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sustainable innovation
Also known as: sustainability innovation, sustainable innovation management, sustainable innovation practices
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Business Model Innovation: a Framework for Assessing Corporate ... link.springer.com Apr 18, 2025 8 facts
referenceR. Wever, J. Quist, A. Tukker, J. Woudstra, F. Boons, and N. Beute edited the publication 'Knowledge collaboration & learning for sustainable innovation', published in Delft, pages 25–29.
claimFactors that trigger a company's decision to engage in sustainability innovation include changes to regulation, initiatives of major stakeholders, or changes to the management team.
claimSustainable innovation allows organizations to develop products or services using a client-focused approach while integrating economic, social, and environmental sustainability.
claimThe development of data availability and instant communication tools, such as social networks, since the beginning of the 21st century has highlighted the need for sustainable innovations.
claimBusiness models can integrate 'traditional green' technologies to facilitate the development of sustainable-oriented innovation.
claimBoons F, Montalvo C, Quist J, and Wagner M (2013) provide an overview of the relationship between sustainable innovation, business models, and economic performance, published in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
claimThe definition of sustainable innovation varies depending on whether it is viewed from the perspective of an emerging or a developed economy.
referenceSchaltegger S and Wagner M authored 'Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability innovation: categories and interactions', published in Business Strategy and the Environment in 2011, volume 20, pages 222–237.
Sustainable Business Models | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com Nov 8, 2020 3 facts
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).
referenceBoons and Lüdeke-Freund (2013) published the research article 'Business models for sustainable innovation: state-of-the-art and steps towards a research agenda' in the Journal of Cleaner Production.
referenceWhalen and Kijne (2018) published 'Game-based approaches to sustainable innovation' in the book 'Innovation for sustainability. Business transformations towards a better world'.
Global perspectives on energy technology assessment and ... link.springer.com Oct 30, 2025 1 fact
claimSustainable innovation management requires balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility.
[PDF] Business Models for Sustainability oekologisches-wirtschaften.de 1 fact
claimSustainable business models are a form of sustainable innovation that balances the competing and complementary interests of key stakeholder segments.
The Year of Neuro-Symbolic AI: How 2026 Makes Machines Actually ... cogentinfo.com Dec 30, 2025 1 fact
claimNeuro-symbolic AI systems are designed to elevate human judgment rather than replace it, by providing structured insights that support better governance, decision-making, and sustainable innovation.
Sustainable Energy Transition for Renewable and Low Carbon Grid ... frontiersin.org Mar 23, 2022 1 fact
claimOrganizations that embrace sustainable innovation practices can reduce the adverse social and economic impacts of their operations, which leads to improved corporate performance, according to Kabeyi and Oludolapo (2020a) and Mohamed et al. (2020).