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This chapter aims to compare the most common sustainable business models with the methodologies that have been designed in order for companies to embrace sustainability. The methodology deployed has been based on a state of art of the scientific literature about environmental methodologies and the analysis of successful sustainable business models. The results show that those methodologies are useful for improving specific areas or business units from organizations, but they don’t offer a holistic point of view for embedding sustainability among the business model. Currently, companies are concerned about environment and are trying to offer a value proposition based on sustainability. However, only a few companies are able to become sustainable in a successful way.
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Sánchez-Planelles, J., Segarra-Oña, M. (2019). Reshaping Business Models with an Environmental Perspective. In: Golinska-Dawson, P., Spychała, M. (eds) Corporate Social Responsibility in the Manufacturing and Services Sectors. EcoProduction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33851-9_8
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