Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research


TitleCentre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research
AlternativeBAL - CEEDR
FacultyFaculty of Business and Law

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Spillover in sustainable consumer behavior: a matter of commitment
Henn, L., Kaiser, F.G., Adler, M., Elf, P. and Gatersleben, B. 2025. Spillover in sustainable consumer behavior: a matter of commitment. Journal of Consumer Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.70052

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Key action areas for transforming the UK food system: insights from the Transforming UK Food Systems (TUKFS) Programme project portfolio
Bridle, S., Parsons, K., Poppy, G., Duncombe, T., Dicks, L., Doherty, B., Johnstone, A., Reynolds, C., Wagstaff, C., Lyon, F., Buckton, S., Dare, B., White, M., Yap, C., Shahrokni, R., Bhunnoo, R., Mitchell, H., Fazey, I., Moran, D., Turner, C., Beacham, J., Ingram, J., Jackson, P., Wells, R., Denby, K., Macmillan, T., Brunstrom, J. and Bryant, M. 2025. Key action areas for transforming the UK food system: insights from the Transforming UK Food Systems (TUKFS) Programme project portfolio. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 380 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0166

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Exploring social innovation for transforming food systems
Lyon, F., Doherty, B., Psarikidou, K., Vickers, I. and Kirtley, A. 2025. Exploring social innovation for transforming food systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 380 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2024.0156

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The role of business
Elf, P., Isham, A. and Mont, O. 2025. The role of business. in: Akenji, L., Vegragt, P.J., Szejnwald Brown, H., Smith, T.S.J. and Wallnöfer, L.M. (ed.) Vocabulary for Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles: A Language for Our Common Future Routledge. pp. 178-181

Book chapter

Developing sustainable entrepreneurial finance ecosystems in an emerging market context: the role of keystone actors in managing competing institutional logics
Elf, P., Owen, R., Lyon, F. and da Gama Torres, H. 2025. Developing sustainable entrepreneurial finance ecosystems in an emerging market context: the role of keystone actors in managing competing institutional logics. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2025.2496192

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Learning to walk lightly through the world: lessons from Amazonian Indigenous praxis
Elf, P., Ferreira Moura Junior, J. and Kumaruara, A. 2025. Learning to walk lightly through the world: lessons from Amazonian Indigenous praxis. Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931251343141

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Novel approaches to sustainable consumption and production in the Global South: from challenging dominant assumptions to setting future debates (Editorial)
Elf, P., Santana, J., Alfinito, S. and Hamza, K. 2025. Novel approaches to sustainable consumption and production in the Global South: from challenging dominant assumptions to setting future debates (Editorial). Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931251344706

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Circular economy business models as context-forging opportunities: the role of circular managers in driving sustainable innovation in emerging markets
Teberges Dantas Queiroga, A., Elf, P. and Macário de Oliveira, V. 2025. Circular economy business models as context-forging opportunities: the role of circular managers in driving sustainable innovation in emerging markets. Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931251342187

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Fostering impact through resonance: collaborative methodologies in arts research
Elf, P., Dilmperi, A., Whitehouse, S., Stravaki, G., Farmer, C. and Casey, K. 2025. Fostering impact through resonance: collaborative methodologies in arts research. European Journal of Marketing. 59 (6), pp. 1554-1566. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-04-2024-0342

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Marketing sustainable lifestyles
Mont, O., Elf, P. and Isham, A. 2025. Marketing sustainable lifestyles. in: Peattie, K., De Angelis, R., Koenig-Lewis, N. and Strong, C. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Marketing and Sustainability London, UK Routledge. pp. 349-363

Book chapter

Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability
Werner, A., Elf, P., Lyon, F. and Vickers, I. 2025. Beyond novelty and growth: a virtue ethics enquiry into fashion entrepreneurs’ responsible and harmonising practices towards sustainability. Journal of Business Ethics. 196 (4), pp. 845-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-024-05875-w

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Are English SMEs disadvantaged in accessing Green Finance? A study of UK (bank and non-bank) debt finance provision
Gottschalk, S., Owen, R. and Coban, I. 2024. Are English SMEs disadvantaged in accessing Green Finance? A study of UK (bank and non-bank) debt finance provision. Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP).

