**Dimensions** * *[[Tool Attributes]]:* #framework #research-driven #collaborative-tool #related-article #sequenced-tools #tested * *[[Stakeholders]]:* #educators #private-sector * *[[Value Generation]]:* #sustainable-value * *[[Sustainability Strategy]]:* #business-models #identifying-markets #risk-mitigation #strategic-planning #curriculum-development #capacity-building #mapping-activities #ideation #impact-analysis Abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to give a comprehensive and cohesive description of the most recent version of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), and also to describe and discuss the overall method for developing the FSSD, elaborate on the general rational for and general benefits of a framework of this type, and validate benefits of the FSSD through examples of its application(...) We conclude that the FSSD has proven to aid organizations in thoroughly understanding and putting themselves in context of the global sustainability challenge, and to move themselves strategically towards sustainability, i.e., to stepwise reduce their negative impacts on ecological and social systems at large while strengthening the own organization through capturing of innovation opportunities, including new business models, exploration of new markets and winning of new market shares, and through reduced risks and operation costs. Specifically, we conclude that the FSSD aids more effective management of system boundaries and trade-offs, makes it possible to model and assess sustainable potentials for various materials and practices before investments are made, and offers the possibility for more effective collaboration across disciplines and sectors, regions, value-chains and stakeholder groups" [A Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652615015930?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=796be207ede0c311) ![[A framework for strategic sustainable development - Article.pdf]]