Author Archives: Florian Lüdeke-Freund

Sustainable Business Models in Building Long-Term Value (Adam Jabłoński)

by Adam Jabłoński Sustainable Business Models in Building Long-Term Value, Taking their Corporate Social Responsibility into Account This blog post is a summary of the main results of Adam’s extensive research on sustainable business models. His book is currently available in Polish only (reference see below). Therefore, this post and attached PDF offer an English […]

Welcome Adam!

Our team of authors is further growing and is getting more international. A new blogger from Poland joined our team – welcome Adam Jabłoński! Take a look at our growing team … Adam is Assistant Professor in The Department of Management, University of Dąbrowa Górnicza (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Dąbrowie Górniczej), Poland. He holds a […]

3rd Hamburg Workshop on Sustainability-Oriented Business Models (Dec 18, 2015) – Business Model Innovation Through Design Thinking

3rd Hamburg Workshop on Sustainability-Oriented Business Models “Value Ideation Workshop” Sustainable business model innovation through design thinking  [Event flyer as PDF] On December 18th, 2015, the University of Hamburg and its Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences host a hands-on workshop on “Sustainable Value Ideation”. It will be facilitated by Martin Geißdörfer of the […]

Preview: NBS-SA Research on Sustainable Business Models for Shared Value

The Network for Business Sustainability (NBS), a non-profit organisation founded in Canada in 2005, and its regional affiliate Network for Business Sustainability South Africa (NBS-SA) called for an academic review of sustainable business models for shared value creation. This review project is led by SBM blogger Florian Lüdeke-Freund in cooperation with Nancy Bocken, Lorenzo Massa, […]

Update: Special Issue “Business Models for Sustainability” – Articles Available

Organization & Environment published the articles that will be contained in the Special Issue on “Business Models for Sustainability: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation” (Schaltegger, Hansen & Lüdeke-Freund) as online-first versions. A full introduction to the Special Issue and an Essay by the Guest Editors on “Business Models for Sustainability: Origins, Present Research, and Future Avenues” […]

Update: “Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas” Workshop Video and Conference Paper

On May 19th, 2015, the University of Hamburg and its Faculty of Business, Economics & Social Sciences hosted a workshop on “Design of More Sustainable Business Models”, held by Alexandre Joyce. The 90-minute video recording of Alexandre’s introduction to sustainable business model design and his “Triple-Layered Business Model Canvas” is now available online – see […]

Special Issue “Business Models for Sustainability” – First Articles Available

Organization & Environment has started to publish some of the articles that will be contained in the Special Issue on “Business Models for Sustainability: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation” (Schaltegger, Hansen & Lüdeke-Freund) as online-first versions. The following articles are already available. A full introduction to the Special Issue will follow, once it is complete; two […]

Online Conference on Leadership, Governance, and Business Models for Social Ventures (26 June to 2 July)

Dear SBM Friends, please find below an invitation for an online conference from our colleagues Chris Dembek and Fyodor Ovchinnikov … Dear colleagues, If your area of research or practice touches the emerging field of social ventures that leverage unconventional types of leadership, governance, business models and ownership, we are cordially inviting you to join […]

Special issue on “New Business Models for Sustainable Fashion” published by the Journal of Corporate Citizenship

by Kerli Kant Hvass Where lie new opportunities for clothing businesses to innovate for sustainable consumption? What are the barriers and potentials for developing sustainable business models experienced by the ‘Davids’ as well as the ‘Goliaths’ within the fashion industry? Can a resell of a fashion brand’s own product facilitate business model adaption towards sustainability? […]

Calls for Abstracts – Sustainable Business Model Workshops at GCP&SC Conference 2015

This is a last minute tip for two calls for abstracts for business model-focused workshops to be held at the Global Cleaner Production & Sustainable Consumption Conference, 1-4 November 2015, Barcelona, Spain. The first workshop focuses on “Social Entrepreneurship as a Vehicle for Sustainability”, the second deals with “Sustainable Enterprise Business Models in Emerging Markets”. […]