Green Business Model Innovation

      Nordic Innovation Forum
           24 May 2012


          Tanja Bisgaard
Overview
• What is Green Business Model Innovation
  (GBMI)
• Why are companies embracing it
• Companies working with GBMI – case
  examples
• Preliminary results of working with GBMI
• Policies to promote GBMI and first ideas


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The project




August 2011 – August 2012

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What is
Green Business Model Innovation
Green Business Model Innovation
• Innovation in the business model that results
  in decreased environmental impact
• Not necessarily cleantech/ greentech
• Some of them are not necessarily new…

• We have looked at 2 types:
  – Life-cycle models  Product focused
  – Functional sales/
    Product Service Systems  Service focused
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Life-cycle models
• Green Supply Chain Management
• Take-back Management
• Cradle to Cradle

• Industrial Symbiosis




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Functional sales
• Selling the function of a product as a service

• ESCO/MASCO/WASCO
• CMS
• DBFO




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Business models
             When it is “business as usual”

Resource       Design &      Sales &
                                          Use   Disposal
extraction    Production   Distribution




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Life-cycle models
   When it is Green Business Model Innovation
                                                  Green Supply Chain
             Industrial
                                 Resources        Management
             Symbiosis


Take-back                                            Design &
Management      Disposal
                                 Cradle to          Production
                                 Cradle




                                               Sales &
                           Use
                                             Distribution

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Functional sales
When it is Green Business Model Innovation
                          Resources



                                              Design &
         Disposal
                                             Production

                               DBFO



                                        Sales &
                    Use
                                      Distribution

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             ESCO, CMS
Why are companies embracing
Green Business Model Innovation
Increase in resource prices




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Stricter regulation
• E.g. EU eco design




                                 14
Demanding customers
- but price is important




                           15
Sensible investors




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Source: Harvard Business School, September 2011
Implications
• Challenges = innovation opportunities
• Competitive advantage for Nordic companies?
  – High quality
  – High standard of living
  – Embedded in our culture/ mindset




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Companies working with
Green Business Model Innovation
Case examples
• 40 case interviews from our work
• Companies in the Nordic countries as well as
  international




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Case Functional sales:
     Volvo Aero




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Case GSCM: IKEA IWAY




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Case C2C: Gabriel




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Case Take-back: Desso




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Characteristics/ results
        of working with
Green Business Model Innovation
    from the case interviews
Characteristics: # employees
45%

40%

35%

30%

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%
      1 to 10       11 to 50         51-250   251-1000   1000+   NA


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        Source: Project interviews
Skills/ competencies
4,5

4,0

3,5

3,0

2,5

2,0

1,5

1,0

0,5

0,0




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      Source: Project interviews
Financial results
              after the introduction of GBMI
80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
      The company estimates        Not able to measure/have   The company estimates        The company has reached
      positive financial results       not measured yet       negative financial results         break-even


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                Source: Project interviews
Environmental results
• 100% of companies report positive
  environmental results; e.g.
  – Reduced amount of new raw materials
  – Reduced CO2 emissions
  – Reduced energy consumption
  – Reduced waste
  – Reduced amount of toxins



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     Source: Project interviews
Policies to promote
Green Business Model Innovation
Policies at a general level
• The Danish Business Innovation Fund




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Policies at business model level
                                 Lifecycle models

Business Model         Existing policy                   Policy ideas
Green supply chain     None found                        Support for R&D of new
management                                               materials
Take-back              None found                        Establish new
management                                               infrastructure for recycling
Cradle to Cradle       C2C network, EU                   Transparent EU
                       National waste management         certification of products
                       plan, NL
                       Waste and resource action
                       program (WRAP), UK
Industrial Symbiosis   Kalundborg Industrial symbiosis
                       program, DK
                       National industrial symbiosis
                       program (NISP), UK
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Policies at business model level
                       Functional sales models

Business Model   Existing policy                  Policy ideas
ESCO/            Federal Energy Management        Broaden scope to cover
MASCO/WASCO      Program, US                      e.g. reduction of waste
                 Green Deal, UK
                 ESCO Light, DK
CMS              REACH, EU

DBFO             Private Finance Initiative, UK




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Tools for companies
• There are some things policy cannot help with
  – some changes companies must manage on
  their own
• To help them get started – tool box

• So then can all companies work with Green
  Business Model Innovation?


