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'Demand pull' government policies to support product-service system activity: the case of energy service companies (ESCos) in the UK

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In this article, a case study of how regulatory, economic incentive, informative and procurement policies have supported Energy Service Company (ESCo) activity in the UK, a sub-set of the Product-Service Systems (PSS) family focused on energy service provision.
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This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2015-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 90 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Service (business) & Public policy.

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Product service system: A conceptual framework from a systematic review

TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual structure depicting the current situation of literature dealing with the analysis of economic impact and environmental/social impact of Product Service System is presented and a methodological structure concerning methodologies and research purpose behind papers.
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Governing sustainability transitions through business model innovation – towards a systems understanding

TL;DR: In this article, the role of innovative business models in the transformation of socio-technical systems is examined, focusing on decentralised energy technologies, and exploring business model innovation in the context of a transition towards a more sustainable energy system.
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Transforming sustainability challenges into competitive advantage: Multiple case studies kaleidoscope converging into sustainable business models

TL;DR: In this article, a theory and practice-based framework is proposed to support organizations towards more sustainable business models (SBM's), making explicit main elements to align business to sustainability performance goals.
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Sustainable entrepreneurship, innovation, and business models: Integrative framework and propositions for future research

TL;DR: In this article, the authors introduce the business models for sustainability innovation (BMfSI) framework to study how business models mediate between sustainability innovations and business cases for sustainability, where sustainable entrepreneurs are discussed as those agents who align their new or existing business models with sustainability innovations in order to be successful in business and to create value with and for stakeholders.
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Analysis of barriers and drivers for the development of the ESCO markets in Europe

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive overview of the ESCO industry in EU Member States and neighbouring countries based on a large-scale expert survey, focused on market development between 2010 and 2013.
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