An Ontology for Strongly Sustainable Business Models

@article{Upward2016AnOF,
  title={An Ontology for Strongly Sustainable Business Models},
  author={Antony Upward and Peter H. Jones},
  journal={Organization \& Environment},
  year={2016},
  volume={29},
  pages={123 - 97}
}
Business is increasingly employing sustainability practices, aiming to improve environmental and social responsibility while maintaining and improving profitability. For many organizations, profit-oriented business models are a major constraint impeding progress in sustainability. A formally defined ontology, a model definition, for profit-oriented business models has been employed globally for several years. However, no equivalent ontology is available in research or practice that enables the… 
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