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Transformative Business Models for Sustainability Transitions

In: Sustainable Business Models

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  • Antonia Proka

    (Erasmus University of Rotterdam)

  • P. J. Beers

    (HAS University of Applied Sciences & Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Derk Loorbach

    (Erasmus University of Rotterdam)

Abstract

This chapter discusses the role of business models in sustainability transitions. Sustainability-oriented entrepreneursEntrepreneur develop business models that can transform the societal systems they operate in, functioning in this way as a catalyst for system-wide transitions. But what does it take for a business model to be transformative? This chapter introduces Transformative Business Models as a new framework to advance our understanding of how the business model concept can contribute to sustainability transitions as well as how transition thinking supports the prospects of sustainable business models to unlock their transformative potential. Our argument is that the reflexive dynamics that play out between the innovative businesses and the regimesRegime in which they emerge play a critical role in determining whether Transformative business models Sustainability transition the emerging transformationsTransformation will over time lead to fundamental systemic change. Building on insights from a business model perspective and sustainability transitions, the introduced framework enables a systematic analysis of these dynamics. To illustrate its merits, this chapter presents the case of Deltawind, an energyEnergy cooperative Energy cooperatives Cooperatives in the Netherlands. The chapter concludes by proposing three main characteristics of business models exhibiting transformative potential: a broad value orientationValue orientation, a broad stakeholder networkNetwork Stakeholder network , and a reflexive orientationReflexive orientation.

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  • Antonia Proka & P. J. Beers & Derk Loorbach, 2018. "Transformative Business Models for Sustainability Transitions," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Lars Moratis & Frans Melissen & Samuel O. Idowu (ed.), Sustainable Business Models, chapter 0, pages 19-39, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-319-73503-0_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-73503-0_2
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    1. Milou Derks & Frank Berkers & Arnold Tukker, 2022. "Toward Accelerating Sustainability Transitions through Collaborative Sustainable Business Modeling: A Conceptual Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-20, March.
    2. Adam Samborski, 2022. "The Energy Company Business Model and the European Green Deal," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-15, June.
    3. Antonia Proka & Derk Loorbach & Matthijs Hisschemöller, 2018. "Leading from the Niche: Insights from a Strategic Dialogue of Renewable Energy Cooperatives in The Netherlands," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-21, November.
    4. Bankel, Amanda & Mignon, Ingrid, 2022. "Solar business models from a firm perspective – an empirical study of the Swedish market," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
    5. Peter Newell, 2020. "The business of rapid transition," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(6), November.
    6. Antonia Proka & Matthijs Hisschemöller & Derk Loorbach, 2018. "Transition without Conflict? Renewable Energy Initiatives in the Dutch Energy Transition," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-19, May.

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