scholarly journals A Step-by-Step Process towards an Evolutionary Policy Encouraging the Adoption of Sustainable Business Models

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1176
Author(s):  
Angelo Paletta ◽  
Eleonora Foschi ◽  
Genc Alimehmeti ◽  
Alessandra Bonoli
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Financial Measures ◽  
Ecological Footprints ◽  
Emilia Romagna Region ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
Regional Authorities

The increasing awareness on environmental issues and their implications for society and economy, has led policymakers to rethink the legislative and financial measures supporting companies to innovate their business. As a result, companies are encouraged to integrate corporate sustainability (CS) into their value creation. Different from the past approaches, the current policy making process has been inspired by a multi-value creation system, aimed to deeply analyze the present situation, and identify the bottlenecks to design further steps to be taken. In this context, regional authorities cover a pivotal role in financing the pre-competitive phase of innovative and sustainable business models (SBMs). A survey was launched in the Emilia Romagna Region (ERR), analyzing the main factors contributing to maximizing CS. This paper investigates supply chain, welfare, environmental management as well as planning, control and communication strategy together with ecological footprints such as materials, energy, water, plastics, and waste ecological footprints. It gives a twofold contribution: first, it sets the stage for the construction of a theoretical model representing an SBM, and second, it gives a practical contribution by supporting the public administration decision-making in adopting a breakthrough roadmap facilitating the value transfer from industry to society.

Public Policies and the Role of State vs. Sustainable Business Models and Corporate Sustainability

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Wojciech Gonet
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
State Administration ◽  
The Status ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
Reducing Energy

The chapter examines the scope of public administration participation in ensuring that entrepreneurs comply with the principles of sustainable development. It was found that the activities of the state administration in this regard may consist in providing entrepreneurs with the status of applying ESG and CSR principles in their activities, then checking compliance with these principles, informing consumers about the consequences of using products and services produced by the entrepreneurs using the ESG and CSR principles. It was determined that the expectation for the application of ESG and CSR principles can also apply to public administration, which in its activity can contribute to environmental protection by reducing energy consumption in various forms, as well as improving social relations by eliminating corruption.

scholarly journals Epilogue

2021 ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
Jan Jonker ◽  
Niels Faber
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Social Transition ◽  
Fundamental Change ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
Over Time

AbstractWe live in a time of social transition. Everywhere in society, cracks are appearing. The only answer to these developments is to organize in radically different ways, saying goodbye to the present linear economy. That is what transition is all about. The search for new forms of value creation and the triple transition necessitates different business models. In turn this implies behavioural change, which may be the biggest challenge and greatest barrier to achieving a transition to a sustainable, circular, and inclusive economy. This book deliberately does not address the issue of change and transition. That would require yet another book. But to finish off we provide an overview of the obstacles and challenges of creating fundamental change. We say goodbye by providing you with the six elements of a successful business model. The key message of this last chapter is that mainstreaming sustainable business models is by no means a given, but over time will become the new normal.

Managing Value-Creation in the Digital Economy

2005 ◽  
pp. 1887-1890
Author(s):  
John C. McIntosh ◽  
Keng L. Siau
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Integration ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
Strategic Perspective

Value-creation and maintenance of a sustained revenue stream in the digital economy continue to elude most businesses. With the exception of advanced firms such as Dell™, Virgin®, Yahoo!®, and eBay®, relatively few firms have been able to leverage Internet technologies to create sustainable business models. From a strategic perspective, although firms are freed of the strictures of vertical integration, they face the daunting task of orchestrating a constantly changing web of suppliers and partners to create appealing products for increasingly sophisticated, fickle customers.

scholarly journals Eco-Efficient Value Creation of Residential Street Lighting Systems by Simultaneously Analysing the Value, the Costs and the Eco-Costs during the Design and Engineering Phase

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3351
Author(s):  
Nine Klaassen ◽  
Arno Scheepens ◽  
Bas Flipsen ◽  
Joost Vogtlander
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Idea Generation ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Street Lighting ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
Lighting Systems ◽  
The City

In search of sustainable business models, product innovation must fulfil a double objective: the new product must have a higher (market) value, and at the same time a lower eco-burden. To achieve this objective, it is an imperative that the value, the total costs of ownership, and the eco-burden of a product are analysed at the beginning of the design process (idea generation and concept development). The design approach that supports such a design objective, is called Eco-efficient Value Creation (EVC). This approach is characterised by a two-dimensional representation: the eco-burden at the y-axis and the costs or the value at the x-axis. The value is either the Willingness to Pay or the market price. The eco-burden is expressed in eco-costs, a monetised single indicator in LCA (Life Cycle Assessment): an app for IOS and Android, and excel look-up tables at the internet, enable quick assessment of eco-costs. A practical example is given: the design of a new concept of domestic street lighting system for the city of Rotterdam. This new concept results in a considerable reduction of carbon footprint and eco-costs, and shows the benefits for the municipality and for the residents, resulting in a viable business case.

Corporate sustainability: the new organizational reality

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Upasana Dhanda ◽  
Vijay Kumar Shrotryia
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Sustainability ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Sustainable Business Models ◽  
The Way

PurposeToday, corporate sustainability is at a tipping point. With average lifespan of organizations shrinking, striving for corporate longevity and sustainability has become indispensable in this fast-paced world. Despite the growing interest in this domain, companies are struggling to define sustainability in a way that is relevant to their business. This article attempts to synthesize the extant literature and provide a conceptual perspective on corporate sustainability and sustainable business models.Design/methodology/approachThematic literature review was done to gain an understanding of the extant literature and the ongoing debates on organizational sustainability. As the literature in context of corporate sustainability was found to be in a fluid state, a thematic review was found suitable to systematize and disclose valuable insights that open avenues for addressing sustainability concerns.FindingsThe paper attempts to throw light on the journey of organizations towards sustainability and how the context of sustainability has changed for the organizations over time. The paper discusses how companies embarked on their sustainability revolution by shifting their focus from mere compliance and philanthropy to attaining a sustainability edge and also explicates the transformation from traditional business models to sustainable business models. Finally, the research gaps are identified to pave the way for future research in the domain of corporate sustainability.Originality/valueThe extant literature on corporate sustainability is in a shambolic state. This creates a need to investigate what has been done and how the context of corporate sustainability is being shaped. This paper contributes to the emerging literature on sustainability by providing a conceptual perspective and highlighting the research gaps which pave the way for future research on sustainability paradigm.

scholarly journals Building a Theoretical Framework for Corporate Sustainability

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Joaquin Sanchez-Planelles ◽  
Marival Segarra-Oña ◽  
Angel Peiro-Signes
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Theory Building ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainable Operations ◽  
Building Process ◽  
Sustainable Business Models

Literature about sustainability and sustainable businesses has become a large field of study during the last years. This field is growing so fast that there are sub-areas or bodies of literature within the sustainability which scopes with clear boundaries between each other. This has caused the apparition of several methodologies and tools for turning traditional companies into sustainable business models. This paper aims to develop the descriptive stage of the theory building process through a careful review of literature to create the first phase of a theory about corporate sustainability. It provides the following classification of concepts retrieved from the observation of the state of art: holistic sustainability, sustainable business models, sustainable methodologies, sustainable operations, and sustainability-oriented innovation. In addition, it seeks to establish relationships between the sustainable concepts and the expected outcomes that their implementation can generate among companies and organizations. Finally, it gives an overview of possibilities for managers that want to embed sustainability in their firms and clear paths of research for keeping the building of the theory about corporate sustainability as a process of constant iteration and improvement.

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