Sustainable Business Model Articles

Innovating business models for sustainability

How innovation in products, processes and business models can help organisations become more sustainable. By Richard Waters, Principal, Carbon Trust Advisory. Regulation, cost, reputation, revenue and risk management are driving many organisations to cut their carbon emissions, and become more sustainable. More businesses are looking at how they can put environmental sustainability at ...

Mar. 30, 2012

By Carbon Trust

Business cases for sustainability: the role of business model innovation for corporate sustainability

A considerable body of literature deals with the creation of economic value while increasing corporate environmental and social performance. Some publications even focus on the business case for sustainability which aims at increasing corporate economic value through environmental or social measures. The existence of a business case for sustainability is, however, mostly seen as an ad hoc ...

May 23, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Government and business roles in sustainability: the Brand model and China

This paper examines the respective roles of business and government if we are to achieve sustainability. The model of Stewart Brand is discussed with reference to the sustainability governance issues in the People's Republic of China (PRC). At a time when many governments seem reluctant to regulate on sustainability issues, the paper recommends a more strongly enacted role for government while ...

Jun. 9, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Collaborative business modelling for systemic and sustainability innovations

Sustainability innovations are characterised by a systemic nature and require that multiple organisations act in an orchestrated fashion. To jointly identify opportunities and plan sustainability innovations, new methods and approaches are needed. In this article, we describe a case study where eight firms have collaborated to envision and create new business models in the energy industry. After ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Business Sustainability: What it is and why it matters

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a short but informative White Paper on business sustainability to deepen business understanding of the breath and importance of sustainability for the future of enterprise. The WEF argues that in the 21st century, business sustainability needs to be better understood by corporate leaders in terms of the environmental ...

Aug. 20, 2014

By GLOBE Foundation

Resource-miser business models

In 1994, the 'Factor 10-Club' was founded to draw the attention of engineers and society at large to the need to dematerialise the economies of industrialised countries by 90%, or a Factor 10. This ecology-based approach neglected the need for new business models. Around the year 2000, a new political vision of sustainable growth was formulated that was more influenced by economists and policy ...

Nov. 7, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

The practice of sustainable business: a New Zealand perspective

The paper outlines the business decision making paradigm that prevailed in the 20th century and how the resultant business decisions revealed deficiencies in that paradigm. However, it recognises that some powerful forces in society wish to retain the 20th century model; there is much available evidence to demonstrate the dangers inherent in such a strategy. Those engaged in business decision ...

Mar. 30, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Integrating sustainable development indicators with existing business infrastructure

This paper presents a model for the integration of Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) with existing business infrastructure at a major Canadian electric utility. The model was developed based on extensive consultations with 16 internal experts at the utility and ten external experts in sustainable development. It considers the integration of the indicators at the case company's ...

May 24, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Circular economy - Sustainable business framework for growth

What is the circular economy / sustainable business framework? In short, the circular economy (or closed loop) is a generic term for an industrial economy where materials flow in continuous cycles: either a biological cycle (via composting) or a technical cycle, where materials retain their high quality for the manufacturing of new (upgraded) products over and over again. Essentially ...

May 15, 2013

By EMG CSR Consulting LLP

Into the New Millennium – Is Your Business Strategy Sustainable?

Untitled Document What is sustainability? ...

Nov. 24, 2004

By ERS Global

Analysis of the business practices of sustainability in construction companies in the infrastructure sector in Brazil

The present study contrasts heavy construction companies’ theoretical frameworks for sustainable development with their actual practices and decision models. The study is conducted by analysing company-published documents and sustainability reports. The study uses resource methodological content analysis to develop prescriptions for sustainability in the management of the companies analysed. The ...

Feb. 24, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Embedding eco-industrialism into local economies: the search for sustainable business and policy paradigms

This paper seeks to integrate several diverse literatures as the basis of an innovative approach that embeds eco-industrialism in local economies. Emergent business models provide the micro-economic basis of embedded eco-industrialism, while the eco-industrial park provides potential foundations for regenerative eco-localism. The paper then seeks insights offered by critical theorists and ...

Sep. 24, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Two Ways to Solve Your Sustainability Business Case Problems

Linking sustainability to value creation is becoming a new imperative for business leaders. But how do you know you are making the right investments and optimizing business value? When it comes time to crunch the numbers, sustainability initiatives may seem too abstract, too intangible. Frequently, benefits of this sort are difficult to quantify in ways that are credible to all ...

Nov. 12, 2015

By Antea Group - USA

Changing the System: The Top 10 Sustainability Challenges for Canadian Business in 2013

A group of Canadian business leaders met in September 2012 to identify the issues inside their organizations, in their value chains, in the marketplace, in government and in society that limit sustainable development. In a one-day roundtable, these leaders identified 10 issues facing Canadian businesses and phrased them as questions for the research community and other members of the business ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By Network for Business Sustainability

Sustainability and productivity – how can businesses successfully achieve both?

Every business is aware of the challenges associated with helping to increase productivity without the move having a detrimental impact on other areas of the business. If processes can be streamlined and output increased, most businesses would grab the opportunity to do so, but this may also come at the expense of other things outside of the organization’s specific business model and areas ...

Sep. 15, 2016

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

Managing sustainability talent: Lofty goal or new business imperative?

Fuelled by globalization, technological change, population growth and shifting demographics, sustainability mega-forces will affect the ability of business to succeed and thrive over the next 30 years. With the global population expected to balloon from 7 billion to 9 billion people by 2050, companies will need to reinvent themselves to secure their access to resources and the social license to ...

Apr. 21, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Lean, green and clean: Integrating Sustainability into Business Strategy - DuPont

The last thirty years have seen big changes in the attitude and approach of corporations to sustainability. From the conception of "siloed" environmental initiatives to the appointment of Chief Sustainability Officers, many companies have gone through a veritable revolution in moving from a compliance mind-set to proactive commitments aimed at reducing their environmental footprint. This is in ...

Dec. 5, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

More Businesses Pursue Triple Bottom Line for a Sustainable Economy

New Worldwatch Institute study examines the rise of benefit corporations and other companies that prioritize people and the planet, as well as profits Washington, D.C.—As corporations of all sizes increasingly choose to monitor and report on their social and environmental impacts, a growing number of mostly small and medium-sized companies are going even further: They are ...

Apr. 30, 2013

By Worldwatch Institute

Maintainable city models for sustainable development

3D city models are getting more important as a field of research and business and received an increasing amount of attention from both the scientific community and the professional field. 3D city models are one of the new tools for sustainable city development. Since development questions occur repeatedly, the used city models should be maintainable, i.e. the system should be kept up–to–date and ...

Apr. 1, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

A study on the development methodology of the business model in ubiquitous technology

The recently growing 'ubiquitous technology' environment combines off-line and on-line, while creating new space, differing from the existing environment, which is used in diverse business opportunities. Many nations, including the USA, European nations and Japan, are conducting diverse projects and research related to ubiquitous technology, to seize these opportunities, and in Korea universities ...

Apr. 27, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

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