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The dimensions along which those contexts vary

Specific practices that have been shown to help firms innovate for sustainability

The report also differentiates sustainability-oriented innovation from traditional innovation, and provides a descriptive analysis that characterizes research on the topic in multiple ways, including in terms of quality and focus.

In addition to Dr. Adams, the research team included Dr. Sally Jeanrenaud, Dr. John Bessant, Patrick Overy and Hannah Metcalfe from the University of Exeter and Dr. David Denyer from Cranfield University School of Management. Stu Hart also helped to guide this research team along with a number of managers from the NBS Leadership Council. 

The systematic review is available for download at: http://nbs.net/knowledge/strategy/innovation/systematic-review/. An executive report for managers is available at http://nbs.net/knowledge/strategy/innovation/executive-report/.  

NBS systematically reviews prior research on the topics most important to a panel of sustainability officers within leading companies. If you are embarking on new research, I encourage you to use these reviews as a starting place. We have systematically reviewed the following topics: 

• Decision-making for Sustainability – Joseph Arvai, Victoria Campbell-Arvai and Piers Steel
• Environmental Policy - Graeme Auld, Bozica Burlica, Alexandra Mallett, Francis Nolan-Poupart and Robert Slater
• Measuring and Valuing Enviromental Impacts – Pamela Kaval
• Valuing Business Sustainability – John Peloza and Ron Yachnin
• Socially Conscious Consumerism – June Cotte and Remi Trudel
• Organizational Culture – Stephanie Bertels, Lisa Papania and Daniel Papania
• Cement Manufacturing - Vito Albino, Rosa Maria Dangelico, Angelo Natalicchio and Devrim Miurat Yazan
• Climate Change - David Nitkin, Ryan Foster and Jacqueline Medalye
• Stakeholder Engagement – Frances Bowen, Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi and Irene Herremans
• Global Supply Chains - Stephen Brammer, Stefan Hoejmose and Andrew Millington

I also encourage you to visit recent posting from thought leaders in the space, including Michael Jantzi, Jerry Davis, and Rolf Wuestenhagen, at http://nbs.net/category/thought-leaders/.  We also post links to recently published articles in corporate social responsibility and sustainability (http://nbs.net/research/). 

I encourage you to join NBS (http://nbs.net/members/signup/) to receive our newsletter and help bridge research and practice in sustainability. 

Sincerely,

...tima