The Entrepreneurship-Sustainability Nexus

Dear Colleagues,

The academic literature has clearly called for a better understanding of human–environment interactions (Wilson, 2012). Entrepreneurship provides both promise and caution for sustainability. The role of entrepreneurs as a driver of economic, societal and environmental transformation is clear, but there is a juxtaposition in the literature around whether entrepreneurship is a panacea or detrimental to sustainability.

A complex relationship exists between new entrepreneurial ventures and sustainability: entrepreneurs provide a new means of economic development and can build resilience in regional communities through economic diversification, but they draw on significant resources to establish and increase embedded disadvantage through wealth inequality. Prior research has demonstrated that the impacts from entrepreneurial activities have resulted in significant environmental damage. Yet innovations from entrepreneurs, such as innovative circular economy business models, may be the only tool for addressing climate change on a global scale. Entrepreneurship has the promise of inclusive pathways for all age groups, genders, and community segments, but societal structural challenges may only make such opportunities accessible to a few, and governments often have a policy imperative around picking winners.

This Special Issue will delve into the nuances of the entrepreneurship–sustainability nexus by bringing together a selection of papers on the role entrepreneurship plays in environmental, cultural, economic and social sustainability. This broad Special Issue will draw together an understanding from a range of disciplines and contexts to answer fundamental questions relating to the nature of the entrepreneurship–sustainability nexus.

Dr. Char-lee Moyle
Mr. Chad Renando
Guest Editors

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