For more green startups: identifying key attributes of entrepreneurship ecosystems to foster greentech development

• Grant number: 22/08218-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 2022
• End date: December 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Production Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Mateus Cecílio Gerolamo
• Grantee: Arthur Yassine Oliveira
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/15377-1 - For more green startups: identifying the main attributes of entrepreneurship ecosystems in Germany to foster the development of Greentechs, BE.EP.IC

Abstract

From the problem of combining the growing demand for natural resources with the sustainable limit offered by the planet, themes related to sustainability have increasingly drawn the attention of governments, international organizations and consumers. This global concern generates an environment rich in opportunities for entrepreneurs with disruptive and innovative ideas, both for their economic potential and for their purpose for the environment and society. The startups responsible for optimizing the use of natural resources to provide processes, services and products capable of generating not only economic, but also environmental and social value, are called Greentechs. Therefore, to help these startups to develop, it is intended to analyze the relevant factors for the development of Greentechs in Entrepreneurship Ecosystems. After a literature systematic review, a survey will be created to be answered by specialists, practitioners and academics, from Brazil and abroad. The results will be analyzed using the Fuzzy-Delphi method, a group decision mechanism composed of specialists with deep knowledge of a researched subject towards its consensus. In this way, a prioritized list of attributes is expected as a result, which can guide stakeholder choices. No studies were found that performed this analysis, and therefore, it has the potential to assist future studies that aim to develop recommendations to make entrepreneurship ecosystems more conducive to the development of Greentechs and, therefore, greener and more sustainable.