04331nam a22005055i 4500 978-3-031-66211-9 DE-He213 20251030113116.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240930s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031662119 978-3-031-66211-9 10.1007/978-3-031-66211-9 doi HD30.255 KJJ bicssc BUS094000 bisacsh KJJ thema Corsini, Filippo. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 85313 Crowdfunding for Environmental Sustainability and the Circular Economy [electronic resource] : Empowered Strategies for Sustainable Growth / by Filippo Corsini, Marco Frey. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XIV, 172 p. 21 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Introduction -- 2. The Paradigm Of The Circular Economy: Barriers And Enabling Factors For Companies -- 3. Funding The Future Of The Planet Through Crowdfunding -- 4. Crowdfunding And Design For Circularity: The State Of The Art And Relevant Examples -- 5. Success Factors In Sustainability And Circularity-Oriented Crowdfunding Campaigns -- 6. Crowdfunding, Fraudfunding, And Greenwashing -- 7. Crowdfunding And Proactive Environmental Strategies In The Organizational Life Cycle -- 8. Conclusions. This book explores how crowdfunding can effectively promote environmental sustainability and circular economy practices in businesses, emphasizing its role in providing crucial financial resources. The importance of financial resources in businesses represents an essential enabler for implementing and scaling sustainable solutions. The book is composed of six chapters, which analyze some key aspects, such as how crowdfunding has been used to develop circular products, success factors for environmental crowdfunding campaigns, the issue of greenwashing in crowdfunding campaigns. By offering a comprehensive and critical analysis of the main issues at stake, this volume provides valuable insights for scholars and students of sustainable business and green finance. The present work also highlights how crowdfunding can help companies to integrate strategies to improve product environmental performance, engage in environmental marketing, and consider alternative business models. Overall, this book is essential to better understand how innovative funding solutions can overcome financial barriers and foster impactful environmental projects. Filippo Corsini is Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Sustainability Management at the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Sustainability and Climate of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy. His research focuses on business and environmental management. He has supervised many national and international projects connected to various aspects of circular economy. Marco Frey is Full Professor at the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Sustainability and Climate of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy. He researches and teaches business and environmental management, coordinating several projects on environmental management, energy economics, and CSR. He also chairs the UN Global Compact Italian Network. Industrial management Environmental aspects. 68586 Financial engineering. 58071 Corporate Environmental Management. 68587 Financial Technology and Innovation. 69289 Frey, Marco. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 85314 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031662102 Printed edition: 9783031662126 Printed edition: 9783031662133 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66211-9 ZDB-2-BUM ZDB-2-SXBM 63861 63861