Entrepreneurship and the sustainable bioeconomy transformation

Kuckertz, Andreas; Berger, Elisabeth S.C.; Brändle, Leif

doi:10.1016/j.eist.2020.10.003

Cited by 60 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 88 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…As policy plays a more important role in investments in green technology than technological progress in the field alone [69] and can also facilitate the development of lead markets for environmental innovation [70], the model clearly indicates that action from politics is needed. Moreover, policies and standards for sustainable investments serve as an enabler for sustainable venture capital [71], which contributes to the success of sustainable startups [72], which in turn contribute crucially to the bioeconomy transformation process [30].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hence, collaborations between research institutes and industry actors turn research outcomes into competitive biobased products on existing markets [26]. Bioeconomy start-ups (often spin-offs from research institutes) play a vital role in commercializing and diffusing these new technologies and substituting fossil-based industry standards [27][28][29][30]. According to the technology-based perspective, without significant technological progress and innovation, biobased products would be either unavailable due to resource constraints [31][32][33] or not competitive due to a lack of value-generating efficiency [13].…”

Section: Technology-based Bioeconomy Transitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy

2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Exceeding planetary boundaries, and especially climate change, requires economies worldwide to decarbonize and to incorporate principles of sustainable development. Transforming a traditional economy into a sustainable bioeconomy by replacing fossil resources through renewable biogenic resources offers a solution to this end. However, seemingly opposing transition perspectives (i.e., technology-based vs. socio-ecological) lead to fragmented efforts, and the exact form of the transition pathway to the goal of a bioeconomy remains unclear. We examine the issue by involving an international expert sample in a Delphi survey and subsequent cross-impact analysis. Based on the experts’ views, we present a list of events necessary to achieve the transformation ranked by the experts to reflect their urgency. The cross-impact analysis facilitates combining the eight most urgent events to create an integrated model of the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. Our findings suggest that, rather than bioeconomy strategies, investment in the relevant sectors currently constitutes the main bottleneck hindering such a transition.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Technology-based Bioeconomy Transitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy

2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Recent scholarship has used these broader framings of the MLP to explore socio-technical transitions in a wide array of sustainability fields, such as energy (Lin et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2020), solid waste (Gaeta et al, 2021), and bioeconomic transformation (Kuckertz et al, 2020). However, to the best of our knowledge the TM framework has not been systematically applied to examine P sustainability transitions (El Bilali, 2020).…”

Section: Transition Management (Tm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A transition management framework to stimulate a circular phosphorus system

Peterson

Baker

Aggarwal

et al. 2021

Environ Dev Sustain

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As the global population is projected to increase by two billion people by 2050, so will the demand for phosphorus (P), an essential nutrient for all living organisms and a major driver of eutrophication. To sustainably meet these challenges, we apply the conceptual framework of transition management (TM) to demonstrate how the trajectory of the current linear P use system could be strategically shifted toward a more circular P system. We present US case studies to examine P transitions management in intensive agriculture, wastewater disposal, and food waste management. Our goal is twofold. By first understanding past transitions in P management in the USA, we can build upon these insights for future management. This can then be applied to other global regions such as developing countries to bypass stages of transition as they intensify agriculture, incorporate sewers into cities, and expand waste management, to avoid becoming entrenched in unsustainable P management. We suggest how spaces for experimentation and collaboration can be created, how and which actor networks can be mobilized, and what action strategies and policies can be recommended to accelerate their transition to P sustainability. Our case studies show that while substantial improvements have been made, the transition toward a circular economy of P is far from complete. Our findings point to the value of utilizing TM for future progress in the US Development of TM frameworks for managing P in other regions of the world may enable them to achieve sustainable P development faster and more effectively than the USA.

show abstract

“…Interaction of activities on a micro-, meso-(entrepreneurial ecosystems or clusters), and macro-(governmental vision) levels result in acknowledging the importance of entrepreneurship perspectives. The interaction also serves as an essential resource for societal and economic transformation, motivated by creating and reconfiguring value chains while seeking stable solutions [33].…”

Section: Innovations In Forest Bioeconomymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Outside the EU, innovations being implemented are focused differently, as in the US, where the bioeconomy has gained interest too recently. In contrast to the EU, which emphasizes sustainability, the trend in the US includes genomic sequencing for individuals and a stronger focus on life science [33]. In 2012, the government released a document, "National Bioeconomy Blueprint" recognizing biotechnological innovation as a strong driver of bioeconomy growth.…”

Section: Innovations In Forest Bioeconomymentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovations in Forest Bioeconomy: A Bibliometric Analysis

Martin

García-Jácome

Dvořák

et al. 2021

Forests

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Innovations are a key component of the forest bioeconomy. Many types of innovations are needed for an efficient forest bioeconomy to be deployed. This article aimed to analyze the scientific literature on the topic of innovations in the forest bioeconomy, to understand where we are and where we are likely to be in the future, considering technologies, business models, etc. First, the scientific literature, in the form of peer-reviewed articles indexed in the Web of Science, was compiled in a comprehensive dataset, on which we analyzed the most important authors, their affiliations, regions they come from, journals where papers were most commonly published, and under which categories the papers were indexed. The total number of papers matching the keywords was 161. We found that the number of papers published on the topic is increasing and that, on average, each paper was cited 18 times. A total of 504 authors dealt with the topic, presenting a rather small community. This finding was reinforced by the outcomes of the analysis of regions where the authors of the papers were affiliated—Europe being the region to which most papers were affiliated. We conducted a qualitative synthesis of the literature on forest bioeconomy innovations. We found that authors dealt with the necessary adaptation of policies, while innovations were mainly focused on biorefining, biotechnology, production of various biomaterials, as well as innovations of business models and stakeholder interactions.

show abstract

Entrepreneurship and the sustainable bioeconomy transformation

Cited by 60 publications

References 88 publications

Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy

A transition management framework to stimulate a circular phosphorus system

Innovations in Forest Bioeconomy: A Bibliometric Analysis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About