New Business Models: Sustainable. Circular. Inclusive
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 4194
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Interests: sustainable enterprise excellence; social–ecological innovation; six sigma innovation and design; circular economy complex management systems; systems thinking
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Interests: corporate social responsibility; sustainable development; new business models
Interests: innovation; corporate sustainability
Interests: sustainable enterprise excellence; social–ecological innovation; six sigma innovation and design; circular economy; complex management systems; systems thinking
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing prominence of socially equitable, environmentally sensitive, and economically sound triple top line strategy that—when deftly implemented—sustainably yield socially responsible, ecologically neutral or positive, and financially acceptable triple bottom line performance and impacts has accelerated the need for development, deployment, and assessment of effective and innovative business models. Companion to these elements, the recognition of the importance of responsible use of both renewable and nonrenewable, organic, and technical resources that are keystone to the development of circular economies has also grown. Finally, the myriad challenges faced by societies and enterprises alike highlight the necessity of inclusivity in the ways that societies are formed, enterprises are built, products and services are created and used, and problems are solved. As such, new business models should not only deliver sustainable results but should actively promote circularity and do so in ways that bring all the richness of diversity implied by inclusivity, including the richness brought to bear when individuals who are differently-abled, who look or think differently, who hail from unconventional or disadvantaged backgrounds, or whose cultural experiences are generally alien to whatever then social or enterprise status quo might be.
This Special Issue of Sustainability will comprise manuscripts from the 5th International Conference on New Business Models: Sustainable. Circular. Inclusive. It is possible that additional manuscripts will be used to complement those from the conference. The conference will be held in Nijmegen, The Netherlands on 1–2 July 2020 and hosted by Radboud University. See: https://www.nbmconference.eu/
Of special interest are manuscripts carefully aligned with the conference theme and that integrate any or all of sustainability, circularity and/or inclusiveness into business models that drive triple top line strategy into triple bottom line performance and impacts. Similarly, manuscripts associated with business models that infuse socially or environmentally motivation innovation are of interest.
Collectively then, this Sustainability Special Issue is focused on New Business Models: Sustainable, Circular, Inclusive.
Prof. Rick Edgeman
Prof. Jacob Eskildsen
Prof. Jan Jönker
Prof. Sjors Witjes
Prof. Dr. Niels R. Faber
Prof. Florian Lüdeke-Freund
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- circular economy
- inclusive economy
- innovation
- sustainable business models
- triple bottom line
- triple top line
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