Sustainability Entrepreneurship in the Context of Emissions Trading

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Fundamental innovations are needed in order to achieve sustainable development. The actors who implement sustainability innovations are called sustainability entrepreneurs. In the first part of this paper, a conceptual framework for sustainability entrepreneurship is developed. It is suggested to take a view of power and politics in order to identify crucial actors and barriers within sustainability innovation processes. In the second part, this conceptual framework is applied to the context of emissions trading. The findings suggest that organisations that want to gain advantage from innovative emissions reductions have to foster sustainability entrepreneurship.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmissions Trading and Business
EditorsRalf Antes, Bernd Hansjürgens
Number of pages15
Place of PublicationHeidelberg [u.a.]
PublisherPhysica-Verlag
Publication date2006
Pages73-87
ISBN (print)3790817473, 9783790817478
ISBN (electronic)978-3-7908-1748-5
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Publication statusPublished - 2006

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