The purpose of this article is to map out the currently available research concerning the relationship between sustainability innovations and competitiveness and to identify the contextual factors that mediate and moderate this relationship. The present study is a systematic literature review that includes 100 relevant peer-reviewed publications. We examine the studies’ methodology, industry, sustainability innovation terms, sustainability innovation variables, competitiveness variables, and findings to investigate if, and under what circumstances, there is a positive relationship between sustainability innovations and firm competitiveness. The study concludes that a vast majority of studies found positive relationships. Hence, the findings support the revisionist view that sustainability innovations can create win-win situations for a firm. However, the relationship is complex, and this study contributes with an overview of national-, market-, industry-, and firm-level factors that have a moderating or mediating effect on the relationship.

本文的目的是概述有关可持续性创新与竞争力之间关系的当前可用研究，并确定调解和调节这种关系的背景因素。本研究是系统的文献综述，包括100篇相关的同行评审出版物。我们检查研究的方法论，行业，可持续性创新术语，可持续性创新变量，竞争力变量和发现，以调查可持续性创新与企业竞争力之间是否以及在什么情况下存在正相关关系。该研究得出的结论是，绝大多数研究发现了正相关关系。因此，研究结果支持修正主义的观点，即可持续性创新可以为企业创造双赢局面。