23 When a Business Ecosystem is the Answer to Sustainability Challenges

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. About the BCG Henderson Institute VII
4. Contents IX
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: Why Business Needs Sustainable Business Model Innovation
7. 1 Optimize for Both Social and Business Value 5
8. 2 Innovation is the Only Way to Win the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Race 19
9. 3 Will Net-Zero Get Us to Net-Zero Emissions? 27
10. 4 Embracing the New Age of Materiality: Harnessing the Pace of Change in ESG 41
11. Part 2: What is Sustainable Business Model Innovation?
12. 5 The Quest for Sustainable Business Model Innovation 59
13. 6 The Secrets of Sustainability Front Runners 63
14. 7 How to Tell if Your Business Model is Truly Sustainable 73
15. 8 How to Tell if Your Business Model is Creating Environmental and Societal Benefits 79
16. Part 3: How to Apply Sustainable Business Model Innovation
17. 9 Four Steps to Sustainable Business Model Innovation 87
18. Part 3.1: Expand the Business Canvas
19. 10 An Applied Example of Expanding the Business Canvas in Plastics 103
20. 11 The Green Economy Has a Resource-Scarcity Problem 125
21. 12 Identifying Resource Scarcities in the Race to Sustainability 131
22. 13 Solving the Puzzle of Sustainable Resource Scarcity 139
23. Part 3.2: Apply Modular Transformations
24. 14 Nudging Consumers Toward Sustainability 147
25. 15 Sharing Data to Address Our Biggest Societal Challenges 153
26. 16 The Playful Corporation 161
27. Part 3.3: Link to Value Drivers of the Business
28. 17 Six Steps to Sustainability Transformation 171
29. 18 The Strategic Race to Sustainability 177
30. 19 Directors Can Up Their Game on Environmental, Social, and Governance Issues 193
31. 20 Unlocking Tomorrow’s ESG Opportunities 197
32. 21 Private Equity Should Take the Lead in Sustainability 203
33. Part 3.4: Enable Systems Level Strategy
34. 22 How Companies Shape Ecosystems to Achieve Sustainability and Advantage 215
35. 23 When a Business Ecosystem is the Answer to Sustainability Challenges 221
36. 24 How to Build a High-Impact Sustainability Alliance 229
37. Part 4: Conclusion
38. 25 Winning Through the Great Climate Upheaval 241
39. 26 New Abundance: Resource Constraints as Strategic Opportunities 247
40. List of Figures 255
41. Index 257