A Taxonomy of Sustainable Business Model Patterns
By Florian Lüdeke-Freund & Sarah Carroux. In recent years, so-called “sustainable business models” are increasingly gaining in importance in both practice and research.[1] There...
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Oct 14, 2019
Is it a right policy to focus on SDGs during Economic Slowdown?
By Anirudh Agrawal and Ashish Tyagi Economic problems of India were not addressed either in the 2019 electoral debates or in the recent annual...
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Sep 25, 2019
Business + purpose = big trouble. But wait, here is one surprising point of agreement
By Dieter Zinnbauer. Reactions to the recent statement by the Business Roundtable that recognizes a regard for stakeholders rather than a narrow focus on...
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Sep 11, 2019
Social Enterprises = Sharing Economy Organizations?
By Johanna Mair, Nikolas Rathert and Georg Reischauer. Sharing Economy Organizations Uber, Airbnb, and Lyft are frequently cited and popular examples of new organizational...
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Researchers in BLOXHUB seeking to improve indoor climate
by Lara Hale In the second week of May 2018, the architectural and design worlds were abuzz with reviews of the new green glass...
Acting Collectively and Bottom-up for Sustainability: Does it work? How do we know? Why does it matter?
by Maria Josefina Figueroa. Collective bottom-up actions for sustainability are on the rise in many corners of the global community. Actions are inspired by...
Droned
by Glen Whelan. A Military Heritage A drone is an unmanned aircraft. Long used to refer to male honeybees – whose main function is...
Bottom-up Sustainability: Let’s make CBS the First Business School with a Green Community Currency!
by Stine Eiersholt & Lena Tünkers. In an earlier BOS article, Louise Thomsen from CBS PRME asked the question whether universities are falling behind...
Making it to the World Heritage List: Envisioned and Hidden Effects
By Lotte Thomsen. UNESCO’s World Heritage designation of places around the world has the honorable purpose of taking responsibility. Taking responsibility for the preservation...
Why it Doesn’t Matter that Facers are Annoying
By Jacob Schjødt. You are walking down a high-traffic street in Copenhagen minding your own business. You’re thinking about the new pair of pants...
CSR: When High Aspirations Go Low – and How to Avoid it
By Peter Winkler & Michael Etter. Managers’ public claims to improve CSR can have self-persuasive effects on corporations and their members. However, sometimes such...