Sufficiency in Business : The Transformative Potential of Business for Sustainability / Maike Gossen, Laura Niessen.

Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- References -- Introduction -- References -- Part A - Viewpoints on Sufficiency in Business -- Towards a Characterization of Sufficiency‑Oriented Businesses -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Method -- 2.1 Systematic literature review -- 2.2 Expert interviews -- 3. Findings -- 3.1 General understanding of corporate sufficiency -- Corporate sufficiency as a principle for absolute reduction of environmental impacts -- Conceptualizations of corporate sufficiency -- Corporate sufficiency frameworks -- 3.2 Characteristics of sufficiency‐oriented businesses -- Purpose -- Guiding principles -- Business model -- Business infrastructure and operations -- Corporate growth -- Collaborative advancement of sufficiency transitions -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: Final sample of the systematic literature review -- A Taxonomy of Corporate Sufficiency Strategies -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Possible goals and motives for corporate sufficiency -- 3. The role of entrepreneurs and purpose for corporate sufficiency -- 4. Method -- Selection of companies (Section 5.1 and 5.2) -- Data collection for selected business cases (Section 5.2) -- Evaluation of selected business cases (Section 5.2) -- 5. Empirical results -- 5.1 Taxonomy of sufficiency in business -- 5.2 Business cases -- 5.2.1 Sufficiency by limiting output -- 5.2.2 Sufficiency by limiting technical means -- 5.2.3 Sufficiency by limiting company size regarding the number of employees -- 5.2.4 Sufficiency by product range policy -- 5.2.5 Sufficiency through moderate profits -- 5.2.6 Sufficiency through the limitation of entrepreneurial wages -- 5.2.7 Sufficiency by limiting shareholders' profit expectations -- 6. Discussion -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- The Future of Organizations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Organizational shift from profit to purpose.

2.1 Purpose -- 2.2 Value proposition -- 2.3 Governance -- 2.4 Value creation &amp -- delivery -- 2.5 Ownership -- 2.6 Value capture -- 2.7 Financing -- 3. Beyond profit -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Depths of Sufficiency in Business -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Depth ontology and sufficiency in business -- 2.1 Material transactions with nature -- 2.2 Social interactions between people -- 2.3 Social structures -- 2.4 Inner being -- 3. Systemic constraints and policies -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Sufficiency and the Logic of Care -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review on care -- 3. Method -- 4. Care in sufficiency‐oriented businesses -- 4.1 Care as a relational concept -- 4.2 Care as a practice -- 4.3 Care as an ongoing and unattractive process -- 4.4 Temporalities of care -- 5. Discussion -- References -- Part B - Experiences of Sufficiency in Business -- Sufficiency as a Core Building Block of Community‑Supported Business Models -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sufficiency business models -- 3. Community‐supported business models -- 4. Sufficiency as the core building block of CSBMs -- 5. Examples of CSBMs in practice -- 6. Discussion -- 7. Conclusion -- References -- Digging for Roots of Sufficiency in the Food Industry -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Sufficiency in food production and business -- 3. Ecological embedding in the food business -- 4. Exploring different food businesses -- 4.1 Vignette 1: The Local Farm -- 4.2 Vignette 2: The Food Corp. -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Cultures of Sufficiency in Food Businesses -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Organizational culture embedded in the ecosystem -- 2.1 Three generic cultural elements: enactors, enablers, enactments -- 2.2 Processual system approach on enactors, enablers and enactments -- 3. Case Agroecological Symbiosis: a food system that focuses on sufficiency.