Project report

Key challenges of managing pregnancy and new parenthood for mothers and fathers who work in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK
Norman, H., Stumbitz, B. and Santos, C. 2024. Key challenges of managing pregnancy and new parenthood for mothers and fathers who work in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK. 16th European Sociological Association Conference. Porto, Portugal 27 - 30 Aug 2024 European Sociological Association (ESA). pp. 494-494

Conference item

Advancing gender equality through context-sensitive work-family support for breastfeeding: lessons from a participatory intervention in South Africa
Jaga, A., Stumbitz, B., Mabaso, B.P., Munyai, K. and Görgens, T. 2024. Advancing gender equality through context-sensitive work-family support for breastfeeding: lessons from a participatory intervention in South Africa. Community, Work and Family. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668803.2024.2405513

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Work-family entanglement: drawing lessons from the complex lives of low-income women
Jaga, A., Stumbitz, B. and Lambert, S. 2024. Work-family entanglement: drawing lessons from the complex lives of low-income women. in: Rönnmar, M. and Hayter, S. (ed.) Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 33–53

Book chapter

Financing green innovation startups: a systematic literature review on early-stage SME funding
Mukherjee, A., Owen, R., Scott, J.M. and Lyon, F. 2024. Financing green innovation startups: a systematic literature review on early-stage SME funding. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2024.2410730

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EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University
Pizzolato, N., Saini, R., Stumbitz, B. and Sotiropoulou, P. 2024. EDI and postgraduate research: report on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion review of postgraduate research at Middlesex University. Middlesex University. https://doi.org/10.60528/1qw7q5

Project report

The politics of transition: Innovative place-making and alternative development models under English localism
Burnett, A. 2024. The politics of transition: Innovative place-making and alternative development models under English localism. Cham, Switzerland Palgrave Macmillan.

Authored Book

The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change
Elf, P. and Werner, A. 2024. The (only) future of fashion? The role of small sustainable entrepreneurship in driving transformational change. in: Scott, K., Curtis, B. and Pajaczkowska, C. (ed.) The Future of Fashion Education: Speculation, Experience and Collaboration London, UK Taylor & Francis (Routledge). pp. 199-207

Book chapter

Psychedelics as a tool for a more connected and sustainable world? Considering the importance of rituals, boundaries, and commitment
Anderson, K., Elf, P. and Isham, A. 2024. Psychedelics as a tool for a more connected and sustainable world? Considering the importance of rituals, boundaries, and commitment. International Journal of Drug Policy. 133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104571

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Understanding equity access and use in early-stage ventures
Roper, S. and Owen, R. 2024. Understanding equity access and use in early-stage ventures. Coventry, UK Enterprise Research Centre (ERC).

Technical report

Collective capabilities for organizational democracy: the case of mutual social enterprises
Vickers, I., Lyon, F. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2024. Collective capabilities for organizational democracy: the case of mutual social enterprises. British Journal of Management. 36 (1), pp. 240-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12840

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Working with the tensions of transdisciplinary research: a review and agenda for the future of knowledge co-production in the Anthropocene
Harris, F., Lyon, F., Sioen, G. and Ebi, K. 2024. Working with the tensions of transdisciplinary research: a review and agenda for the future of knowledge co-production in the Anthropocene. Global Sustainability. 7. https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2024.11

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Low-carbon good lives
Isham, A., Loukianov, A. and Elf, P. 2024. Low-carbon good lives. in: Overdevest, C. (ed.) Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 405-411

Book chapter

From “business as usual” to sustainable “purpose‐driven business”: Challenges facing the purpose ecosystem in the United Kingdom and Australia
Lyon, F., Stubbs, W., Dahlmann, F. and Edwards, M. 2024. From “business as usual” to sustainable “purpose‐driven business”: Challenges facing the purpose ecosystem in the United Kingdom and Australia. Business and Society Review. 130 (S1), pp. 198-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/basr.12341

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Developing Brazil's sustainable finance entrepreneurship ecosystem: The role of keystone actors and institutional logics
Elf, P. and Owen, R. 2023. Developing Brazil's sustainable finance entrepreneurship ecosystem: The role of keystone actors and institutional logics. in: Hussain, J.G., Salia, S. and Scott, J.M. (ed.) Entrepreneurial Financial Resilience and Financial Innovation in a Turbulent Era Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 190-207

Book chapter

The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres
Owen, R., Vedanthachari, L. and Hussain, J. 2023. The role of the university entrepreneurial ecosystem in entrepreneurial finance: case studies of UK innovation knowledge centres. Venture Capital. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2023.2205606

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Applying sequential mixed-methods approaches when working with businesses: insights from longitudinal research into the influence of business on sustainable lifestyles
Elf, P. 2023. Applying sequential mixed-methods approaches when working with businesses: insights from longitudinal research into the influence of business on sustainable lifestyles. in: Sage Research Methods: Business SAGE Publications. pp. 1-25

Book chapter

Editorial entrepreneurial finance for green innovative SMEs
Owen, R., Botelho, T., Mac an Bhaird, C., Hussain, J., Pierrakis, Y., Scott, J. and Lodh, S. 2023. Editorial entrepreneurial finance for green innovative SMEs. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 70 (3), pp. 942-949. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3224870

