Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

1-2023

Abstract

Entrepreneurs and start-ups are key actors in implementing environmental innovation and accelerating sustainability transitions. Thus, analyzing as well as predicting the impact of entrepreneurial ventures is central to management and entrepreneurship research. The sustainability performance, value and impact of incumbent firms and their products and services has been a key topic in business-related sustainability research for many years. However, assessing the sustainability effects of new ventures such as start-ups is a neglected area in the research literature. This article therefore provides an overview, including key definitions, a new conceptual framework, and notions that can help guide and inspire a future research agenda. In this way, it also serves as an introductory article for the Journal of Cleaner Production's special issue ‘Assessing and forecasting the sustainability impact of new ventures: Theories, methods, and empirical evidence’.

Keywords

Sustainability, Impact assessment, Entrepreneurship, Venture, Start-up, Business model, Framework, System levels

Discipline

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Strategic Management Policy

Research Areas

Strategy and Organisation

Publication

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volume

384

First Page

1

Last Page

12

ISSN

0959-6526

Identifier

10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135452

Publisher

Elsevier

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135452

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