Innovation for Sustainability: Business Transformations Towards a Better World

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii
 Introduction: Innovation for Sustainability  (Nancy Bocken, Paavo Ritala, Laura Albareda, Robert Verburg)....Pages 1-16
Front Matter ....Pages 17-19
 Innovation for Sustainability: Sceptical, Pragmatic, and Idealist Perspectives on the Role of Business as a Driver for Change  (Paavo Ritala)....Pages 21-34
 Innovation for Sustainability: Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis  (Laura Albareda, Arash Hajikhani)....Pages 35-57
 Environmental Factors in Business Engagement in Innovation for Sustainability  (Edurne A. Inigo)....Pages 59-76
 Circular Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Development  (Eva Guldmann, Rikke Dorothea Huulgaard)....Pages 77-95
 Business-Driven Ecological Innovations in Green Growth Strategies  (Jan Engelmann, Mohammad Al-Saidi)....Pages 97-113
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 Leadership, Innovation, and Sustainability  (Robert Verburg)....Pages 117-133
 Leadership and Goal Setting for Sustainable Innovation Projects in Large Businesses  (Ilka Weissbrod)....Pages 135-155
 Exploring the Pitfalls of Systemic Innovations for Sustainability  (Nina Tura, Genevieve Mortimer, Antero Kutvonen)....Pages 157-175
 Toward Smart and Sustainable Business Models in Retail  (Sveinung Jørgensen, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen)....Pages 177-192
 Business Model Innovation for Sustainability Through Localism  (Linn Meidell Dybdahl)....Pages 193-211
 Identifying Strategies for Sustainable Entrepreneurship  (Tero Rantala, Minna Saunila, Juhani Ukko, Hannu Rantanen)....Pages 213-229
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 Sustainable Innovation Measurement: Approaches and Challenges  (Nuwan Gunarathne)....Pages 233-251
 Assessing the Impact of Sustainable Business Models: Challenges, Key Issues and Future Research Opportunities  (Romana Rauter, Martina Zimek, Rupert J. Baumgartner, Josef-Peter Schöggl)....Pages 253-269
 REVERSING MATERIALITY: From a Reactive Matrix to a Proactive SDG Agenda  (Rob van Tulder, Laura Lucht)....Pages 271-289
 Intentional Design for Diversity as Pathway to Scalable Sustainability Impact  (Wouter C. Kersten, Jan Carel Diehl, Jo M. L. van Engelen)....Pages 291-309
 How Firms’ Strategic Environmental Goals Influence Product Innovation  (Wolfgang Gerstlberger, Alex da Mota Pedrosa, Reynir Smari Atlason)....Pages 311-329
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 Experimentation for Sustainable Innovation  (Ilka Weissbrod)....Pages 335-352
 Experimenting with Circular Business Models—A Process-Oriented Approach  (Maria Antikainen, Nancy Bocken)....Pages 353-374
 Game-Based Approaches to Sustainable Innovation  (Katherine Whalen, Gerben Kijne)....Pages 375-392
 Circular Economy Inspired Imaginaries for Sustainable Innovations  (Rumy Narayan, Annika Tidström)....Pages 393-413
 The Impacts of Digital Technologies on Innovating for Sustainability  (Sabrina Schneider)....Pages 415-433
 Online Platforms and the Circular Economy  (Jan Konietzko, Nancy Bocken, Erik Jan Hultink)....Pages 435-450
Back Matter ....Pages 451-457