Small-scale social-environmental enterprises in the green economy: supporting grassroots innovation

Heather Creech, Leslie Paas, Gabriel Huppé Gabriel, Vivek Voora, Constance Hybsier and Helen Marquard

Development in Practice, 2014, vol. 24, issue 3, 366-378

Abstract: To achieve a top-to-bottom growth of the “green economy”, incentives and enablers need to be identified for those micro enterprises working at the grassroots level. A three-year study of 1,300 social and environmental enterprises in developing countries reveals how they are developing new products and services for their communities, using new business models. But their scale-up is hampered by lack of access to research and technology support and gender barriers, as well as challenges with complex partnerships, progress monitoring, and financial viability. A large pool of innovative ideas remains untapped and an opportunity to build a sustainable economy is being missed.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2014.899561

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