Summary
This paper presents a typology of social innovations designed to promote sustainable consumption practices. The work appears to synthesise and categorise different innovation approaches—potentially including business models, community initiatives, or policy instruments—that enable consumers to adopt more environmentally or socially responsible consumption behaviours. The typology may serve as a framework for understanding how systemic change toward sustainability can be operationalised through innovation.
Regional applicability
The applicability to United Kingdom practice depends on the specific innovations examined and their institutional context. Social innovation frameworks are typically transferable across high-income nations, though local adaptation and policy environment will affect implementation. The framework may inform UK policy on sustainable consumption and circular economy transitions.
Key measures
Classification and characterisation of social innovation types; sustainability attributes of consumption practices
Outcomes reported
The study developed a typology of social innovations enabling more sustainable consumption practices. It appears to classify and characterise different innovation models that facilitate behaviour change towards sustainability.
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