Biomimicry

Abstract

Biomimicry sounds like it could be some breed of biological science, but it is not. Instead it belongs to the professional field of innovation studies. The use of scientific knowledge within biomimicry is there to serve as a medium through which to learn about nature. As the name suggests, the main scientific input is from the many subfields of biology (botany, zoology, anatomy, ecology, entomology, physiology, etc.). Biomimicry has been thought of as being eminently compatible with CSR since the innovations that it produces are supposed to be useful from commercial/economic perspectives as well as being sustainable and/or eco-friendly. Thus, biomimicry has become a concept that is promoted as a way to get corporations to go Green in ...