Sustainability-Related Strategic Evaluation of Business Models

Recent developments, such as climate change, demographic change and resource scarcity, have forced companies to turn towards more sustainable resources, processes products. Thus, their business models should be developed in a way that meets social, ecological economic challenges. A vital part of this development process is the evaluation against background sustainability targets during different phases process. This paper addresses the, thus far, largely neglected sustainability-related strategic earlier model development. Based on canvas approach concepts from management theory, it suggests method for well ideas options. Therefore, procedure presented five main criteria are taken into account: eligibility create stakeholder’s benefit, market attractiveness, heterogeneity/singularity, permanence generate sustainability-oriented value.