Category SBM Blog

“To Create Shared Value, Adapt Your Business Model”

The Network for Business Sustainability will publish a report on “Business Models for Shared Value” in late November/early December 2016. You find a sneak peek (published 11 Nov 2016) at the upcoming report here, and an earlier project description can be found here. The Network for Business Sustainability will publish a main report (100+ pages), […]

Call for Contributions: SDM’17 Session on “Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Design and Manufacturing”

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Conference session on “Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Design and Manufacturing” SDM’2017 | International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing Bologna, Italy | 26-28 April 2017 Conference website and submission details  Session Call for Papers as PDF   Session Description The aim of this session is to explore the diverse intersections of […]

Sustainable Business Model Symposium at the Academy of Management Conference 2016

Symposium SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODELS:  TOWARDS MEANINGFUL ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANISING Academy of Management Conference 5-9 August 2016, Anaheim (CA) USA.  Symposium: Tuesday 9 August 3PM, Orange County Ballroom 1 room of the Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CA, USA. Organizations are currently facing significant pressure to broaden their identity and mission from mere economic value creation to include also social and environmental […]

Papers in Brief (V): Lüdeke-Freund, Gold & Bocken (2016): Sustainable Business Model and Supply Chain Conceptions – Towards an Integrated Perspective

[Note: This is the fifth post in our “Papers in Brief” series. This series offers a special service as it explains the core ideas of chosen research papers in a nutshell.] Lüdeke-Freund, F.; Gold, S. & Bocken, N. (2016): Sustainable Business Model and Supply Chain Conceptions – Towards an Integrated Perspective, in: Bals, L. & […]

Register for the International Conference on “New Business Models”, Toulouse (FR), 16 & 17 June 2016

We like to draw your attention to the upcoming international conference on New Business Models, which will take place in Toulouse (France). The conference is held at the Toulouse Business School (TBS) on June 16 and 17. Conference fee is only €130,- Please register at: bit.ly/26JnvzR. You are most welcome! Jan Jonker and Niels Faber, members […]

Now available: MOOC on New Business Models

Professor Jan Jonker, Radbound University, The Netherlands, recently launched the first New Business Models MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): http://bit.ly/1TRfa8A Have you ever dreamed of starting your own business? Are you dedicated to sustainability, but don’t know how to put this passion into practice? Do you see challenges in your community which you want to […]

Special Issue “Business Models for Sustainability” Published – Editorial with Open Access

We are pleased to inform you that the final version of the special issue of Organization & Environment on “Business Models for Sustainability – Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Transformation” (Vol. 29, Issue 1)  has been published in March 2016. Many contributions of this special issue are already listed among the top most downloaded O&E articles. The […]

NEW BOOK – ‘CIRCULAR BUSINESS – COLLABORATE AND CIRCULATE’

The new book Circular Business – Collaborate and Circulate explains how you can establish a successful circular business. The three authors – Christiaan Kraaijenhagen, Cécile van Oppen and Nancy Bocken – are working in the area of sustainability and aim to close the gap between theory and practice in the circular economy. In the book, […]

Call for Abstracts (due 28 March 2016): “New Business Models” Conference at Toulouse Business School, 16 & 17 June 2016

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Conference on “New Business Models: Exploring a changing view on organizing value creation for sustainable development” Venue: Toulouse Business School (TBS), Toulouse (France) | Date: June 16 and 17, 2016   Conference announcement incl. full CfP and guide for submissions  Full CfP as PDF   Important Dates 28 MARCH 2016 – Deadline […]

Utilizing the Business Model Canvas to Enable Sustainability Measurement on the Business Model Level

by Lara Obst This posting is based on a master thesis that was submitted by Lara Obst in October 2015 in order to receive the M.Sc. degree of the Double Master Program “Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship” from the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Twente. “Utilizing the Business Model Canvas to Enable Sustainability […]