Business innovation for transformative and sustainable societies; recommendations and guidance

In this report, the so-called Business Model Canvas (BMC) was used to assess different types of climate services from private as well as from public providers with special emphasis on innovation and aspects contributing to transformational adaptation. The BMC is a common framework for the design and implementation for business models. More than 40 interviews with providers of climate services in the form of semi-structured business talks were conducted. A strong emphasis was on providers from the private sector, thus on business approaches of climate services that have to have a positive balance between revenue and costs. The outcome of the interviews was analysed using a text analysis software following a standardised set of codes and criteria based on the BMC model.