the consumer, and so on. Thus, it 
requires information that is accurate, detailed, and 
relevant to the management in terms of taking the 
best decision. 
Green product innovation can be very 
beneficial to the environment, such as by reducing 
energy consumption, lowering CO2 emissions, and 
enhancing biodiversity, as well as reducing pollution 
(Dereli, 2015). Products are designed to minimize 
environmental impacts during the life cycle of these 
products, such as avoiding materials that contain 
chemicals and toxins, the use of minimal resources, 
and other factors. When green product innovation 
created by the company succeeds in minimizing the 
use of resources, then the company can create 
efficiency in the allocation of its operating expenses. 
The decline in operating expenses would be reduced, 
so the company will generate increased profits, 
which would be expected to improve the company’s 
performance.  
According to previous research by Ar (2012), 
green product innovation has a positive effect on the 
performance of the company. Such research gives 
empirical evidence that regulatory policy changes 
could affect the company’s green product 
innovation, which then impacts on company 
performance. Yu Ke (2013) provides empirical 
evidence that the relationship between green product 
innovation and company performance is non-linear. 
The research proves that when a company wanted to 
improve its performance with green product 
innovation, it should begin by checking the level of 
its performance in advance. 
Green process innovation is the deployment of 
an innovative idea for adoption into the activities of 
the production process, as well as the practice of the 
company carried out by noting the ecological 
environment as well as the economic impact 
(Qamarullah & Widowati, 2015). The use of various 
technologies on green process innovation makes 
firms try to reach the target of lowering pollution, 
and managing waste, water and raw materials for 
production efficiency. 
Green process innovation aimed at reducing 
environmental impact with innovation development 
is currently achieved by way of adding to the 
production facilities or adding some new processes 
in the production process (Kucukoglu & Pinar, 
2015). Green process innovation is an important 
activity of the company, carried out in order to run 
the activities of green innovation. Green process 
innovation can be said to be successful if, in the 
design of the production process, the company takes 
into account the environmental aspects 
appropriately. Green process innovation is a process 
whereby industrial companies have concern for the 
environment in the implementation of their 
production, as did the energy savings, resources, 
waste, as well as the impact of the resulting 
ecological (Tzu et al., 2011). When the efforts of 
green process innovation are run, this means the 
company has to minimize energy use. If energy is 
used only a little, then the company has successfully 
lowered operating costs so that an increase in profits 
and an increase in the company’s performance is 
likely. 
According to the earlier research of Ikbal Ulfah 
(2012), green process innovation has a positive 
effect on the company’s performance. Such research 
gives empirical evidence that a green process 
innovation that puts shades of “green” in the 
production process positively influences an 
improvement in the performance of the company. 
Ching’s (2011) hypotheses on test results provide 
empirical evidence that green process innovation has 
no effect on the company’s performance. This is 
because the resulting product does not look how 
businesses companies in the processing of products 
by means of green process innovation, so there is no