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A Solution For Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Compostable Consumption Across Industries, Prithvi Chauhan
A Solution For Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Compostable Consumption Across Industries, Prithvi Chauhan
University Honors Theses
This thesis paper addresses the potentials of a business model for promoting compostable alternatives to single-use plastic products. This thesis paper also proposes a survey to collect data from businesses in Portland, OR to forecast the potential impacts of integrating such a business model. Impacts of this business model for compostable products are hypothesized as best-case, mid-case, and worst-case scenarios of integration within Portland’s total market potential. Impacts will also be assessed along the triple bottom line. The triple bottom line is an accounting framework used in sustainable entrepreneurship to measure impact along environmental, social, and economic standards. First, in …