{"id":55491,"date":"2023-06-12T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T11:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biooekonomie.uni-greifswald.de\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&p=55491"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T12:40:36","slug":"nagewe-bio","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/biooekonomie.uni-greifswald.de\/en\/project\/nagewe-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"NaGeWe-Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability Assessment of Business Models and Value Creation Systems in Bioeconomy Regions<\/h3>\n\t
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The term \u201cbioeconomy\u201d refers to the use and processing of renewable biomass with the aim of achieving sustainable development. In practice, the development of bioeconomic value creation systems leads to conflicts of interest among the social, environmental, and economic dimensions of sustainability. In this context, the key questions arise: Under what conditions are bioeconomic business models and value creation systems actually more sustainable than conventional solutions? What contribution do they make to sustainable regional structural transformation? And which bioeconomic approaches should be prioritized in terms of their impact on sustainability?<\/p>\n

As part of the \"NaGeWe-Bio\" project, a toolkit for the sustainability assessment of bioeconomy business models and value creation systems was developed and tested within the WIR! alliance Plant\u00b3. The assessment framework covers the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability, using existing and planned initiatives in northeastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (the Plant\u00b3 project region) as case studies. By integrating both the individual business perspective of bioeconomy enterprises and the associated value creation systems, the toolkit enables the evaluation of business models within the context of regional structural transformation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

Sustainability in bioeconomy regions \u2013 assessment based on two perspectives<\/h3>\n\t
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The methodology developed draws on the perspectives of \u2018sustainability of bioeconomic business models\u2019 and \u2018sustainability of bioeconomic value creation systems\u2019, which can be applied either independently or in combination. The assessment and indicators for both aspects are based on the same set of criteria. The development of this catalogue through extensive research and dialogue formats is a key outcome of the NaGeWe-Bio project.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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The sustainability check for business models in bioeconomy regions<\/b> untersucht das Wertsch\u00f6pfungspotenzial eines Unternehmens im Hinblick auf seine F\u00e4higkeit, wirtschaftliche Ertr\u00e4ge zu erzielen und gleichzeitig \u00f6kologische sowie soziale Ziele zu verfolgen. Hierdurch k\u00f6nnen Unternehmen und Gesch\u00e4ftsideen nachhaltig weiterentwickelt werden und ihren Beitrag zu einer verantwortungsvollen Bio\u00f6konomie leisten. Der Gesch\u00e4ftsmodell-Check l\u00e4sst sich unkompliziert \u00fcber einen Online-Fragebogen direkt auf dieser Website durchf\u00fchren.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n