Sustainability Innovation Cube: A Framework to Evaluate Sustainability of Product Innovations

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Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principles of corporate
sustainability, which is generally described as th e integration of economic,
environmental and social dimensions. Of particular interest are sustainability-
oriented product innovations: products are perceived to be a major source of
sustainability issues and crucial for tapping into new customer segments and
new markets. Yet sustainability-oriented innovations are very risky: Not only is
the product’s market success uncertain, but also the direction of innovations’
sustainability effects, i.e. whether they contribute positively or negatively to
sustainability. This paper presents a generic model termed ‘Sustainability
Innovation Cube’ for structuring innovations ’ sustainability effects and, thus,
enabling business to minimize the ‘directional risk’ of sustainability-oriented
innovations. A qualitative expert study reveals the opportunities and challenges
related to the developed model. Limitations are discussed and a brief outlook is
given
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Society for Professional Innovation Management -ISPIM-:The future of innovation. : The Proceedings of The XX ISPIM Conference and The R&D Management Conference 2009
EditorsEelko Huizingh, Steffen Conn, M. Torkelli, I. Bitran
Number of pages20
Place of PublicationManchester
PublisherLappeenranta University of Technology Press
Publication date2009
ISBN (print)978-952-214-767-7
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event20th International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference - ISPIM 2009: The Future of Innovation - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 21.06.200924.06.2009
Conference number: 20
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