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Scoping potential routes to UK civil unrest via the food system: results of a structured expert elicitation
Jones, A., Bridle, S., Denby, K., Bhunnoo, R., Morton, D., Stanbrough, L., Coupe, B., Pilley, V., Benton, T., Falloon, P., Matthews, T.K., Hasnain, S., Heslop-Harrison, J.S., Beard, S., Pierce, J., Pretty, J., Zurek, M., Johnstone, A., Smith, P., Gunn, N., Watson, M., Pope, E., Tzachor, A., Douglas, C., Reynolds, C., Ward, N., Fredenburgh, J., Pettinger, C., Quested, T., Cordero, J., Mitchell, C., Bewick, C., Brown, C., Brown, C., Burgess, P., Challinor, A., Cottrell, A., Crocker, T., George, T., Godfray, C.J., Hails, R.S., Ingram, J., Lang, T., Lyon, F., Lusher, S., MacMillan, T., Newton, S., Pearson, S., Pritchard, S., Sanders, D., Sanderson B.A., Steven, M., Trickett, A., Voysey, A., Watson, C., Whitby, D. and Whiteside, K. 2023. Scoping potential routes to UK civil unrest via the food system: results of a structured expert elicitation. Sustainability. 15 (20). https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014783

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Fostering sustainable practices: the case of micro and small designer fashion enterprises
Black, S., Burcikova, M., Williams, D., Rocamora, A., Lyon, F., Werner, A., Vickers, I., Elf, P., Eckert, C. and Crommentuijn-Marsh, P. 2023. Fostering sustainable practices: the case of micro and small designer fashion enterprises. in: Charter, M., Pan, B. and Black, S. (ed.) Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles London, UK Routledge. pp. 128-140

Book chapter

Entrepreneur gatekeepers and adaptors of knowledge in emerging food processing clusters in Ghana
Ayakwah, A., Sepulveda, L. and Lyon, F. 2023. Entrepreneur gatekeepers and adaptors of knowledge in emerging food processing clusters in Ghana. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 49 (2), pp. 306-328. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijesb.2023.132445

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Finance and funding for upscaling sustainable fashion
Lyon, F., Elf, P., Owen, R. and Werner, A. 2023. Finance and funding for upscaling sustainable fashion. in: Charter, M., Pan, B. and Black, S. (ed.) Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing and Textiles London Taylor & Francis (Routledge).

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Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process
Onyima, J., Syrett, S. and Sepulveda Ramirez, L. 2023. Immigrant business in transnational contexts: a multifocal understanding of the breakout process. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 30 (1), pp. 155-179. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-02-2023-0190

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Linking environmental and human health in English urban development decision-making: the human health literacy of environmental policy
Burnett, A. and Pain, A 2023. Linking environmental and human health in English urban development decision-making: the human health literacy of environmental policy. Built Environment. 49 (2), pp. 187-206.

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The role of sustainability knowledge-action platforms in advancing multi-stakeholder engagement on sustainability
Bream McIntosh, O., Burnett, A., Feldman, I., Lamphere, J., Reuter, T. and Vital, E. 2023. The role of sustainability knowledge-action platforms in advancing multi-stakeholder engagement on sustainability. Data and Policy. 5. https://doi.org/10.1017/dap.2023.27

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Moving forward by looking back: critiques of commercialized mindfulness and the future of (commercialized) psychedelics
Elf, P., Isham, A. and Leoni, D. 2023. Moving forward by looking back: critiques of commercialized mindfulness and the future of (commercialized) psychedelics. History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals. 65 (1), pp. 33-62. https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.65.1.33

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Demand for external finance by environmentally-motivated SMEs: An exploration of geographical disparities and potential in relation to Net Zero
Gottschalk, S. and Owen, R. 2023. Demand for external finance by environmentally-motivated SMEs: An exploration of geographical disparities and potential in relation to Net Zero. London, UK Enterprise Research Centre (ERC).

Project report

Solving the SME finance puzzle: an examination of demand and supply failure in the UK
Owen, R., Botelho, T., Hussain, J. and Anwar, O. 2023. Solving the SME finance puzzle: an examination of demand and supply failure in the UK. Venture Capital. 25 (1), pp. 31-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691066.2022.2135468

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Understanding the links between diversity and creativity as assessed in the boroughs of London
Pac-Salas, D., Sepulveda Ramirez, L., Baez Melian, J. and Minguijon, J. 2023. Understanding the links between diversity and creativity as assessed in the boroughs of London. Smart Cities. 6 (2), pp. 1152-1166. https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities6020055

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