How to design a circular economy product into your business model
Introduction Whenever I talk with sustainability professionals I regularly hear people saying that what we really need is new technology to help us transform existing industries to be more sustainable because we usually associate an industry’s transformation with the...
How to design a Circular Business Model – Netflix shuts down its DVD by mail service
Linear business models are based on the following logic: take natural resources, make products for consumers that eventually become waste. Circular business models on the other hand contribute to a circular economy and are designed to achieve three key things....
How to Create Circular Economy Outcomes with these 6 Innovative Business Models
Introduction Whenever I talk with sustainability professionals I regularly hear people saying that what we really need is new technology to help us transform existing industries to be more sustainable because we usually associate an industry’s transformation with the...
How to design your Sustainability Strategy – The three types of initiatives you should have
Introduction Moving businesses to Net Zero or a Circular Economy is going to take some time and therefore businesses need to take a long term view of their sustainability strategies. But it is also important to get quick wins to maintain support for the work you are...
How to Design a Winning and Sustainable Business Model
OVERVIEW Whenever I talk with sustainability professionals I regularly hear people saying that what we really need is new technology to help us transform existing industries to be more sustainable because we usually associate an industry’s transformation with the...
What manoeuver warfare theory taught me about sustainability and innovation
Manoeuvre warfare is characterised by an uncertain environment, access to imperfect and incomplete information, and significant barriers to achieving the mission. Sound familiar? As sustainability innovators we are often trying to create new innovative products...
Sustainable Business Model Innovation – Project Turns Ghost Fishing Nets into Carpet
In this post we are going to use the business model canvas to explain how one company successfully integrated the recycling of ghost fishing nets into the manufacturing of its carpet products whilst helping some of the world’s poorest coastal communities. In...
Business Model Innovation – The Secret Weapon of your Sustainability Strategy
In this post you will learn about the 11 key building blocks of a sustainable business model and how business model innovation can become your sustainability strategy secret weapon in the fight to deliver positive social and environmental impacts. But remember – with...