**Dimensions** * *[[Tool Attributes]]:* #taxonomy #framework #research-driven #related-article #sequenced-tools #tested #taxonomy * *[[Stakeholders]]:* #private-sector #researchers * *[[Value Generation]]:* #sustainable-value * *[[Sustainability Strategy]]:* #business-models #capacity-building #value-analysis #ideation #strategic-planning [The sustainable business model pattern taxonomy—45 patterns to support sustainability-oriented business model innovation](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352550918300782) The paper classifies 45 Sustainable BM patterns, assigned these patterns to 11 groups along ecological, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability and evaluated their potential to contribute to value creation. The resulting taxonomy can serve as a basis for more unified and comparable studies of SBMs and for new business model tools that can be used in various disciplines and industries to analyze and develop sustainability-oriented business models in a consistent manner. The ==sustainability triangle== offers a very easy way of thinking about sustainability and the compromises that the [[Thorngate's postulate of commensurate complexity]] indicates. ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Screenshot 2021-10-05 at 4.19.01 PM.png]] They map the categories into the sustainability triangle ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Screenshot 2021-10-05 at 4.27.46 PM.png]] The taxonomy of sustainable business model patterns can be found in a table view . The results of the paper can be found in a #canvas online. In this [website](http://www.uxberlin.com/businessinnovationkit/) some of the tools are available and they are aggregated at this [mural](https://app.mural.co/t/corporatesustainabilityinnov2207/m/corporatesustainabilityinnov2207/1623085161432/d8808f964e59cf8d966091dbfc9322c9d6aa8573?sender=4f45b146-dc63-44f3-b6d2-cf55bd1346ea) ![[Previous Versions/Version 1/Files/Screenshot 2021-10-05 at 4.27.37 PM.png]] [[Previous Versions/Version 1/3 - collections/business models and business design]]