[HTML][HTML] Growing for sustainability: Enablers for the growth of impact startups–A conceptual framework, taxonomy, and systematic literature review

J Horne, K Fichter - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Impact startups are innovative new ventures that diffuse solutions at scale that have a
sustainability net benefit. They play an important role in the sustainability transition as actors …

Startups as sustainability transformers: A new empirically derived taxonomy and its policy implications

Y Olteanu, K Fichter - Business Strategy and the Environment, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For research as well as policymakers aiming at fostering multilevel transitions toward
sustainability, there is a clear need to better understand the transformative role and …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability impact assessment of new ventures: An emerging field of research

K Fichter, F Lüdeke-Freund, S Schaltegger… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Entrepreneurs and start-ups are key actors in implementing environmental innovation and
accelerating sustainability transitions. Thus, analyzing as well as predicting the impact of …

Sustainability impact assessment of start-ups–Key insights on relevant assessment challenges and approaches based on an inclusive, systematic literature review

C Trautwein - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
It is widely accepted in research and practice that sustainable entrepreneurship and start-
ups play a key role in accelerating the transformation of society and business towards a …

[HTML][HTML] Responding to the greatest challenges? Value creation in ecological startups

A Kuckertz, ESC Berger, A Gaudig - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Massive problems trigger massive entrepreneurial opportunities. For this reason,
environmental issues such as earth system processes that have extended beyond their …

Sustainable entrepreneurship impact and entrepreneurial venture life cycle: A systematic literature review

A Di Vaio, R Hassan, M Chhabra, E Arrigo… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyses the sustainable entrepreneurship issues faced during the pre-seed and
seed phases of the life cycle of entrepreneurial ventures, which are considered the …

Green start-ups–a new typology for sustainable entrepre-neurship and innovation research

L Bergset, K Fichter - Journal of innovation management, 2015 - journalsojs3.fe.up.pt
There is a growing political consensus about the necessity to decouple economic growth
from environmental impacts. For a transition towards a green economy radical innovation …

[HTML][HTML] The lighthouse effect: How successful entrepreneurs influence the sustainability-orientation of entrepreneurial ecosystems

S Tiba, FJ van Rijnsoever, MP Hekkert - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations are a
call to action for policy-makers around the globe to tackle grand societal challenges …

Start-up sustainability: An insurmountable cost or a life-giving investment?

DE De Lange - Journal of cleaner production, 2017 - Elsevier
An outstanding question in the entrepreneurship literature reigns, given recent emphases on
sustainable business practices and corporate social responsibility. If small start-ups are …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability startups and where to find them: Investigating the share of sustainability startups across entrepreneurial ecosystems and the causal drivers of …

S Tiba, FJ van Rijnsoever, MP Hekkert - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
While it is well known where the best entrepreneurial ecosystems can be found in general,
such information is missing in the case of sustainability entrepreneurial ecosystems. These …