Sustainability transitions challenge traditional forest-based sector and the way it operates. So far, the traditional forest-based sector has been considered path-dependent which could hamper its ability to renew. The sustainability of the sector is increasingly contested in science and public discussions despite the efforts to sustainability reporting and certifications. Hence, there is a need for sustainable business models and value creation within the forest-based sector through which companies could increase the well-being of both ecological and social systems through business activities. There is a large body of research regarding the sector's value creation, and a thorough picture is needed. The aim of this systematic literature review is to provide profound information on how sustainable value creation is considered in the literature regarding forest-based sector. Our data consists of 70 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and conference papers. According to the results, value creation has been studied from various angles, yet the economic dimension has dominated the literature. Sustainable value creation has been considered more on conceptual level while especially emphasizing circularity. Novel approaches emphasizing environmental and social dimensions of value creation are lacking. Business model, servitization, future perspective and network are the four most used theoretical perspectives to consider value creation. More empirical research is needed to understand sustainable value creation and realization of environmental and social values. Furthermore, there is a need for transdisciplinary approaches in studying and assessing sustainable value creation where different theories, methods and tools could be applied to enhance the sector's contribution to sustainability transitions.

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基于森林的可持续价值创造的研究方法：文献综述

可持续发展转型对传统的森林部门及其运作方式提出了挑战。到目前为止，传统的森林部门被认为是路径依赖的，这可能会阻碍其更新能力。尽管在可持续发展报告和认证方面做出了努力，但该行业的可持续性在科学和公众讨论中受到越来越多的争议。因此，森林部门需要可持续的商业模式和价值创造，通过这种模式，公司可以通过商业活动增加生态和社会系统的福祉。有大量关于该行业价值创造的研究，需要全面的了解。本系统文献综述的目的是提供有关森林部门文献中如何考虑可持续价值创造的深刻信息。我们的数据包括 70 篇同行评审的文章、书籍章节和会议论文。结果显示，人们从不同的角度对价值创造进行了研究，但经济维度在文献中占据主导地位。可持续价值创造更多地在概念层面被考虑，同时特别强调循环性。缺乏强调价值创造的环境和社会层面的新方法。商业模式、服务化、未来视角和网络是考虑价值创造时最常用的四个理论视角。需要更多的实证研究来理解可持续价值的创造以及环境和社会价值的实现。此外，需要采用跨学科方法来研究和评估可持续价值创造，其中可以应用不同的理论、方法和工具来增强该部门对可持续转型的贡献。