TY - JOUR

T1 - Business Cases for Sustainability

T2 - The Role of Business Model Innovation for Corporate Sustainability

AU - Schaltegger, Stefan

AU - Lüdeke-Freund, Florian

AU - Hansen, Erik G.

PY - 2012/5

Y1 - 2012/5

N2 - 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 measure, a supplement to the core business, or simply a coincidence. As a contrast, this paper argues that business model innovations may be required to support a systematic, ongoing creation of business cases for sustainability. A framework for business model innovation is proposed as a means to strategically create business cases on a regular basis as an inherent, deeply integrated element of business activities.

AB - 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 measure, a supplement to the core business, or simply a coincidence. As a contrast, this paper argues that business model innovations may be required to support a systematic, ongoing creation of business cases for sustainability. A framework for business model innovation is proposed as a means to strategically create business cases on a regular basis as an inherent, deeply integrated element of business activities.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Geschäftsmodell

KW - Business Model

KW - Strategie

KW - innovation

KW - Strategy

KW - Business Case for Sustainability

KW - Business case drivers

KW - Business case for sustainability

KW - business model for sustainability

KW - conceptual models

KW - Corporate Social Responsibility

KW - corporate sustainability

KW - CSR

KW - Framework

KW - Proactive environmental strategies

KW - Radical innovation

KW - Strategic Management

KW - sustainability innovation

KW - Sustainability strategies

KW - Entrepreneurship

KW - Sustainable entrepreneurship

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861647808&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/IJISD.2012.046944

DO - 10.1504/IJISD.2012.046944

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 6

SP - 95

EP - 119

JO - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

JF - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development

SN - 1740-8822

IS - 2

ER -