Background Social innovation has been applied increasingly to achieve social goals,
including improved healthcare delivery, despite a lack of conceptual clarity and consensus …

Abstract Safe-and-sustainable-by-design (SSbD) is central in the European Chemicals
Strategy for Sustainability, yet a common understanding of what SSbD is in concept and in …

The aim of this article is to complement research on transformations towards sustainability
by drawing upon the innovation systems (IS) framework. The IS framework already serves as …

The transition to low carbon energy systems cannot solely rely on technological innovation.
It also requires social innovation. In the context of energy transition social innovation can be …

This book examines the role of local food movements, enterprises and networks in the
transformation of the currently unsustainable global food system. It explores a series of …

The eradication of extreme poverty remains an intractable global challenge. This paper
explores social innovation (SI) as a strategy for fostering sustainable poverty reduction in a …

How can we foster more socially responsible pro-peace innovations that also have deeper
impact? In arguing that incorporating contextual, area-specific and conflict-sensitive …

Future-fit socio-economic systems have to create new ways of organizing production and
consumption as well as new routines and infrastructures. This is a huge challenge, as no …

In this paper, we explore the idea of social innovation as both a conceptual and practical
means of delivering positive social, economic and environmental outcomes in marginal rural …

Innovation actions within European Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects aim at testing research
results in practice. When supporting social innovations in rural areas, such testing requires …