3.1 Enactors in the Agroecological Symbiosis of Palopuro -- 3.2 Enablers of Agroecological Symbiosis at Palopuro -- 3.3 Enactments of Agroecological Symbiosis at Palopuro -- 3.4 Agroecological Symbiosis as a culture of sufficiency through the processual lens -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- Funding -- References -- Social Media Communication for Sufficiency in Fashion -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review -- 3. Case study -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions and implications -- References -- Towards Sustainable Fashion -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review -- 2.1 From efficiency and shift to sufficiency in business strategies -- 2.2 Diversity of business strategies for efficiency, shift and sufficiency -- 2.3 Rethinking purpose, profit and growth -- 3. Method -- 4. How do French fashion SMEs work with sufficiency? -- 4.1 Products -- 4.2 Services and operations -- 4.3 Business models -- 4.4 Communication and marketing -- 5. How do French fashion SMEs reconcile sufficiency with profits and growth? -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- The Paradox of Minimalism in the Field of Lifestyle Products -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The origins of lifestyle minimalism -- 3. Key features of commercialized lifestyle minimalism -- 3.1 Individualization -- 3.2 Aesthetics -- 3.3 Symbolism -- 4. Buy to have less: minimalism business segments -- 4.1 How to become a minimalist -- Books -- Vlogs -- Coaching -- 4.2 What a minimalist needs -- Aesthetic products -- Accessories and tools -- 5. Discussion -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Paving the Way towards Sufficiency in Mobility -- 1. Changing mobility practices for sufficiency -- 2. Method -- 3. Findings -- 3.1 Joining the subscription -- 3.2 Mobility during the subscription -- 3.3 Mobility after the subscription -- 4. Discussion -- 4.1 Practice change through a business offering.

4.2 Practice change through policy -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- From Efficiency to Sufficiency in the ICT Sector -- 1. Introduction -- 2. From efficiency to sufficiency: eco‐design as a starting point -- 2.1 Implementing eco‐design: the first success stories -- 2.2 Disappointments and first steps towards sufficiency -- 2.3 Intermediate stage: PSS and circular economy -- 3. Eco‐design: an essential step but one that must be surpassed -- 3.1 The rebound effect: a statement of failure? -- 3.2 Lessons learned: eco‐design - a potential blind alley but a necessary stage -- 3.3 Dealing with emotions in order to move forward -- 4. The path towards sufficiency -- 4.1 From business practice to academia -- 4.2 Research projects at a crossroads -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Self‐Restraint and Sufficiency of a Steel Processor -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Rebound prevention through corporate self‐restraint and sufficiency? -- 3. Case Study: Richard Henkel GmbH -- 3.1 The company -- 3.2 Energy efficiency measures -- Insulating the painting ovens (2005/2006) -- Improving the conveyor belt (2012) -- Replacement of the automatic powder booth (2014/2015) -- (Rebound) effects of energy efficiency measures -- 4. Findings -- 4.1 Managing rebound risks -- Strategic priorities -- Cognitive and institutional factors: knowledge, tools, structures -- Psychological factors: moral justification, perceived self‐efficacy and diffusion of accountability -- 4.2 Opportunities and limits of corporate action and impact -- 5. Discussion and practical recommendations -- References -- Part C - Transformative Changes for Sufficiency on Political and Societal Levels -- (In)Compatibility of the Market with Sufficiency -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The market as site -- 3. Market‐embedded insufficiency -- 4. Embedding economic activity in socio‐ecological reasons.

5. Sufficiency and the market dilemma -- 6. Conclusion -- References -- Limits of Sufficiency Strategies in Business Practices -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Limitations of consumer‐centered approaches -- 3. Limitations and obstacles of sufficiency‐promoting communication -- 4. Key barriers for business approaches promoting sufficiency‑oriented lifestyles -- 4.1 Dominance of pro‐consumption advertising as a barrier to sufficiency‑promoting communication -- 4.2 Growth‐oriented economy and neoliberal market systems as barriers for sufficiency‐oriented strategies in businesses -- 5. The time is ripe for systemic change in policy‐making and business -- References -- Policy‐Making as a Crucial Element for Sufficiency on the Business Level -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The influence of business on policy making on sufficiency -- 2.1 Pioneering businesses as drivers of sufficiency policies -- 2.2 Businesses as inhibitors of sufficiency policies -- 3. Sufficiency policies for sufficiency‐oriented business strategies -- 3.1 Sufficiency‐oriented framework conditions for business -- 3.2 Structural policy enables sufficiency‐oriented business strategies -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Authors.

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