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Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes

Also known as: Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes, sustainable business model archetypes

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Does the combination of sustainable business model patterns lead ... link.springer.com Springer Feb 20, 2023 9 facts

referenceReinhardt, Christodoulou, García, and Gasso-Domingo (2020) developed a conceptual framework for sustainable business model archetypes specifically for the electric vehicle battery second-use industry, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.

referenceBocken, Short, Rana, and Evans (2014) authored 'A literature and practice review to develop sustainable business model archetypes.'

measurement85% of the 274 articles identified in the Scopus search were published after 2014, the year Bocken et al. published their article on sustainable business model archetypes.

referenceThe Circular Economy Initiative (2021) proposed 22 patterns to inspire the circular economy transition, and Business Hub4Sustainability introduced four groups of Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes.

referenceResearchers in 2020 proposed eight Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes for plastic management by combining the Bocken et al. (2014) framework with the Waste Hierarchy framework for the circular economy established by the European Council in 2008.

referenceYip and Bocken (2018) proposed eight Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes for banks by introducing four new technological, social, and organizational archetypes to the original framework established by Bocken et al. (2014).

perspectiveSome sustainable business model (SBM) archetypes, such as 'Maximize material and energy efficiency' proposed by Bocken et al. (2014), should be viewed critically because they describe operational efficiencies that all firms aim for, rather than unique ways of doing business, potentially leading to 'seemingly sustainable' business models.

referenceBocken et al. (2014) proposed eight Sustainable Business Model (SBM) archetypes categorized into technological, social, and organizational groups, with a prevailing focus on the environmental dimension.

accountItalian professional printer companies utilize a 'create value from waste' business model archetype, as defined by Bocken et al. (2014), by recycling components and reconditioning used printers for a second life.

Sustainable Business Models | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Springer Nov 8, 2020 1 fact

referenceThe academic literature on sustainable business models includes studies on sustainability-oriented innovation (Adams et al., 2016), market driving at the Bottom of the Pyramid (Agarwal et al., 2018), business model innovation (Amit and Zott, 2012), simultaneous experimentation (Andries et al., 2013), circular business model experimentation (Antikainen et al., 2017), sustainable value proposition design (Baldassarre et al., 2017), exploitation and exploration (Benner and Tushman, 2003), the circular economy (Blomsma and Brennan, 2017), value mapping tools (Bocken et al., 2013), sustainable business model archetypes (Bocken et al., 2014), product design for circular economy (Bocken et al., 2016), and circular business model experimentation (Bocken et al., 2018).

Business Model Innovation: a Framework for Assessing Corporate ... link.springer.com Springer Apr 18, 2025 1 fact

referenceYip AWH and Bocken NMP authored 'Sustainable business model archetypes for the banking industry', published in the Journal of Cleaner Production in 2018, volume 174, pages 150–169.