*4.3. Contextual Factors*

Other than considering operative and economic-energetic factors, CAS EEMs can be characterized by many factors strongly dependent on the specific industrial context for which they are considered. We took inspiration from the study conducted by Rogers [99] who broadly reviewed the characteristics of innovation in general. Since the adoption of EEMs into a specific context can represent a process innovation, those characteristics were transferred and adapted to CAS EEMs, as detailed in the following.
