Publications
In recent years, the Nordic countries have improved the framework conditions for entrepreneurship and thereby continued the development that has taken place over the last decades. In important areas, the framework conditions for entrepreneurship in the Nordic countries are as strong as those in the best-performing countries.
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On the whole, the Nordic Innovation funded project NORDIC DSC was a success in terms of reaching the tangible objectives of the project. Final results proved a viable commercial future.
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The report aims at presenting the current status of implementing entrepreneurship education strategy in Nordic countries, as well as bringing up a range of good projects and practices for discussion of Nordic collaboration.
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This report describes and places in context the emergent phenomenon of Innovation Communities (InnoComms).
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Nordic Innovation’s results from programme for Measured and Managed Innovation (MMI) shows how 70 Nordic companies from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland work with business model innovation over a period of time from 2010-2012.
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This report has a dual content. Firstly, it describes joint policy advice presented by the Nordic-European Public Investor Initiative members to the EU Commission regarding structural fund regulations for the 2014-2020 programming period. Secondly, the report includes brief descriptions of existing programmes and models used in the different European countries in which the member organisations are based.
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There is both a need and a significant business potential for one-stop-shop business models where an overall contractor offers full-service renovation packages including consulting, independent energy audit, renovation work, independent quality control and commissioning, and financing. The renovation market for single-family houses could be in the order of hundreds of million Euros per year in each Nordic country.
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This compendium includes five different parts encompassing different assessment methodologies (both qualitative and quantitative) of green business cases in the Nordic region, but also around the world.
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This guide consists of two main parts, where the first part is a step to step guide to serve as inspiration on how to get started with green business model innovation. The steps are based on best practice from the interviews conducted with the companies that took part in this study. The second part of this guide is a selection of specific tools used by some of the case companies.
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This report focuses on identifying policy initiatives that contribute to promoting the use of green business model innovation and the direct effects that policy has on enabling companies to implement it.
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Report about cross border trad in the Nordics.
(This report is only available in Danish)
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In the light of the today’s societal challenges regarding resource scarcity and environmental degradation level, it is essential for both companies and policy makers to understand the changes that need to be addressed within business structures and value chains in order to approach green growth.
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41 companies have been interviewed and business case studies written. Their business models contain in one way or another elements of green business model innovation. This business case study compendium is a compilation of all the business case studies complied during the project.
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The objective of the survey materialised in this report is to identify and describe areas of green building that may be suitable for Nordic co-ordination.
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Green Business Model Innovation is when a business changes part(s) of its business model and thereby captures economic value as well as reduces the ecological footprint in a life-cycle perspective.
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A major public health threat in Nordic societies are the increasing rates of overweight. The fast food sector is an important arena to study in order to open up for changes in this trend especially among children and the young.
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The EU is currently facing its most severe economic crises ever, with unemployment rising and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) not returning to its earlier growth path. In the face of this situation, in April 2011, the European Commission launched 12 new initiatives under the Single Market Act with the aim of boosting the Single Market and exploiting its potential as a driver of economic growth in the EU.
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Fast growing emerging economies represent great opportunities for Nordic businesses and constitute important arenas for economic growth of the Nordic countries.
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Growth is the foundation for development and welfare. For continued growth, we need entrepreneurs who start new companies that grow and create new jobs. The aim of this report is to identify the role of academics as entrepreneurs in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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If your company or organization needs a framework and ideas for turning sustainability into a competitive advantage, this publication is for you.
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In 2011 we have worked proactively to facilitate innovation, cooperation, and initiatives and sharing competence in and between the Nordic countries, as well as interacting on the international arena.
