
LOCALISED released a Sustainable Business Model Canvas to Support Business Decarbonisation

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As part of a comprehensive strategy to support the decarbonisation of the private sector, LOCALISED has launched the Sustainable Business Model Canvas (LSBMC), a practical, interactive tool designed to help businesses explore and reshape their business models for a low-carbon future. The tool is especially targeted at companies with established sustainability departments and consultancy firms specialised in sustainability and climate strategy, particularly those working with organisations in high-impact sectors such as manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and transport.
The LSBMC complements two other major developments:
- the Net-Zero Business Consultant (NZBC), which supports companies in assessing their climate vulnerability and exposure; and
- a set of technology and best practices factsheets that help visualise real-world sustainable solutions already in use across Europe.
Together, these resources aim to:
- Help businesses analyse their vulnerability and exposure to climate change (via the NZBC),
- Diagnose their current business model and explore strategic improvements (via the LSBMC), and
- Visualise concrete solutions and technologies (via a set of sector-specific factsheets).
What Makes the Tool Innovative?
The LSBMC builds on and enhances traditional business model canvases by integrating advanced sustainability features:
- a preliminary self-assessment taxonomy to position a company within an eco-social-economic spectrum;
- database of 400+ measures and instruments to explore actionable decarbonisation options;
- a customisable measures database to incorporate company-specific strategies;
- direct linkages to SDGs and over 250 sustainability-oriented indicators;
- possibility to map the connections with GHG Protocol Scopes 1, 2 and 3; and
- a repository of real business technologies and innovations, presented in the form of sectoral factsheets.
Validated with Real Companies Across Europe
The LSBMC has been tested through interviews and hands-on sessions with companies in Italy, Poland, Germany, and Spain from key sectors: manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and transport.
Participants valued the tool as:
- A starting point for decarbonisation planning;
- A support system for sustainability reporting; and
- A way to align internal strategy with sustainable development goals and opportunities.
The tool also enhanced strategic awareness among users, prompting reflection on barriers, opportunities, and future pathways.
One Tool — Multiple Connections
The real strength of the LSBMC lies in its integration with other LOCALISED project outcomes:
- It complements the Net-Zero Business Consultant, which evaluates risks and vulnerabilities;
- It connects directly with the WP4 database of adaptation and mitigation measures;
- It draws on WP5’s SDG-linked indicators; and
- It links to WP7’s fact sheets, which showcase real European examples of green technologies across various sectors.
In doing so, the LSBMC not only helps businesses understand their present but also design their sustainable future.
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