The Sustainability Impact Canvas is a great tool to develop more sustainable and innovative products and business models. It forces users to look at the positive as well as the negative impact of their product or business idea, therefore generating the first input for a realistic impact assessment. It is structured along three levels, which take into account all potential impact categories of a product or business. It generates input for the Sustainable Business Model Canvas and helps social entrepreneurs underpin their discussions with impact investors. Detailed Description: https://www.threebility.com/single-post/The-Sustainability-Impact-Canvas-A-foundation-for-Sustainable-Innovation

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Negative Impact (Minimise)Positive Impact (Maximise)
Technology / Product (direct 1st order effects)
Application of Technology / Product (indirect 2nd order effects)
Societal & Structural Change (systemic 3rd order effects)
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Capture (e.g. of waste or emissions) Resource use during production
Energy / resource and emissions during use
Waste generated during disposal
Substitution (e.g. of paper through digitalisation)
Optimisation (e.g. of energy usage & processes)
Induction (of resource consumption, e.g. energy)
Obsolescence (e.g. via shorter product life cycles)
Incentivisation (e.g. of fuel saving drive styles)
Decision making (e.g. via agent based models)
Rebound effects (e.g. via additional consumption)
New risks (e.g. via rising network vulnerability)
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