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Thank you
  More information can be found at
          www. foranet.dk

Contact: tanja@novitasinnovation.com
Thank you
  More information can be found at
          www. foranet.dk

Contact: tanja@novitasinnovation.com

Tanja Bisgaard at Innovation Forum in Reykjavik, May 2012

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    Green Business ModelInnovation Nordic Innovation Forum 24 May 2012 Tanja Bisgaard
  • 2.
    Overview • What isGreen Business Model Innovation (GBMI) • Why are companies embracing it • Companies working with GBMI – case examples • Preliminary results of working with GBMI • Policies to promote GBMI and first ideas 3
  • 3.
    The project August 2011– August 2012 4
  • 4.
    What is Green BusinessModel Innovation
  • 5.
    Green Business ModelInnovation • Innovation in the business model that results in decreased environmental impact • Not necessarily cleantech/ greentech • Some of them are not necessarily new… • We have looked at 2 types: – Life-cycle models  Product focused – Functional sales/ Product Service Systems  Service focused 6
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    Life-cycle models • GreenSupply Chain Management • Take-back Management • Cradle to Cradle • Industrial Symbiosis 7
  • 7.
    Functional sales • Sellingthe function of a product as a service • ESCO/MASCO/WASCO • CMS • DBFO 8
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    Business models When it is “business as usual” Resource Design & Sales & Use Disposal extraction Production Distribution 9
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    Life-cycle models When it is Green Business Model Innovation Green Supply Chain Industrial Resources Management Symbiosis Take-back Design & Management Disposal Cradle to Production Cradle Sales & Use Distribution 10
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    Functional sales When itis Green Business Model Innovation Resources Design & Disposal Production DBFO Sales & Use Distribution 11 ESCO, CMS
  • 11.
    Why are companiesembracing Green Business Model Innovation
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    Demanding customers - butprice is important 15
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    Sensible investors 16 Source: Harvard Business School, September 2011
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    Implications • Challenges =innovation opportunities • Competitive advantage for Nordic companies? – High quality – High standard of living – Embedded in our culture/ mindset 17
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    Companies working with GreenBusiness Model Innovation
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    Case examples • 40case interviews from our work • Companies in the Nordic countries as well as international 19
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    Characteristics/ results of working with Green Business Model Innovation from the case interviews
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    Characteristics: # employees 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1 to 10 11 to 50 51-250 251-1000 1000+ NA 25 Source: Project interviews
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    Financial results after the introduction of GBMI 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% The company estimates Not able to measure/have The company estimates The company has reached positive financial results not measured yet negative financial results break-even 27 Source: Project interviews
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    Environmental results • 100%of companies report positive environmental results; e.g. – Reduced amount of new raw materials – Reduced CO2 emissions – Reduced energy consumption – Reduced waste – Reduced amount of toxins 28 Source: Project interviews
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    Policies to promote GreenBusiness Model Innovation
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    Policies at ageneral level • The Danish Business Innovation Fund 30
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    Policies at businessmodel level Lifecycle models Business Model Existing policy Policy ideas Green supply chain None found Support for R&D of new management materials Take-back None found Establish new management infrastructure for recycling Cradle to Cradle C2C network, EU Transparent EU National waste management certification of products plan, NL Waste and resource action program (WRAP), UK Industrial Symbiosis Kalundborg Industrial symbiosis program, DK National industrial symbiosis program (NISP), UK 31
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    Policies at businessmodel level Functional sales models Business Model Existing policy Policy ideas ESCO/ Federal Energy Management Broaden scope to cover MASCO/WASCO Program, US e.g. reduction of waste Green Deal, UK ESCO Light, DK CMS REACH, EU DBFO Private Finance Initiative, UK 32
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    Tools for companies •There are some things policy cannot help with – some changes companies must manage on their own • To help them get started – tool box • So then can all companies work with Green Business Model Innovation? 33
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    Thank you More information can be found at www. foranet.dk Contact: [email protected]
  • 34.
    Thank you More information can be found at www. foranet.dk Contact: [email protected]