Ecosystem Services: Innovation Case Studies

Ecostar

Case Study | Free

Stories and case studies

Carbon Footprint Calculator

terra pass

Article | Paid

Online carbon footprint calculator for businesses and households

Retail Sustainability Leadership Model

Center for Retail Compliance and Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Article | Free

The Retail Sustainability Leadership Model is a tool for retail sustainability execu​​tives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and... Read More

RILA’S 2017 Retail Sustainability Management Leadership Model

Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

The Model is a tool for retail sustainability executives to identify the management practices that will drive improved corporate and environmental performance.The Model is... Read More

The 3 Principle Sources of Funding Every Startup Needs

Entrepreneur.com

Article | Free | Apr 20, 2015

Overview of equity, debt, and bootstrapping.

Tata Steel: The Business Case for Product Sustainability

thinkstep

Article | Free

The Business Case for Product Sustainability. Through LCA Tata Steel is able to understand the impacts and benefits across the life cycle.

Cradle to Cradle Certified™

Cradle to Cradle Certified

Other | Free

The Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Product Standard guides designers and manufacturers through a continual improvement process that looks at a product through five quality... Read More

Business Model Design

MaRS

Template / Workbook / Spreadsheet | Free

Worksheet and guidebook for developing a business model.

How to Integrate Sustainability into Finance and Decision-making: Natura’s Integrated Profit & Loss

Sustainable Business Now

Case Study | Free

Natura Co Latin America’s Sustainability Director Denise Hills and Chief Financial Officer Silvia Vilas Boas explain how Natura’s IP&L model creates value across its... Read More

Flourishing Business Canvas

Flourishing Enterprise Co-lab

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Dec 31, 2022

The Flourishing Business Canvas is a new generation of visual collaborative tool to design business models that are fit-for-the-21st Century: socially beneficial,... Read More

Greening Blue Jeans: Insights from a New Competitor Collaboration

Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)

Article | Free | Jun 22, 2017

A team of rivals is making the denim industry more sustainable. NBS research guides their collaboration.

Executive Report: Driving Social Change

Network for Business Sustainability (NBS)

Book / Report | Free | Jan 09, 2013

Organizations have the resources and market influence to effect positive change. Through product labeling, supply chain management, cause marketing, corporate philanthropy,... Read More

Life Cycle Assessment of Cotton Fiber & Fabric: Full Report

Cotton Incorporated

Other | Free

The study is a holistic and comprehensive view of the life cycle of cotton textile products. The LCI is a collection of data sets that quantify relevant energy and material... Read More

X-Degree Compatibility (XDC)

right.based on science

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Free | Mar 14, 2018

The X-Degree Compatibility (“XDC”) The X-Degree Compatibility (“XDC”) is a science-based climate metric, designed for managing climate risks derived from the quantification... Read More

A Review of Methods for Measuring Willingness-to-Pay

Various Researchers

Book / Report | Free | Jun 01, 2006

Knowledge about a product’s willingness-to-pay on behalf of its (potential) customers plays a crucial role in many areas of marketing management like pricing decisions or... Read More