It's getting better all the time (can't get no worse): the why, how and when of environmental entrepreneurship. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: York, Jeffrey G.
• Is Part Of: International journal of entrepreneurial venturing. Volume 10:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 17
• Page End: 31
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: environmental entrepreneurship -- climate change -- sustainable entrepreneurship -- sustainability -- global warming; Entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Periodicals; 658.42105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-5360

Abstract

In this essay, I discuss the current boundaries and potential promise of environmental entrepreneurship research. I argue that environmental entrepreneurship provides a unique lens to study how to effectively address human-induced climate change. However, for such studies to be effective, we need to understand: 1) why some individuals choose to pursue environmental entrepreneurship; 2) how organisations pursue integrated economic and ecological goals; 3) when does such action have a significant impact. I propose these three questions provide an agenda for understanding the simultaneous pursuit of economic and ecological benefits through the creation of new products, services, and markets.